Scott Dedels - Time, Energy, Money: How Bitcoin Rewrites Reality

In this episode, I chat with Scott Dedels, co-CEO of Block Reward, host of the Block Reward Podcast, and author of The Dao of Bitcoin: Towards a Cosmology of Energy Money. Together, we dive deep into the nature of time, monetary entropy, and Bitcoin’s role in reshaping our collective experience. ––– Offers & Discounts ––– Theya is the world’s simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution. Download Theya Now at theya.us/cedric Get up to $100 in Bitcoin on River at river.com/matrix The best Team Bitcoin merch is at HodlersOfficial.com. Use the code Matrix for a discount on your order. Become a sponsor of the show: https://thebitcoinmatrix.com/sponsors/ ––– Get To Know Today's Guest ––– • Scott Dedels on X: https://x.com/LanternBitcoin ––– Socials ––– • Check out our new website at https://TheBitcoinMatrix.Com • Follow Cedric Youngelman on X: https://x.com/cedyoungelman • Follow The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast on X: https://x.com/_bitcoinmatrix • Follow Cedric Youngelman on Nostr: npub12tq9jxmt707gd5vnce3tqllpm67ktr0mqskcvy58qqa4d074pz9s4ukdcs ––– Chapters ––– 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Welcoming Scott Back! 06:05 – Bitcoin Alive 2025: The Value of Time 11:20 – Time, Money & Energy: The Fiat Trap 17:05 – Interstellar, Halvings & Bitcoin as a Clock 22:35 – Perception of Time & Sending Bitcoin to the Future 28:05 – The Tyranny of the Clock & Mechanical Time 33:20 – Consciousness, Dopamine & Fiat Anxiety 37:35 – Arrival, 4D Time & Transcending Linear Perception 43:05 – Housing, Real Estate & Fiat Distortions 48:50 – Architecture as a Time Capsule 53:35 – Utopian vs. Dystopian Sci-Fi & Collective Imagination 59:05 – Entropy: Thermodynamics, Information & Fiat Disorder 01:05:05 – Triunity: Time, Energy, Value in Bitcoin 01:11:05 – Bitcoin: Durable Across Time & Space 01:18:05 – Subjective Time & Caves Without Clocks 01:23:05 – Time as a Wealth Multiplier 01:25:05 – Freeing the Mind from Fiat Stress 01:27:05 – The Hundred Monkeys & Synchronizing Consciousness ⸻ Produced by https://x.com/nillistudio DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the opinions/views of any of our guests or sponsors. I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for tuning in, supporting the show, and contributing. Thank you for listening!