Ep. 13.0 - Back and down to BIT-ness 😎

We're BAAAACCCKK... and PREACHY! This frolicking episode has us examining a lot of new news, weird news, and also making errors left and right. We're still learnin', people! And sorry for weird audio... it's definitely a summer break episode right here. -------------------------------------------- Times: 2:59 - Episode starts in earnest! We're BACK and talking about recent news, including the new provisions being added to the proposed US Infrastructure Bill. 7:49 - Relating to California's new pig farmers 11:35 - Discussing world reserve currency, globalization, and the differing lenses of nation states (Nigeria, El Salvador, US) 19:13 - Does money NEED to be controlled? 24:18 - Thoughts on privacy rights and the role of government in privacy 29:18 - Possible paradigm shifts in societal thinking on what money is 31:58 - The powerful nature of bitcoin 36:52 - Kailey touches on some interesting education metrics insights and tying it back to globalization and bitcoin 39:26 - Discussing the different belief (or lack of belief) systems of retail investors buying cryptocurrencies 42:12 - Matt giving his two cents on the current bitcoin market (not financial advice, obvi) 45:30 - Bitcoin getting greener? 47:25 - Defunding NASA? -------------------------------------------- Resources: How much infrastructure is in Biden's infrastructure plan? New California Pig Rules Elizabeth Warren's current (bad) takes on Bitcoin Oil-backed world reserve currency Nigerian government learning a hard lesson about Bitcoin How the US Dollar became the world reserve currency How much carbon is emitted by Bezos flying a rocket into space? Police reform, defunding, and abolition explained -------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Follow Redeemer + Kernel Modular on Insta (And follow us!!)