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Nic Carter is a financial researcher, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(13:05) - Can humans fully understand reality?
\n(15:34) - The dollar system
\n(21:44) - Bitcoin
\n(23:19) - Opendime
\n(27:22) - Core values of Bitcoin
\n(35:51) - Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
\n(41:39) - How Bitcoin works
\n(50:02) - Bitcoin blocksize wars
\n(1:02:27) - Layered scaling of Bitcoin
\n(1:07:25) - Lightning network
\n(1:10:25) - Schnorr/Taproot update to Bitcoin
\n(1:15:17) - Criticisms of Bitcoin
\n(1:25:04) - Bitcoin failure modes
\n(1:33:07) - Bitcoin vs Ethereum
\n(1:37:03) - Vitalik Buterin
\n(1:39:56) - Creative destruction
\n(1:44:51) - Future of Bitcoin
\n(1:48:38) - Tesla, Elon Musk, and Dogecoin
\n(1:56:44) - NFTs
\n(2:04:00) - Bitcoin maximalism
\n(2:10:37) - On writing
\n(2:16:37) - Writing a book on Bitcoin
\n(2:21:07) - Bitcoin resources
\n(2:23:57) - Book recommendations
\n(2:25:56) - Advice for young people
\n(2:29:13) - Meaning of life