September 19, 2023

Cryptosovereignty and the Bitcoin Revolution with Erik Cason - Freedom Footprint Show 52

1 hour 32 minutes

In this episode we have a very special guest returning to our podcast: Erik Cason - Bitcoin philosopher, crypto-anarchist, cypherpunk and good friend of the show. Erik is with us in person this time, recorded at Baltic Honeybadger 2023, to take walk through history, philosophy, politics, Bitcoin and more.

In this episode, we talk about Erik’s views on Cryptosovereignty, the topic of his book of the same name. We also draw parallels between the atomic bomb and the risks that AI poses, we reflect on the transformative power of Bitcoin and its ability to create a community; we discuss progressivism and conservativism in the bitcoin community and investigate the conjunction of cryptography and bitcoin. It’s always great to talk to Erik, this time was no exception!

Connect with Erik on Twitter: Erik Cason Twitter

Check out the Cryptosovereignty book: Cryptosovereignty

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:18 - Welcoming Erik Cason

00:05:13 - Erik's Book Cryptosovereignty

00:07:09 - 80 IQ

00:10:05 - Ossification of Bitcoin

00:13:13 - Bitcoin's Parameters

00:18:52 - Satoshi and Oppenheimer

00:24:02 - Panoptic Technology

00:27:34 - Bitcoin, Violence, and Law

00:34:21 - Bitcoin Optimism

00:43:33 - Nostr and Cryptography

00:51:41 - Bitcoin and AI

01:00:15 - Cancel Culture

01:06:49 - The Ethics of Liberty and Freedom of Speech

01:12:43 - Denial of Reality

01:24:49 - Individualism

01:28:05 - Cryptographic Proof and Truth

01:31:02 - Wrapping Up

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