• Bitcoin as the Future of Money?

  • Mar 18 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Bitcoin as the Future of Money?

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    Michael Saylor transformed his company by converting $400 million in cash to Bitcoin, becoming the largest individual Bitcoin holder and pioneering the concept of a corporate Bitcoin treasury. His journey demonstrates how Bitcoin has evolved from a dismissed "internet money" to a legitimate store of value and potential foundation for our AI-driven future.

    • Michael Saylor initially dismissed Bitcoin in 2013 but later faced a "mega problem" with $400 million in cash losing value during COVID
    • MicroStrategy moved to a Bitcoin standard, now owns over 500,000 Bitcoin, and saw their stock rise from $11 to over $400
    • Understanding Bitcoin's scarcity: 21 million total with most already mined and distributed before institutions got involved
    • The "block size wars" debate between peer-to-peer transactions and store of value functions continues to shape Bitcoin's development
    • Bitcoin eliminates the violence incentive in money - you can't physically take someone's Bitcoin if they don't reveal their key

    If you're interested in learning more about Bitcoin, check out Utah Tech University's community education Bitcoin classes or start with resources like the book "The Bitcoin Standard" by Saifedean Ammous or Michael Saylor's website hope.com.
    Link: https://www.hope.com/

    Guest Aaron Olsen to LinkedIn:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarondolsen/

    Link to the Visual Capitalist webpage: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/

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    [00:00:00] Intro.
    [00:00:54] Michael Saylor's $400M Bitcoin Decision.
    [00:07:16] Understanding Scale: Million vs Trillion Seconds.
    [00:15:03] Bitcoin as a Treasury Strategy.
    [00:26:25] The Block Size Wars: Store of Value vs Peer-to-Peer.
    [00:38:48] Lost Bitcoin and Asset Ownership.
    [00:52:48] The Future of Streaming Money and AI.

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