The "What is Money?" Show

Bitcoin is Money: The Language of Power with Robert Breedlove (WiM530)

Episode Summary

Join me as I explore how money reduces the need for trust between counterparties, the ways money mirrors language, the dynamics of physical vs political power, a brief history of gold and central banking, purchasing power ratios, money as the language of power, and why Bitcoin stands out as honest money.

Episode Notes

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// OUTLINE //

0:00 - WiM Intro

1:16 - Money and Reciprocal Altruism

11:01 - Money Minimizes Trust Between Counterparties

13:41 - Money is a Language

20:25 - The Farm at Okefenokee

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22:45 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing

23:37 - Money is Labor Power

30:22 - What is Power?

38:23 - Tuttle Twins: Teaching Kids Critical Thinking

39:40 - Mind Lab Pro

40:51 - Kalshi Prediction Market

41:58 - A Brief History of Gold as Money

45:17 - A Brief History of Central Banking

57:58 - Emerge Dynamics

59:01 - Art of Alpha Retreat

1:00:15 - What are Purchasing Power Ratios?

1:04:15 - Money: The Language of Power

1:07:37 - Bitcoin: Honest Money

 

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