Bradley Rettler joins me to discuss his written works which explore the philosophical and moral implications of stateless money.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTBradley's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rettlerbBradley's Website: https://bradleyrettler.wixsite.com/homePODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Bradley’s Intro to Bitcoin00:03:24 Lack of Philosophy Behind Money & Economics00:05:58 The Role that Money Performs in Society00:15:13 Money as the Most Trust-Minimized Contract00:22:06 Democratizing Economics & The Role of Money in Social Justice00:27:16 Coercion in Printing Money Applied to Critical Theory00:35:17 Bitcoin: Opting Out of the Coercion00:37:21 Property Rights & Contract Law00:40:17 Price Discovery & Law Discovery00:43:23 Philosophy of Stateless Money00:48:54 Five Problems with Inflation00:53:07 “Inflation is a Debt Forgiveness Program for the Global Rich”00:56:47 NYDIG00:57:55 The Value of Financial Privacy01:03:23 Privacy Inherent to a Capitalistic Society01:10:28 Scaling Compassion?01:13:41 Consensus Matters01:19:48 Life, Liberty, & Ledger01:28:00 Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake01:34:02 The Rich Get Richer Under Proof of StakeSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Home Delivered Organic Grass-Fed Beef (Spend $159+ for 4 lbs. free): https://truorganicbeef.com/discount/BREEDLOVE22Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

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