Bitcoin as a Weapons System | The Jason Lowery Series | Episode 3 (WiM134)

Jason Lowery from the US Space Force joins me for a multi-episode series exploring the first principles of physics, the ubiquity of organic power projection, and how Bitcoin changes the game.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTJason's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonPLoweryPODCASTPodcast 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:OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Bitcoin Establishing a New Rule of Law00:05:34 Nuclear Weapons in the Power Projection Game00:13:40 Bitcoin as a Weapons System00:15:40 Describing the Schelling Point of the Energy of Bitcoin00:19:35 What Prevents a Nation-State from Strong-Arming the Mining Network?00:25:27 The Invention of Non-Lethal Warfare00:28:46 NYDIG00:29:55 The Possibility of a Coordinated Drone Attack on Bitcoin Mining00:34:44 Dealing With a Geopolitical Coordinated Attack on Bitcoin00:43:09 A Decreasing Need for Kinetic Power Projection00:45:50 Mutually Assured Preservation00:50:20 Bitcoin: The Ultimate Shared Abstraction00:56:12 Jason Getting His Thesis In the Hands of US Policymakers00:59:51 Monetizing Energy GloballySOCIALBreedlove 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/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Home Delivered Organic Grass-Fed Beef (Spend $159+ for 4 lbs. free): https://truorganicbeef.com/discount/BREEDLOVE22Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack