#36 Base Layers Matter

Episode 36 of the Conor Chepenik podcast features @sovereign_sean Chep and Sean discuss Bitcoin ETFs, fiat money as a means of control, and the decentralized ethos of Bitcoin.

Time codes:

00:00:30 Bitcoin ETF - Good, Bad, & Ugly

00:06:30 Fiat as a means of control

00:15:40 Kicking the can down the road

00:24:20 Fedimints & Trade Balances

00:30:00 How capital misallocation ruins a rules based order

00:36:45 Proof of stake vs Proof of work

00:40:00 Savings vs investment

00:41:30 Do you need to expand the money supply for growth?

00:52:00 Companies under a bitcoin standard

01:03:00 Consolidation & centralization vs stability & decentralization 

01:08:29 Inscriptions & Ordinals 

Links: https://x.com/ConorChepenik/status/1720512960752218298

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