#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