096 - Niko Jilch: Socialism, Gold & Bitcoin Geopolitics

Socialism, Communism, 1989, Gold, Bitcoin, Central Banking, Dollar Hegemony, Stablecoins, Governance, Rebellion. Timothy Allen talks with Niko Jilch. Today I have for you my last recording from Prague's 2024 Bitcoin conference. Niko is an Austrian financial journalist who’s been covering financial markets, monetary history/policy and macro economics for over 10 years. Interestedly for me, he’s been an advocate for gold for most of that time too and, as many of you will know, I’ve been dying to get a gold bug on this show for quite some time now. Spoiler alert: Niko is also an evangelical Bitcoiner… I'm trying my hardest here! In this long conversation we cover a number of key financial topics beginning with the historical and contemporary implications of socialism and/or communism . Niko draws many parallels between the peaceful revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe and the situation we find ourselves in today in Western Europe vis-à-vis the emergence of Bitcoin as digital gold and a vehicle that can be used to peacefully exit the current fiat system. Continue listening for more of Niko's takes on gold, stable coins, governance models, the federal reserve and central banking, plus his personal opinions on what might be your best practices to help you ride out the current wave of social and economic volatility that we see in the world. Enjoy the conversation. Free Cities Podcast on Fountain: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make a small weekly donation to support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FreeCitiesPodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introduction 05:59 - Historical and contemporary implications of socialism 09:04 - The role of Bitcoin in modern social and economic volatility 14:31 - Socialism and fiat money 22:37 - Govt subsidies and the free market 49:25 - The future of gold 54:36 - Lessons from the 1989 revolutions in eastern Europe 1:13:25 - The role of media in social and political movements 1:27:09 - The implications of Bitcoin ETFs 1:45:44 - States will try to claim all the dormant Bitcoins 1:55:07 - Donald Trump and Bitcoin 2:00:51 - Competing with the US dollar 2:07:46 - Watching Bitcoin game theory playing out IRL 2:15:58 - Disrupting the federal reserve 2:17:58 - 'Gradually then suddenly' is a myth 2:32:49 - Bitcoin and the 2024 US general election 2:37:00 - The democratic system is important 2:44:28 - Tactics of the fiat socialist system 2:50:16 - Be the change you want to see in the world TWITTER: Niko Jilch: ⁠⁠https://x.com/NikoJilch Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠ LINKS: Niko's website: https://nikojilch.com/ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠

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