Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276

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:
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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