The "What is Money?" Show

Bitcoin & the Awakening from the Meaning Crisis w/ Michael Ruiz

Episode Summary

What if hitting rock bottom was the best thing that ever happened to you? Michael Ruiz shares his transformative journey through faith, divorce, psychedelics, and Bitcoin. We explore extreme ownership, ego death, ayahuasca experiences, spiritual awakening, the individual vs the state, orange-pilling loved ones, and how Bitcoin can help us navigate the meaning crisis. Michael Ruiz is an entrepreneur and founder of “The Sovereign Mindset” who is navigating the transition from Fiat to Sound Money.

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0:00 – WiM Episode Trailer

1:16 – Origin Story & Bitcoin Meetups

6:44 – Rock Bottom: The Wake-Up Call

13:21 – Extreme Ownership: From Victimhood to Power

24:04 – Self-Development: Who I Was vs Who I Am

26:16 – iCoin Bitcoin Wallet

27:46 – NetSuite by Oracle

28:56 – Finding Faith: Rebuilding a Relationship with Christ

33:23 – Divorce, Boundaries, Leadership & Radical Truth

40:42 – Maintaining Frame in Relationships

46:15 – Ayahuasca Experience: Spiritual Breakthrough

57:00 – Cowbolt: Settle in Bitcoin

58:15 – Heart and Soil Supplements

59:15 – Ayahuasca and Problem Solving in Real Life

1:00:50 – How Energy, Vibration & Frequency Shape Reality

1:03:51 – Ego Death & Living Without Fear

1:13:48 – Bitcoin and the Modern Meaning Crisis

1:25:00 – Mine Bitcoin with Blockware Solutions

1:26:26 – Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf’s Clothing

1:27:17 – Integration & Reflection

1:33:28 – Bitcoin Retreats: Healing Through Hard Money

1:49:55 – Onramp Bitcoin Custody

1:51:19 – Mind Lab Pro Supplements

1:52:29 – Left vs Right | The Individual vs the State

2:09:25 – Bitcoin for Governments and Corporations

2:15:43 – Orange Pilling Without Preaching

2:20:00 – Timeline to Hyperbitcoinization

2:21:26 – Buy Bitcoin with Coinbits

2:22:37 – The Farm at Okefenokee

2:23:47 – Understanding Bitcoin Through Exponentials

2:29:33 – Bitbonds: The Rise of Bitcoin Credit

2:33:59 – Bitcoin Has Officially Gone Mainstream

2:37:15 – AI, Bitcoin & Creating an Abundant Future

2:41:14 – Where to Find Michael Ruiz

 

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