Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTMichael's twitter: https://twitter.com/michael_saylorMichael's company: https://www.microstrategy.com/enMichael's website: https://www.hope.com/CHANNELPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:23 21M: A Base Layer Monetary Protocol00:05:21 The Bitcoin Application Layer Protocol00:08:20 Base and Application Layers are Complementary00:10:50 Acceleration of the Lightning Network00:12:31 Bitcoin Frees Us from Inflation00:13:47 Private Keys are the Strongest Property Right00:18:33 Bitcoin is Impairment-Resistant Property00:21:19 Theft-Proof Property: A Real Game-Changer00:24:21 “All Stress Accelerates the Adoption of New Technology”00:26:44 Bitcoin Mitigates Hypothecation00:29:08 Bitcoin Optimizes Authentication00:30:49 Bitcoin: Hyper-Transportable Capital00:35:05 “There is a Dance Between Counterparties”00:36:15 Bitcoin is the Most Distributable Money00:37:36 Bitcoin is the Most Divisible Money00:37:59 Bitcoin Fixes Spamming and Scamming00:44:26 Bitcoin Functions Across All Scales00:46:22 “Making Cyberspace Safe for 8 Billion People”00:48:09 Why Does Bitcoin Succeed in Theory?00:55:55 Different Ways to Own Bitcoin00:58:16 Bitcoin is a Shared, Immutable, and Correct Ledger01:00:25 The Speed at Which a Profound Idea can Spread01:08:36 Robert's OutroSOCIALBreedlove 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/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinco...Put your Bitcoin to work. Earn up to 12% interest back on Bitcoin with Tantra: https://bit.ly/3h3lL0jIBAC assists central banks and sovereign wealth funds succeed in their digital asset investments: https://www.ibac.io/Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/