Bits & Bites w/ Thomas Pacchia Mars Review Podcast #13

Part 1: The big boss himself, Pubkey founder Thomas Pacchia, comes by the show. He and Noah discuss sports; Bitcoin influencers and Bitcoin boxing; Bitcoin is a communication protocol; Bitcoin crossover with Urbit?; why it’s so difficult to discuss Bitcoin with normies; “the degradation or collapse of the monetary base is far and away the biggest cause of conflict and strife and death and destruction”; violence is the hidden mover of human history?; MMT, Paul Krugman, global importance of the US Navy; FDR, Nixon, the gold standard; can BlackRock destroy Bitcoin?; Why it’s hard to make money investing in Bitcoin companies; fartcoin; will Bitcoin become currency in our lifetime?; the hospitality industry is a cult (in a good way); why zoomers should drink more; Washington Square Park’s dreaded “Hangman’s Tree” neighborhood, when New York gets scary; congestion pricing.