The $100,000 Bitcoin Bet with Adam Back (WiM371)

Adam Back joins me to discuss the next Bitcoin halving, the utilization of untapped power, the aesthetic value of Bitcoin, and the probability of another Blocksize War.Adam Back is a British cryptographer and cypherpunk. He is the CEO of Blockstream and the inventor of Hashcash. // GUEST // Twitter: https://twitter.com/adam3us Website: https://blockstream.com/ // SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/ Wasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/ Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.com Carnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ // OUTLINE // 00:00 - Coming up 00:47 - Intro 02:20 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 03:07 - Introducing Adam Back 03:38 - The Bitcoin Price Bet 07:17 - Trend Analysis of Bitcoin’s Price 08:07 - Impact of Bitcoin’s Halving Pattern 12:50 - One Zeta Hash 15:59 - Bitcoin Mining Dynamics 21:14 - Gold Bull Market 22:25 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 23:21 - Bitcoin Takes on the Duck Curve 27:35 - Wealth of Nations and Power Capacity 29:13 - Utilizing the Untapped Power 30:45 - Bitcoin is Right 32:53 - Is Bitcoin Art? 37:07 - The Aesthetic Value of Bitcoin 39:39 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 40:31 - The User Activated Soft Fork 43:44 - Impact of UASF on Bitcoin 46:02 - Probability of Another War in the Bitcoin Network 48:41 - The Unique Feature of Bitcoin 52:57 - Why did the Bitcoin War Occur? 56:00 - Where to Find Adam on the Internet// PODCAST // Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE? RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/// SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22 All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22