S9 E7: Knut Svanholm on Sovereignty and Bitcoin in El Salvador

Published: Aug. 14, 2021, 10:21 a.m.

b'While most Bitcoin podcast interviews feature people who agree on almost every topic, this discussion with Knut Svanholm feels much more like a debate where we have opposing views. We talk about El Salvador, the state of sovereignty & why BTC is bullish. Sponsored by Vaultoro & Wasabi Wallet. Time stamps: 4:20 \\u2013 Why did Knut Svanholm stick around the Bitcoin space? 7:20 \\u2013 Bitcoin conferences are the new rockstar tours 9:55 \\u2013 Opinions on \\u201cThe Sovereign Individual\\u201d by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg 15:47 \\u2013 The free will paradox 17:30 \\u2013 Bitcoin as financial atheism 19:00 \\u2013 Faith in verification 20:15 \\u2013 Linux and open source 23:30 \\u2013 Bitcoin privacy 26:08 \\u2013 Financial incentives vs ideology 28:33 \\u2013 Karen culture and Chainalysis 35:00 \\u2013 Stockholm syndrome and the brilliance of George Orwell 38:13 \\u2013 The El Salvador situation 58:50 \\u2013 Elon Musk, Michael Saylor, and corporations getting involved in Bitcoin 01:01:50 \\u2013 Mining from home and altruism 01:12:23 \\u2013 Miners, Taproot, and SegWit activation 01:19:55 \\u2013 Bitcoin\\u2019s J-shaped price action and S-shaped user adoption 01:23:54 \\u2013 Why we\\u2019re still in the early days of Bitcoin 01:28:00 \\u2013 The issue of fake bitcoins that can create inflation on Revolut, PayPal & eToro 01:31:45 \\u2013 Day trading is like the poker boom 01:32:20 \\u2013 People quitting their jobs because of the bitcoin bull run 01:34:30 \\u2013 HODLing vs trading 01:36:00 \\u2013 Bitcoin and the environment 01:43:00 \\u2013 Bitcoin memes and reality 01:47:20 \\u2013 Inflation is coming 01:48:45 \\u2013 Yearly lows are more interesting than all-time highs 01:49:30 \\u2013 Lightning is readier than ever 01:55:50 \\u2013 Bits vs sats 01:57:00 \\u2013 The mempool is empty again in 2021 01:59:54 \\u2013 Peter Schiff is always the bottom indicator 02:03:57 \\u2013 If you\\u2019re a Karen and want to speak to the manager of Bitcoin, where do you go? 02:06:30 \\u2013 Knut\\u2019s next book 02:08:58 \\u2013 Is Bitcoin libertarian? 02:13:00 \\u2013 Starship Troopers, Robocop and other films that Hodlonaut also loves 02:14:50 \\u2013 Roko\\u2019s basilisk and the Honey Badger Basilisk 02:17:09 \\u2013 Why we need more Bitcoin podcasts 02:21:05 \\u2013 Bitcoin, Christianity and atheism 02:23:00 \\u2013 Why podcasts are better than television and radio 02:25:00 \\u2013 How and why limits can be helpful and productive 02:27:05 \\u2013 Interviewing Chris DeRose and keeping up with him 02:32:00 \\u2013 Debating Roger Ver? 02:34:20 \\u2013 Shitcoinery at the Bitcoin 2021 conference 02:36:00 \\u2013 Shitcoins today are basically Bitcoin sidechains 02:37:50 \\u2013 Stablecoins are oxymorons, altcoins are no real alternatives 02:39:00 \\u2013 There\\u2019s a lot of method acting in Ethereum 02:41:00 \\u2013 Zooko is most likely still a hardcore bitcoiner 02:43:00 \\u2013 Vitalik, the Magic Flute and opera 02:47:50 \\u2013 Fame 02:49:53 \\u2013 People want to be loved, just like Charles Foster Kane 02:52:00 \\u2013 Why kids and inheritance matter 02:56:00 \\u2013 The flaws of education in Sweden 03:08:05 \\u2013 Social democracy in Sweden'