The "What is Money?" Show

The Number Zero and Bitcoin | Episode 1 | (WiM302)

Episode Summary

Many believe that Bitcoin is “just one of thousands of cryptoassets”—this is true in the same way that the number zero is just one of an infinite series of numbers. In reality, Bitcoin is special, and so is zero: each is an invention which led to a discovery that fundamentally reshaped its overarching system—for Bitcoin, that system is money, and for zero, it is mathematics. Since money and math are mankind’s two universal languages, both Bitcoin and zero are critical constructs for civilization. In this series, we explore Breedlove’s written work: “The Number Zero and Bitcoin.” 

Episode Notes

Many believe that Bitcoin is “just one of thousands of cryptoassets”—this is true in the same way that the number zero is just one of an infinite series of numbers. In reality, Bitcoin is special, and so is zero: each is an invention which led to a discovery that fundamentally reshaped its overarching system—for Bitcoin, that system is money, and for zero, it is mathematics. Since money and math are mankind’s two universal languages, both Bitcoin and zero are critical constructs for civilization. In this series, we explore Breedlove’s written work: “The Number Zero and Bitcoin.” 

Article: 
https://breedlove22.medium.com/the-number-zero-and-bitcoin-4c193336db5b

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// OUTLINE // 
00:00:00 - Coming up 
00:00:44 - Intro 
00:02:18 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 
00:03:04 - The Number Zero and Bitcoin 
00:06:16 - Zero is Special 
00:12:33 - The Economization of Math 
00:16:55 - Functions of Zero 
00:28:07 - Philosophy of Zero 
00:41:07 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with The iCoin Hardware Wallet 
00:42:03 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 
00:43:05 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 
00:43:57 - Power of the Church Falls to Zero 
00:54:24 - Zero: An Ideological Juggernaut 
01:04:09 - Modernity: The Age of Ones and Zeros 
01:10:52 - The Path-Dependence of Bitcoin 
01:17:53 - A Chance to Win Discounted Tickets to the Bitcoin 2023 Conference and 10M SATS 
01:18:48 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 
01:19:36 - Finite and Infinite Games 
01:25:47 - A New Epoch for Money 
01:34:50 - Fiat Currency Always Falls to Zero 
01:39:27 - The Zero Hour

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