Bitcoin: Element Zero with Knut Svanholm (WiM138)

Bitcoiner and author Knut Svanholm joins me for a philosophical conversation on Bitcoin. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Knut's Twitter: https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm Knut's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Knut-Svanholm/e/B087WQ4H28 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 Everything there is Divided by 21 million 00:05:48 Working with Bitcoin Full Time 00:09:05 Philosophy in Bitcoin 00:12:03 Bitcoin: The First Form of Ownership 00:20:28 All Action is an Expression of Value 00:27:00 Democracy as Another Form of Religion 00:32:09 NYDIG 00:33:16 Morality & Politics 00:37:30 “Element Zero” 00:45:57 “Bitcoin is a Discovery, Not an Invention” 00:48:49 Data, Information, and Patterns 00:51:56 Bitcoin is a New Form of Life? 00:56:30 Bitcoin the Peacemaker 01:00:10 Bitcoin Immortality 01:07:00 Maxwell’s Demon 01:10:14 Rothbard and Deriving an "Ought" from an "Is" 01:16:59 Disincentivizing Crime & Violence 01:23:48 Bitcoin is Changing the Way We View Life Itself 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/ Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack