#173 – Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(13:05) – Can humans fully understand reality?<br />
(15:34) – The dollar system<br />
(21:44) – Bitcoin<br />
(23:19) – Opendime<br />
(27:22) – Core values of Bitcoin<br />
(35:51) – Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?<br />
(41:39) – How Bitcoin works<br />
(50:02) – Bitcoin blocksize wars<br />
(1:02:27) – Layered scaling of Bitcoin<br />
(1:07:25) – Lightning network<br />
(1:10:25) – Schnorr/Taproot update to Bitcoin<br />
(1:15:17) – Criticisms of Bitcoin<br />
(1:25:04) – Bitcoin failure modes<br />
(1:33:07) – Bitcoin vs Ethereum<br />
(1:37:03) – Vitalik Buterin<br />
(1:39:56) – Creative destruction<br />
(1:44:51) – Future of Bitcoin<br />
(1:48:38) – Tesla, Elon Musk, and Dogecoin<br />
(1:56:44) – NFTs<br />
(2:04:00) – Bitcoin maximalism<br />
(2:10:37) – On writing<br />
(2:16:37) – Writing a book on Bitcoin<br />
(2:21:07) – Bitcoin resources<br />
(2:23:57) – Book recommendations<br />
(2:25:56) – Advice for young people<br />
(2:29:13) – Meaning of life</p>