Robert Breedlove & Balaji Srinivasan , The "What is Money?" Show

Sovereignty in the 21st Century | The Balaji Series | Episode 1 (WiM115)

24 Jan 2022 • 64 min • EN
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Balaji Srinivasan joins me for a multi-episode series exploring sovereignty in The Digital Age, geopolitical game theory, the future of statism, and how Bitcoin/crypto fits into the picture. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Balaji's Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis Balaji's Website: https://balajis.com/ 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 Defining Sovereignty in The Digital Age 00:07:00 Property Rights and Individual Sovereignty 00:10:41 Examples of Market Failure 00:14:29 Externalities: Construction Shadows and Warfare 00:17:00 The Non-Aggression Principle vs. The Aggression Principle 00:21:19 Tribalism and The Principle of “No Internal First Strike” 00:27:25 NYDIG 00:28:33 The Importance of Defensive Technologies to Peace 00:33:08 The Nation-State is Born from Natality 00:38:52 The Homeless Problem is Not a Housing Problem 00:42:00 The Future: A Centralized East and Decentralized West? 00:47:41 A Transition from “The USA” to “America” 00:51:10 Bitcoin: A Force of Supranational Sovereignty 00:55:16 Chesterton’s Fence and Price Stability 00:59:02 Order Books, Price Makers, and Price Takers 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

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