#276 – Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money

Michael Saylor is the CEO of MicroStrategy and a prominent holder and proponent of Bitcoin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(07:09) - Grading our understanding
(19:27) - Inflation
(39:03) - Government
(1:00:13) - War and power
(1:11:23) - Dematerializing information
(1:42:45) - Digital energy and assets
(1:54:23) - Oil barrel vs Bitcoin
(2:03:43) - Layers of Bitcoin
(2:20:53) - Bitcoin's role during wartime
(2:25:37) - Jack Dorsey
(2:41:58) - Bitcoin conflict of interest
(2:48:39) - Satoshi Nakamoto
(2:54:04) - Volatility
(3:06:30) - Bitcoin price
(3:18:46) - Twitter verification
(3:27:42) - Second best crypto
(3:33:24) - Dogecoin
(3:37:57) - Elon Musk
(3:43:26) - Advice for young people
(3:54:54) - Mortality
(3:57:59) - Meaning of life