Alex Gladstein joins me to discuss the financial repression of the Global South by the West, the structural adjustment scheme of the IMF and the World Bank, and why Bitcoin is the ultimate path of resistance. Alex Gladstein is an author, a financial rights activist, and a Bitcoin enthusiast. He is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation.// GUEST // Book: https://amzn.eu/d/8mrEaQ3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/gladstein Organization: https://hrf.org/team/alex-gladstein/ Oslo Freedom Forum: https://oslofreedomforum.com/// SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/Gold Investment Letter: https://www.goldinvestmentletter.com/CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveWasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.comCarnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ // OUTLINE // 00:00 - Coming up 00:50 - Intro 02:24 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 03:10 - Introducing Alex Gladstein and his new book, ‘Hidden Repression’ 04:56 - How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development 10:06 - The History of Repression in Zaire 16:28 - Repeated Devaluation of African Currencies 18:58 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 19:55 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 20:51 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 21:53 - How Lack of Taxation Led to Hyperinflation 23:42 - The Inevitability of Hyperinflation in the West 25:29 - Why the Economy of Zaire Collapsed 27:22 - The Structural Adjustment Scheme of the IMF 29:14 - How the IMF Pivoted Towards Predatory Lending and Geo-Engineering 31:03 - Fiat System is the Root Cause 33:40 - Neocolonial Tools for Harvesting Resources and Labor 36:50 - Inflation is Structural 38:54 - Subsidization of the Global Economy is Inevitable 39:42 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 40:34 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 41:22 - Bitcoin is an Escape Route from Structural Adjustment 45:44 - Understanding the Concept of Hidden Repression 47:26 - The Oslo Freedom Forum: A Path to Resistance 51:32 - The CBDC Tracker Program 54:00 - Where to Find Alex Gladstein’s Work// PODCAST //Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8...RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ // SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22

Isabella Santos joins me to discuss her Bitcoin journey, the best way to orange pill someone, and the importance of pursuing freedom. Isabella Santos is a TV host and is currently working as a news anchor for Bitcoin Magazine.// GUEST // Twitter: https://twitter.com/isabellasg3 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isabellasantostv// SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/Gold Investment Letter: https://www.goldinvestmentletter.com/CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveWasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/Join Me At Bitcoin 2023 in Miami (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.comCarnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ // OUTLINE // 00:00 - Coming up 01:28 - Intro 03:01 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 03:48 - Introducing Isabella Santos 04:17 - Understanding the Bitcoin Orange Pill 05:24 - The Bitcoin Orange Pill Story of Isabella Santos 10:11 - Learning the Process of Buying Bitcoin 11:30 - Isabella’s Progression into the Bitcoin Community 13:21 - The Repeating of Unconscious Programs 15:30 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 16:26 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 17:22 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 18:24 - Spreading Bitcoin Education in Spanish 19:37 - Who is Satoshi Nakamoto 21:53 - The Significance of Satoshi’s Disappearance 23:57 - The Career Story of Isabella Santos 27:55 - The Addiction of Day Job and the Freedom of Entrepreneurship 29:03 - The Confinement of Our Current Social Structure 30:51 - Bitcoin is a Trigger for Finding your Ikigai 32:40 - Suppression of Natural Diversity 34:46 - Plans for the Upcoming Bitcoin Conference and TikTok Live 38:53 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 39:44 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 40:33 - The Bitcoin Art by Isabella Santos 43:19 - The Best Way to Orange Pill Someone 46:22 - Bitcoin Elevator Pitch by Robert Breedlove 48:01 - Here's Why Bitcoin Will Succeed 49:47 - Robert's Approach to Spending Bitcoin 51:50 - Where to Find Isabella on the Internet// PODCAST //Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8...RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ // SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22

In this episode, Grant McCarty joins me to discuss the impact of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, the importance of properly framing Bitcoin, and how Bitcoin’s narrative is changing in Washington. Grant McCarty is a Bitcoin advisor who is currently working as the Co-Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute. // GUEST // Twitter: https://twitter.com/grant_mccarty Website: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ // SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/Gold Investment Letter: https://www.goldinvestmentletter.com/CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveWasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/Join Me At Bitcoin 2023 in Miami (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.comCarnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ // OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:01:02 - Intro 00:02:35 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 00:03:22 - Introducing Grant McCarty 00:03:47 - What is Bitcoin Policy Institute 00:05:28 - Making Bitcoin a Number One Priority 00:09:46 - Changing Bitcoin's Narrative in D.C. 00:15:44 - Bitcoin Revolution: 14 Years and Counting 00:19:14 - Addressing Bitcoin's Power Usage and Environmental Risk Factors 00:22:14 - Degrowth Mindset vs. Abundance Mindset 00:24:03 - Reaching Environmental Goals with Bitcoin Mining 00:27:02 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 00:27:57 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 00:28:53 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 00:29:54 - The Impact of a Think Tank in a Current Political Paradigm 00:33:55 - What is Think Tank? 00:35:10 - How to Make Bitcoin Standout in D.C. 00:39:40 - The Outlook on Bitcoin vs. Crypto in Washington 00:43:26 - What Intranet is to Internet, Shitcoin is to Bitcoin 00:46:30 - The Bitcoin Policy Summit 00:49:55 - How to Properly Frame Bitcoin to Politicians 00:52:45 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 00:53:36 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 00:54:24 - The Ultimate Goal of Bitcoin Policy Institute 01:01:09 - The High Ground of Bitcoin 01:06:07 - How Grant McCarty Got Into Bitcoin 01:12:09 - Social Insecurity: The Problems with Our Current Fiat System 01:14:30 - Where to Find Grant McCarty on the Internet// PODCAST //Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8...RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ // SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22

In this episode, Jason Lowery joins me to discuss the evolution of warfare and power projection, the future of national security, and why Bitcoin is the most efficient power projection technology.Jason Lowery is US Space Force officer & astronautical engineer striving to preserve US dominance in the digital age.// GUEST // Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonPLowery Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW358F37/// SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/Gold Investment Letter: https://www.goldinvestmentletter.com/CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveWasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/Join Me At Bitcoin 2023 in Miami (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.comCarnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/// OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:01:17 - Intro 00:02:50 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 00:03:36 - Introducing Jason Lowery 00:05:18 - Understanding the Function of Warfare 00:07:54 - Power Projection is a Fundamental Aspect of Life 00:11:21 - How Human Vulnerabilities Led to Outsourcing of Power Projection 00:13:43 - Development of Human Consciousness and Experiential Knowledge 00:14:45 - Higher-Order Intentionality and High Theory of Mind 00:17:46 - Humans are Walking Contradictions 00:24:20 - Adopting a Common Belief System to Settle Disputes 00:30:04 - Why Ineffectiveness of Trust-Based System Leads to Conflict 00:32:40 - The Function of War 00:33:42 - The Form Changes, But the Function Remains Constant 00:34:42 - Warfare Leads to Decentralization of Authority 00:36:50 - Warfare is a Weapon against Oppression 00:40:21 - Systemic Exploitation through Domestication 00:44:13 - The Butterfly Effect of Domestication 00:45:49 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 00:46:45 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 00:47:42 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 00:48:44 - The Importance of Intelligence in Warfare 00:54:27 - Active vs. Passive Power Projection Systems 00:59:51 - The Evolution of Power Projection through Land, Sea, and Air 01:02:40 - Adapt or Die 01:06:43 - The Asymmetry of the Power Projection Game 01:10:36 - How Billy Mitchell Sparked a Revolution in Warfare 01:15:24 - Expanding the Power Projection Game into Space 01:17:04 - The Future of National Security is Cybersecurity 01:19:08 - The Paradox of Nuclear Weapons 01:23:30 - The Future of Warfare and Security 01:31:27 - Why Bitcoin is Far More than a New Form of Money? 01:34:25 - Bitcoin is the Most Efficient Power Projection Tool 01:36:52 - Softwar: A Non-Lethal Warfare through Bitcoin 01:42:56 - The Art of Maneuver Warfare 01:44:37 - Bitcoin is Inevitable 01:46:08 - How Bitcoin Complies with the Second Amendment 01:48:19 - Why Bitcoin Can't Be Outlawed 01:51:37 - Reframing Bitcoin as a Cyberspace Technology 01:54:49 - The Primary Concept of the Book, ‘Softwar’ 01:56:24 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 01:57:15 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 01:58:04 - Why Bitcoin is the Obvious Solution 02:09:42 - Bitcoin is the Macro-Chip of the Global Mega Computer 02:15:00 - We Are Missing the Bigger Picture 02:19:32 - Bitcoin is a Global Base-Layer Power Protocol 02:23:02 - The Strangler Fig Pattern of the Bitcoin Network 02:25:22 - The Bitcoin-Answer to the Question: What is Money? 02:28:14 - Bitcoin is the Future of Maneuver Warfare 02:31:30 - Where to Find Jason’s Work// PODCAST //Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8...RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ // SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22

In this episode, Michael Saylor joins me to discuss the nature of energy, the history of human power projection, the source of anxiety in today's world, and the necessity for Bitcoin adoption in cyberspace.Michael Saylor is an American entrepreneur, executive, inventor, author, and philanthropist.// GUEST // Twitter: https://twitter.com/saylorWebsite: https://hope.com/Free Education: https://www.saylor.org/// SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/Gold Investment Letter: https://www.goldinvestmentletter.com/CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveWasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/Join Me At Bitcoin 2023 in Miami (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.comCarnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/// OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:01:24 - Intro 00:02:57 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 00:03:44 - Introducing Michael Saylor 00:04:14 - What is the Nature of Energy? 00:08:53 - The Universal Source of Life 00:09:44 - Energy in the World of Engineering 00:14:24 - How Humans have been Projecting Power Throughout History 00:21:32 - Bitcoin Mining is Digital Power 00:22:59 - How to Generate 200 Mega Watts of Power Continuously 00:25:45 - The Most Powerful are the Most Energy Efficient 00:29:52 - Channeling the Energy Prior to the Revolutionary War 00:32:24 - The Importance of Nutritional Energy 00:36:14 - The Low Energy Culture vs. the High Energy Culture 00:38:27 - Manufacturing as a Way to Channel the Energy 00:39:09 - The Concentration of Power in Banking 00:42:05 - Constructing Centralized Political Authority 00:46:02 - "You May Not Be Interested in War, but the War is Interested in You" 00:47:26 - The Conundrum of Decentralized Vs. Centralized Societies 00:49:47 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 00:50:43 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 00:51:41 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 00:52:42 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 00:53:34 - The Vectors of Vice 00:56:10 - The Monopoly on Bread, Hats, and the Hudson River 00:59:56 - The Tax on the Free Market 01:02:44- The Pendulum Swings of Power 01:07:20 - The Source of Anxiety and Instability in Today's World 01:10:07 - The Shift of Power during the 20th Century 01:11:49 - What Will Determine the Wars in the 21st Century 01:15:07 - The Swarm of Bionic Hornets 01:17:32 - What Could Change the Eternal Fight over Property? 01:18:50 - The Never-Ending Struggle 01:20:30 - The Swarm Cybernetic Warfare 01:23:06 - Who Controls Cyberspace? 01:24:35 - The Problem with Filtering Out the Truth 01:30:31 - How to Secure Cyberspace 01:32:26 - The Problem with Nostr 01:33:53 - The Orange Check 01:36:14 - The Fragility of the Current Cyberspace Verification Tools 01:39:35 - The Need for Real-World Consequences in Cyberspace 01:40:35 - The Most Powerful Cybernetwork 01:41:06 - What to Put Behind the Wall of Encrypted Energy 01:43:09 - The Anti-Counterfeit Technology 01:43:58 - The Infiltration of Cybersecurity Systems 01:45:12 - Who's Securing the Security Update? 01:47:28 - The Necessity for Bitcoin Adoption in the Cyberspace 01:51:57 - A Chance to Win Discounted Tickets to the Bitcoin 2023 Conference and 10M SATS 01:52:52 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 01:53:40 - Will the Nation States Adopt Bitcoin? 01:54:21 - It Takes a While for the Military to Modernize 01:59:29 - The Need for an Open Standard of Digital Authentication 02:05:19 - Bitcoin is a Cyber Defense System 02:07:21 - The Superhero Theory 02:08:36 - The Biggest Strategic Advantage of the U.S. 02:10:10 - An Autoimmune Disease in the Cyberspace 02:10:56 - The Only Successful Cyber Security System 02:11:31 - You Don't Want a Cyber System Based Upon Human Virtue 02:15:49 - What it Takes to Attack Bitcoin 02:18:08 - Why Proof of Stake Doesn't Work 02:18:56 - "There is Only One Way to Play the Game" 02:21:57 - How the U.S. Could Make 100 Billion Dollars Overnight 02:24:00 - "If You Don't Have Power, There is No Hope for You" 02:25:58 - Bitcoin Solved the Problem of Truth and Integrity 02:27:24 - Are Ordinals Good or Bad for Bitcoin? 02:29:13 - The Public Key Cryptography in The Ancient World 02:31:52 - The World Needs Bitcoin 02:36:37 - Where to Find Saylor's Work // PODCAST //Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8...RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ // SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22