Despite being around for a while now, bitcoin remains woefully misunderstood.

It’s alarming to me how many people still roll their eyes at the topic. Yet, more often than not, these same people haven’t made any effort to understand why Bitcoin exists, what problems it solves, and why its useful.

This is especially alarming considering the current fiscal and economic environment we're in (as I discussed in this essay here: Why Bitcoin (Really) Matters)

So, to tackle said marketing problem, there's few people in the world more qualified than our guest, Marty Bent. He's one the most renowned thinkers, investors, and creators in the Bitcoin space, and he has quite the pedigree...

Throughout this conversation, we package up all this knowledge into what we believe are the necessary steps, or ‘phases of knowledge’, required to fully appreciate Bitcoin's purpose and potential.

Perhaps I’ll call these phases the path, or at least a path, to ‘Bitcoin Enlightenment’.

We broke this convo into a two-parter. Here in Part I, we cover steps 1-5 (out of 7) towards enlightenment. This includes:

1/ Understanding the Problem (aka the water we swim in, which I cover in depth in this essay here)

2/ Recognizing that we're being deceived

3/ Grasping what sound money is and isn’t

4/ Seeing the financial incentive & game theory at play, and

5/ Understanding the role of energy in both bitcoin and the wider energy grid

So if you're new bitcoin, prepare to expand your mind and start thinking a bit different. And if you're a bitcoin veteran, sit back and enjoy the unique musings of no other than Marty Bent.

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