Episode notes
Recorded 6/2/21
Bitcoin price at the time ~$37,500
John Vallis is the host of Bitcoin Rapid-Fire and a notoriously deep thinker in the Bitcoin community. We dive into many topics including how Bitcoin affects people, the implications of Bitcoin on society and humanity, the impending Bitcoin Renaissance, and more.
Where to find John Vallis:
@JohnKVallis (https://twitter.com/johnkvallis)
Bitcoin Rapid-Fire (https://anchor.fm/john-vallis)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81F0TEZLgVkGc7Sdt7MWRQ?view_as=subscriber
2:45 - John’s background
6:20 - Why Bitcoin stood out and what the implications are for the future
11:00 - How and why Bitcoin transforms people
26:45 - Realizing the paradigm shift Bitcoin will inspire
31:00 - Bitcoin and psychedelics
37:45 - Get curious and do the work
43:30 - Why Bitcoin is the incorruptible substance that will transform humanity
1:01:30 - What a Bitcoin renaissance looks like
1:12:00 - The next year in Bitcoin
Resources mentioned:
Bitcoin white paper (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf)
Swan Bitcoin (swanbitcoin.com/e3)
Cash App (https://cash.app/app/KWJSDQR)
Strike (https://invite.strike.me/21XVVW)
The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous (https://tinyurl.com/m4whmjr4)
Bitcoin is the Mycelium of Money - Brandon Quittem (https://www.brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-is-the-mycelium-of-money/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTgDQ56Su38)
Saylor Series - Robert Breedlove and Michael Saylor (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400?i=1000499631495)
Maps of Meaning - Jordan Peterson (https://www.amazon.com/Maps-Meaning-Architecture-Jordan-Peterson/dp/0415922224/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622781579&sr=8-1)
Thank God for Bitcoin (https://www.amazon.com/Thank-God-Bitcoin-Corruption-Redemption/dp/1641991216)
