#276 – Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money

Lex Fridman Podcast

Michael Saylor is the CEO of MicroStrategy and a prominent holder and proponent of Bitcoin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:09) – Grading our understanding
(19:27) – Inflation
(39:03) – Government
(1:00:13) – War and power
(1:11:23) – Dematerializing information
(1:42:45) – Digital energy and assets
(1:54:23) – Oil barrel vs Bitcoin
(2:03:43) – Layers of Bitcoin
(2:20:53) – Bitcoin’s role during wartime
(2:25:37) – Jack Dorsey
(2:41:58) – Bitcoin conflict of interest
(2:48:39) – Satoshi Nakamoto
(2:54:04) – Volatility
(3:06:30) – Bitcoin price
(3:18:46) – Twitter verification
(3:27:42) – Second best crypto
(3:33:24) – Dogecoin
(3:37:57) – Elon Musk
(3:43:26) – Advice for young people
(3:54:54) – Mortality
(3:57:59) – Meaning of life