The $1M Bitcoin Bet with Balaji Srinivasan and Alex Gladstein (WiM289)

In this episode, we discuss getting ready for the biggest fiat bubble, FED’s slow transition to CBDCs, Bitcoin as the world's reserve currency, and how the bankers lied, just as in 2008.

Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, formerly the CTO of Coinbase, and author of The Network State. Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation.

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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:01:00 - Intro 
00:02:34 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:21 - $1,000,000 Bitcoin Bet
00:05:17 - Fears Behind the Biggest Monetary Transition
00:08:45 - “Just as in 2008, the Bankers Lied”
00:18:31 - Why Everyone is a Bitcoin Maximalist
00:20:45 - Monetizing the Debt in the Messiest Way Possible
00:23:00 - FED’s Slow Transition to CBDCs
00:28:49 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with The iCoin Hardware Wallet 
00:29:46 - Do More with Your Digital Assets with Ledn 
00:30:30 - Operation Choke Point 2.0
00:33:01 - Preparing for the Global South Type of Recession
00:36:44 - How the U.S. 'Exports Inflation' Through Dollar
00:37:47 - Optimization Strategy for Screwing People Over 
00:40:37 - The Difference Between the 2008 Crisis and Now
00:45:27 - Are We Approaching the Biggest Fiat Bubble?
00:49:51 - Getting Ready for the Crisis
00:51:53 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 
00:52:55 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 
00:53:30 - A Chance To Win Discounted Tickets to The Bitcoin 2023 Conference and 10M SATS 
00:54:24 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 
00:55:13 - The Digital Pearl Harbour of all Dollar Holders
00:59:26 - What to Do in 2023
01:01:44 - Bitcoin as the Schelling Point
01:07:01 - Gold Seizure by Governments
01:13:28 - God, State, and Network
01:15:17 - Bitcoin Friendly Jurisdictions
01:17:24 - Actions Speak Louder Than Words 

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