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Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276

Michael Saylor is the CEO of MicroStrategy and a prominent holder and proponent of Bitcoin.

Michael SaylorguestLex Fridmanhost
Apr 14, 20223h 56mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
April 14, 2022
Duration
3h 56m
Channel
Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Michael Saylor is the CEO of MicroStrategy and a prominent holder and proponent of Bitcoin. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep276-sb See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *Transcript:* https://lexfridman.com/michael-saylor-transcript *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Michael's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saylor MicroStrategy: https://microstrategy.com/ Michael's Book: https://amzn.to/37J2iA0 Book mentioned: https://amzn.to/3jwsIaP *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *NetSuite:* Business management software. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/netsuite-ep276-sb *OUTLINE:* 0:00 - Introduction 1:43 - Grading our understanding 14:01 - Inflation 33:37 - Government 54:47 - War and power 1:05:57 - Dematerializing information 1:37:18 - Digital energy and assets 1:48:56 - Oil barrel vs Bitcoin 1:58:16 - Layers of Bitcoin 2:15:27 - Bitcoin's role during wartime 2:20:11 - Jack Dorsey 2:36:31 - Bitcoin conflict of interest 2:43:13 - Satoshi Nakamoto 2:48:38 - Volatility 3:01:03 - Bitcoin price 3:13:19 - Twitter verification 3:22:16 - Second best crypto 3:27:58 - Dogecoin 3:32:31 - Elon Musk 3:38:00 - Advice for young people 3:49:27 - Mortality 3:52:32 - Meaning of life *PODCAST LINKS:*

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  • Michael Saylor

    guest
  • Lex Fridman

    host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Michael Saylor and Lex Fridman, Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276 explores Michael Saylor argues Bitcoin fixes flawed economics and broken money Michael Saylor and Lex Fridman explore why modern economics and government monetary policy are fundamentally broken, arguing that inflation is misunderstood, mismeasured, and systematically used to silently drain wealth from the working and middle classes.

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