Bitcoin as a Weapons System | The Jason Lowery Series | Episode 3 (WiM134)

Jason Lowery from the US Space Force joins me for a multi-episode series exploring the first principles of physics, the ubiquity of organic power projection, and how Bitcoin changes the game. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jason's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonPLowery PODCAST Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1 RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 Bitcoin Establishing a New Rule of Law 00:05:34 Nuclear Weapons in the Power Projection Game 00:13:40 Bitcoin as a Weapons System 00:15:40 Describing the Schelling Point of the Energy of Bitcoin 00:19:35 What Prevents a Nation-State from Strong-Arming the Mining Network? 00:25:27 The Invention of Non-Lethal Warfare 00:28:46 NYDIG 00:29:55 The Possibility of a Coordinated Drone Attack on Bitcoin Mining 00:34:44 Dealing With a Geopolitical Coordinated Attack on Bitcoin 00:43:09 A Decreasing Need for Kinetic Power Projection 00:45:50 Mutually Assured Preservation 00:50:20 Bitcoin: The Ultimate Shared Abstraction 00:56:12 Jason Getting His Thesis In the Hands of US Policymakers 00:59:51 Monetizing Energy Globally SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=en All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​ WRITTEN WORK Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528 The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Worldclass 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-2022-26217 Automatic 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/BREEDLOVE22 Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack