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Hence The Future
By Mattimore CroninTechnology
Hence The Future episodes
- Ep. 163 - The Year 2022
MMXXII 🗓
In this episode, Mattimore explores the challenges and opportunities we face in the year 2022.
Topics Discussed:
- What makes 2022 pivotal
- Where we are in cycles
- Economic challenges
- Political-social challenges
- Trends around the world
- Reasons to be optimistic
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #theyear2022 #2022 #htf #hencethefuture
31 min - Ep. 162 - The Fiat StandardHow the fiat money system works 💸In this episode, Mattimore explores the current stage in evolution of money, using Saifedean's new book, "The Fiat Standard" as a guide...Topics Discussed:The evolution of moneyTransferring value across timeTransferring value across spaceThe history of fiat moneyHigh vs low time preferenceComparing Bitcoin to fiatNext stage in the evolutionFuture Scenarios:Worst case scenarioBest case scenarioMost likely scenarioThanks for tuning in 🔭Website: hencethefuture.com/Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefutureYouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcastHashtags: #thefiatstandard #bitcoin #fiat #saifedean40 min
- Ep. 161 - The US Debt Clock
Debt, Inflation, and Hyperbitcoinization ⏰
In this episode, Mattimore explores how the growing US debt burden is affecting financial markets, public policy measures, and individuals…
Topics Discussed:
- Understanding the debt burden
- Servicing interest on the debt
- Who holds most federal debt
- Elon’s tweets on Debt to GDP
- Jack’s tweets on Hyperinflation
- Food, Housing, Energy prices
- 3 options to deal with debt
- Scylla and Charybdis
- Purchasing power of USD
Future Scenarios:
- Worst case scenario
- Best case scenario
- Most likely scenario
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #us #debtclock #hyperbitcoinization
29 min - Ep. 160 - The Future of Surfing
How is climate change affecting surf breaks? 🏄♂️
In this episode, Mattimore explores how four major climate factors are affecting surf breaks worldwide, and the pros and cons of the various solutions being proposed to mitigate these effects…
Climate Effects Discussed:
- Rising sea levels
- More severe, frequent storms
- Coral bleaching and pollution
- Shifting wind patterns
Possible Solutions Discussed:
- Add sand to beaches
- Build a sea wall
- Buy out property
- Biological solutions
- Carbon capture tech
- X-factor technologies
Future Scenarios:
- Worst case scenario
- Best case scenario
- Most likely scenario
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #futureofsurfing #surfing #climate
20 min - Ep. 159 - Ask Mattimore Anything
On Bitcoin, Taxation, Religion, and Optimism 💭
In this episode, Mattimore answers some interesting questions...
Questions Answered:
- Where are we in the current Bitcoin bull run?
- Is taxing unrealized capital gains a good idea?
- What are your personal thoughts on religion?
- Are you optimistic about the next 6 months?
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #ama #askmattimoreanything
22 min - Ep. 158 - Web 3.0
Dawn of the decentralized web 🌐
In this episode, Mattimore explores the next stage in the evolution of the internet…
Topics Discussed:
- What is Web 3.0?
- Web 1, Web 2, Web 3
- Top Web 3 applications
- Web 3 finance: Bitcoin
- Web 3 social: Bitclout
- Web 3 gaming: Loot
- Web 3 music: Royal
- Web 3 science: Principia
- Future impact of Web 3
Future Scenarios:
- Worst case scenario
- Best case scenario
- Most likely scenario
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #web3 #futureoftheinternet
34 min - Ep. 157 - The Future of Ethereum with Mattimore
The Bear Case & Bull Case for Ethereum 📈♢📉
In this episode, Mattimore explores the bear case and bull case for the world’s second largest cryptocurrency and blockchain.
Topics Discussed:
- Origin story of Ethereum
- Ethereum’s historic evolution
- ICOs, Alt-Coins, Defi, NFTs
- Problem of high gas fees
- Recent EIP 1559 update
- Comparing ETH to Bitcoin
- Comparing ETH to Solana
Future Scenarios:
- The bear case for Ethereum
- The bull case for Ethereum
- The most likely scenario
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #eth #ethereum #futureofethereum
22 min - Ep. 156 - What’s Next for Afghanistan and The World with Brett Ewer
Making sense of a changing world 🌏
In this episode, Brett Ewer and Mattimore Cronin discuss what the US withdrawal from Afghanistan signals about how the world is changing…
Topics Discussed:
- Significance of US withdrawal
- Was taking military in Afghanistan a mistake?
- Once there, when should the US have left?
- Mission objectives: security vs nation building
- Which mission objectives succeeded vs failed
- Why the Afghan government fell so quickly
- What the US withdrawal signals to the world
- Lessons for US to take from its longest war
- How other countries are likely to respond
- Three poles of power emerging in the world
- Western liberalism vs authoritarianism
- The blockchain and sovereign individualism
- From "Pax Americana" to "Pax Bitcoinica"
- Open questions that are still TBD
Future Scenarios:
- Worst case scenario
- Best case scenario
- Most likely scenario
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #afghanistan #usa #earth
56 min - Ep. 155 - Apple’s Privacy Changes
Why (and how) Apple plans to scan your photos and messages in iOS 15 🔎
In this episode, Mattimore discusses the fallout from Apple’s recent - and highly controversial - privacy changes.
Topics Discussed:
- Apple’s recent announcements
- Backlash over privacy concerns
- Backlash over security concerns
- Apple’s historic focus on privacy
- How CSAM detection feature works
- How iMessage detection feature works
- Arguments for CSAM detection
- Arguments against CSAM detection
- Arguments for iMessage nude detection
- Arguments against iMessage nude detection
- Future implications of these changes
Future Scenarios:
- Worst case scenario
- Best case scenario
- Most likely scenario
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #apple #csam #privacy #security
24 min - Ep. 154 - Bitcoin and The U.S. Government
Is the USA paving the way to formal Bitcoin adoption? 🇺🇸
In this episode, Mattimore explores how the US is approaching Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the 2021 Infrastructure bill and beyond...
Topics Discussed
- The infrastructure bill
- The crypto provision
- The crypto voting block
- Wyden-Toomey-Lummis amendment
- Portman-Warner-Sinema amendment
- Jack Dorsey’s proposed amendment
- The case for formal adoption
- Solving the Triffin dilemma
Future Scenarios:
- Worst case scenario
- Best case scenario
- Most likely scenario
Thanks for tuning in 🔭
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- Hashtags: #htf #bitcion #btc #usa
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