Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTMichael's twitter: https://twitter.com/saylorMichael's company: https://www.microstrategy.com/enMichael's website: https://www.hope.com/CHANNELPodcast 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?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:23 Analog vs. Digital Monetary System00:03:21 Dematerializing Accountants and Auditors00:05:13 Dematerializing the Compliance Function00:07:46 Dematerializing Information Technology00:08:25 Dematerializing Human Resources00:10:15 Dematerializing Security and Facilities00:13:56 Bitcoin is Apex Property: Self-Security and Non-Locality00:16:09 The Game Theory of Stealing Bitcoin00:17:26 “Property that Encourages Peaceful Resolution”00:19:07 Physical Property Invites Violence00:22:13 The Game Theory of Bitcoin makes it Anti-Violence00:22:56 Bitcoin Dematerializes Bank and Government Functions00:24:36 Dematerializing Police and Military00:25:48 Bitcoin as a Multinational Money Network00:27:29 Settling Geopolitical Disputes Without War00:29:11 The Economic Crystallization of Consensus on Property00:32:33 Bitcoin as “The Spoils of Peace”00:34:08 The Proof of Work Model00:36:22 Bitcoin is a Microcosm of Capitalism00:39:20 Bitcoin as a First-Order Negative Feedback Loop00:40:53 Capitalism is Based on Nature00:42:46 Bitcoin Outcompetes Due to its Adaptivity00:45:06 Bitcoin: A Self-Correcting Adaptive Control System00:48:41 Nature is Thermodynamically Conservative, Fiat is Not00:52:16 “Bitcoin is Cybernetic Life” that Cannot be Caged00:55:24 Robert’s OutroSOCIALBreedlove 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/bitcoinco...Put your Bitcoin to work. Earn up to 12% interest back on Bitcoin with Tantra: https://bit.ly/3h3lL0jIBAC assists central banks and sovereign wealth funds succeed in their digital asset investments: https://www.ibac.io/Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

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