Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276
60,257Michael 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:
0:00 - Introduction
1:43 - Grading our understanding
14:01 - Inflation
33:37 - Government
54:47 - War and power
1:05:57 - Dematerializing information
1:37:18 - Digital energy and assets
1:48:56 - Oil barrel vs Bitcoin
1:58:16 - Layers of Bitcoin
2:15:27 - Bitcoin's role during wartime
2:20:11 - Jack Dorsey
2:36:31 - Bitcoin conflict of interest
2:43:13 - Satoshi Nakamoto
2:48:38 - Volatility
3:01:03 - Bitcoin price
3:13:19 - Twitter verification
3:22:16 - Second best crypto
3:27:58 - Dogecoin
3:32:31 - Elon Musk
3:38:00 - Advice for young people
3:49:27 - Mortality
3:52:32 - Meaning of life
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