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Bitcoin is this pattern of pure honesty; there is nothing hidden. It's an open-sourced code and it's definable so that no matter which way you look at it, you see it in its totality. If money is such an important pattern for the human species, doesn't it make sense that an honest, truthful, sincere pattern like that would resonate with us? In the same way that fiat currency corrupted our character and our souls, doesn't it make sense that this un-incorruptible money would cleanse us of that? - Robert Breedlove Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Get more superfoods to improve your energy, digestion, gut health plus also reduce inflammation and blood sugar. Click HERE to try Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex + Save 15% with the code 'JOSH' *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group Wellness + Wisdom Episode 442 Digitally fluent finance and operations executive at Parallax Digital and Host of The "What is Money?" Show, Robert Breedlove, shares where we went wrong with money and trade, what fiat currency really is, the psychological wound of taxes, why blockchain is the perfect currency, and how to cultivate financial independence. What does blockchain cryptocurrency have to do with your freedom, health, and vitality? By the end of this interview, you will have the financial intelligence of understanding bitcoin and how it can help you serve yourself, your family, and your community. 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Show That's it, I quit Why finance is an important part of the wellness pentagon and key to living life well. Fiat currency and its evolution with humanity over centuries. Our culture of fiat currency and how it impacts our entire life. The element of fear that exists within us because of fiat. Why political power and authority are also expressions of fear. Discussing why political leaders need to allow adults to choose what's best for them rather than try to control their actions. [14:30] Where Did We Go Wrong with Money & Trade? What happened to humanity to go from trading with one another to being controlled by fiat. Why humans are so much more than a cog in the machine. Breaking down stateism and how it can ultimately be a form of slavery. Dunbar's Number Exploring the history of taxes and why it's basically theft and a violation of your assets. Murray Rothbard How taxes classify into two groups: People who benefit and people who do not. Breaking down our state's security system and how we outsource it. [27:00] The Psychological Wounding of Taxes Exploring the psychological wounding that happens because of taxes. How we can transcend this money wounding with digital currency. Why gold is such a valuable asset both in the past and now. The fact that governments still demand gold from other countries. Issues about gold and the fact that it doesn't work for day-to-day transactions. Breaking down the history of the US dollar, the economic impact of WW1 and WW2, Nixon's administration, and the Gold Standard. The various fiat currency experiments humanity has witnessed and what makes this one stand out. [40:30] Blockchain & Healing The Money Wound Exploring what money really is in our world and what purpose it serves us. Why we can see money as energy that is transferred; never destroyed. The fact that there is no security system for fiat but there is for gold. Breaking down inflation and why it can be seen as legalized counterfeiting. The scarcity mindset and how to shift it as you heal your money wound. Masters and Slaves of Money - Robert Breedlove [50:30] Time Preference Econonimcs & The Importance of Bitcoin How bitcoin came to be created and what purpose it serves for us. Time preference economics and its tie to long-term thinking. The value of money over time and how it impacts our relationship with it. Exploring the integrity of money and the core of civilization. The perfect currency of bitcoin compared to fiat. Money, Bitcoin and Time: Part 1 of 3 Friedrich Hayek Governments addiction to fiat currency. The power of love and the part it plays in reciprocity and good, tangent economical results. How bitcoin is changing the game of global capitalism as a win-win solution. [1:05:00] Cultivating Financial Independence The first one or two things someone can do to begin cultivating financial independence. Exploring whether or not bitcoin will stand the test of time. Fiat Money Inflation in France by Andrew Dickson White Breaking down what's more important: Natural Law or bitcoin? How to begin building a personal portfolio of options for yourself. Why bitcoin is a way to save money; not to live off of it day-to-day. "Trump is trying to control how people think, but that is our Job" - The Media The hope he has for the future as we make changes in how we exchange currency. The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age by James Dale Davidson How digital currency could bring us greater peace compared to our current fiat economy but we don't know how that can happen yet. His definition of wellness and money's connection to it. Robert's own personal transformation over the years. John Vallis How bitcoin is helping people achieve greater personal transformation. Power Quotes From The Show The Integrity of Money & Blockchain "If the integrity of money is a core contributor to the integrity of civilization, that is one useful way to look at the value of bitcoin. We have for the first time in history, a perfectly predictable money. It's a fixed supply of 21 million; no one can change it and no political force can do anything about it. No government can outlaw it, sanction it, or seize it. If it's custodied properly, it cannot be seized and that is very important. If it cannot be inflated that's very important. Bitcoin is the first property right that is independent." - Robert Breedlove What is Money? "Money is a device for expressing value across spacetime. Gold was great for expressing value across time, but not space. Currency is great for expressing value across space, but not time. Bitcoin is the only money optimized for the expression of value across both space and time." - Robert Breedlove How Fiat Currency Controls Us "Fiat currency is about control. It's about wanting to project a mental model onto the world and wanting everyone to be a chess piece in that mental model so you can be moved around like a cog in a machine. Humans are not cogs in a machine; we're dynamic, complex self-sovereign systems. To try and reduce someone to a piece on a chessboard just doesn't work. This idea of control has been with us forever and we've been wrestling with this as a species since the beginning of time." - Robert Breedlove Links From Today's Show Parallax Digital The "What is Money?" Show Dunbar's Number Murray Rothbard Masters and Slaves of Money - Robert Breedlove Money, Bitcoin and Time: Part 1 of 3 Friedrich Hayek Fiat Money Inflation in France by Andrew Dickson White "Trump is trying to control how people think, but that is our Job" - The Media The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age by James Dale Davidson John Vallis WTF Happened in 1971? World Economic Forum - The Great Reset The Great Reset Shop the Wellness Force Store breathwork.io Paleovalley – Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Seeking Health - Save 10% with the code 'JOSH' Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code 'WELLNESS40' Essential Oil Wizardry: Save 10% with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Cured Nutrition – Get 15% off of your order when you visit wellnessforce.com/cured + use the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes Robert Breedlove Instagram Twitter YouTube Medium About Robert Breedlove Robert Breedlove is a digitally fluent finance and operations executive (CEO/CFO/COO/CIO) with broad spectrum leadership experience across the enterprise tech, consumer tech, corporate finance, international M&A, tax strategy, wealth management, Bitcoin, and cryptoasset domains. Robert holds a Bachelors of Science in Accounting and Finance and a Master's Degree in Accounting from the University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business. His mission in life is to maximize freedom for humanity. "What is Money?" Podcast Asking yourself that all-important question "What is Money?" is the rabbit which will lead you down the proverbial rabbit hole of new inquiries, perspectives on socioeconomic reality, and worldview-shattering revelations. Undoubtedly, it is the single most significant question we can ask ourselves in a world drowning in deception. By engaging in deep conversations with a diversity of deep thinkers from all walks of life, we will doggedly pursue this "rabbit" in our relentless hunt for truth. Bitcoin Philosopher Robert Breedlove is a freedom maximalist, ex-hedge fund manager, and philosopher in the Bitcoin space. To him, Bitcoin is fundamentally a humanitarian movement exposing the greatest con in human history: central banking. By learning about the connection between honest money, entrepreneurship, and civilization, we are renewing hope for the future of humanity. To this end, Robert's mission is to restore freedom, truth, and virtue in our world by tenaciously asking the question: "What is Money?"