Bitcoin’s Peaceful Revolution with Knut Svanholm

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“If you are a libertarian, and you are not into Bitcoin, you are wasting your time because, this is it, this is the shot, this is the best shot, I would say it’s the only shot that we have at this; a peaceful global revolution.”
— Knut Svanholm

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Location: Zoom
Date: Thursday 2nd July
Role: Author

Libertarianism is something I have been wrestling with since I discovered Bitcoin. Hard money leads you down many rabbit holes, and questioning the role of the state is one of the deepest.

At face value, libertarianism sounds perfect; more freedom, less intervention and limited or no state. However, I have struggled to understand how this would play out and if the idea of an anarchist society being civil and moral is just an ideological fallacy rather than a practical reality.

Many libertarians see hyperbitcoinisation as the most likely manifestation of an anarchist society, in that it allows individuals to be self-sovereign, take control of their wealth and remove power from the government. 

In this interview, I talk to Knut Svanholm, author of Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics and Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined. We discuss libertarianism, collectivism v individualism and how Bitcoin is the only path to a libertarian society.

TIMESTAMPS

00:05:06: Introductions
00:07:23: Inevitability of the state
00:10:34: Knut’s libertarian stance and morals
00:15:43: Collectivism
00:19:09: Dunbar’s number
00:24:37: Libertarian ideals in conversation
00:29:14: Politics and why collectivists prevail
00:36:59: Bloody revolution from Bitcoin
00:44:47: Optimising resources for individuals
00:52:37: Views on the EU
00:55:10: Coronavirus response
01:02:47: New Bitcoin using society
01:05:06: Nation state key management
01:09:15: Final comments

 

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