Hello and welcome to Entangled! The podcast where we explore the science of consciousness, the true nature of reality, and what it means to be a spiritual being having a human experience. I’m your host Jordan Youkilis, and today I’m joined by my friend Blaine Rhoden. In this episode, Blaine and I discuss the intersection of cannabis and crypto, and what drew him to both products/industries. We then discuss the philosophy of Bitcoin and why Blaine was inspired by the prospects of decentralization. Blaine describes how he learned not to chase price actions of different coins, but rather to develop a thesis on the underlying assets. We next discuss Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper, and how it was Satoshi’s solution to avoiding another 2008 Global Financial Crisis. This reference point is particularly timely as we publish this episode in May 2023, when regional banks are collapsing on a seemingly weekly basis. We next discuss the idea of stablecoins, hard wallets, and self-custody of crypto assets. From there, we discuss the FTX collapse and speculate on what was actually happening behind the curtains. We then talk about NFTs, the democratization of currency, and Wall Street Bets. We compare and contrast the benefits of minting NFTs on Polygon vs. Solana. We switch to the user experience and discuss platforms for networking with other crypto enthusiasts, such as Discord, Twitter and Telegram, as well as exchanges for minting NFTs, such as Exchange Art and BoomBox. We end the conversation theorizing about the future intersection of traditional finance and cryptocurrency.
Please note that we will be discussing a number of crypto tokens, and nothing in this episode should be viewed as investment advice. This discussion is for entertainment and philosophical purposes only. Nothing about cryptocurrency is simple. Get over it, and start figuring this stuff out. The principles of decentralization, cryptography, elimination of trusted third parties, and currency independence will change the economy forever – for the better. The traditional economy, especially the USD, is at a dangerous position today – possibly more fragile than at any time since becoming the Global Reserve Currency after WWII. It is my firm conviction that cryptocurrency will prove a critical technology is transcending the Ponzi Scheme of an economy we’ve built based on debt-lending and central banking. This outro is titled Bitcoin is Freedom. Outros available for this and all episodes at entangledpodcast.substack.com. Music from the show available on the Spotify playlist “Entangled – The Vibes”. Please enjoy!
Music: Intro: Ben Fox - "The Vibe". End music: Rex Banner – “Easy Money”.
Recorded: 4/13/2023. Published: 05/13/23.
Outro: Bitcoin is Freedom (Starts at 1:52:30).
Check out the Resources Mentioned:
“Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” by Satoshi Nakamoto - https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper
“Bitcoin for the Open-Minded Skeptic” by Matt Huang - www.matthuang.com/static/Bitcoin_For_The_Open_Minded_Skeptic.pdf
Pawns in the Game by William Guy Carr
Secrets of the Federal Reserve by Eustace Mullins
One Nation Under Blackmail: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Volume 1 & Volume 2 by Whitney Webb
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