Freedom Technologies & Civil Disobedience with Austin Hill
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/freedom-technologies-civil-disobedience
Austin Hill is a cypherpunk & former Blockstream CEO. In this interview, we discuss the dangers of absolutism within Bitcoin’s community, building consensus in promoting freedom money, and advancing the human condition.
THIS EPISODE’S SPONSORS:
Gemini - https://www.gemini.com/
BlockFi - https://blockfi.com/peter
Sportsbet.io - https://sportsbet.io/?ref=wbd
Casa - https://keys.casa/?pk_campaign=wbd-yearly-sponsor&pk_medium=sponsorship&pk_source=what-bitcoin-did
Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/
Compass Mining - https://compassmining.io/
BCB Group - https://hubs.ly/Q011cb730
LVL - https://www.lvl.co/wbd
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:09:34 Bitcoin as a trojan horse
00:20:31 Freedom money
00:31:51 Absolutism, rational Anarchism
00:45:24 Advancing the principles of freedom
00:59:33 Nuclear energy, Bitcoin innovation
01:10:57 Hope & concerns for the future
WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW:
→ My website: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/
→ iTunes: https://apple.co/2OOlzVV
→ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ygc4W1
→ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2IQO8fX
→ SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/2CGSVQR
→ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3nyi9Ez
→ TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2ywystr
LISTEN TO OLD EPISODES:
→ By guest: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/guests/
→ By topic: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/topics/
→ Transcriptions: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/transcriptions/
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
→ https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/sponsorship/
→ Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/whatbitcoindid/
→ Subscribe on iTunes
→ Leave a review on iTunes
→ Share the show out with your friends and family on social media
→ Drop me a line on hello@whatbitcoindid.com
WHERE TO FOLLOW ME:
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid/
→ Medium: https://medium.com/@whatbitcoindid/
→ Instagram: http://instagram.com/whatbitcoindid/
→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatbitcoindid/
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/whatbitcoindidpodcast
→ Website: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/
→ Email list: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/subscribe/
LEARN ABOUT BITCOIN:
→ Step by Step Guide: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/beginners-guide
→ Training: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/training/
→ Resources: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/resources/
****
“There are so many opportunities to use freedom technologies to build civil disobedience, to put power into the hands of individuals, and Bitcoin’s a part of that.”
— Austin Hill
Austin Hill is a cypherpunk & former Blockstream CEO. In this interview, we discuss the dangers of absolutism within Bitcoin’s community, building consensus in promoting freedom money, and advancing the human condition.
- - - -
The development and adoption of Bitcoin is predicated upon a reaction to the manifest failures of current economic and political structures. The associated need to defend Bitcoin from multiple attack vectors resulted in a protective maximalist ideology. The end result is that the current Bitcoin community is dominated by big personalities with firm and unyielding convictions.
Yet, maintaining an adoption curve mirroring that of the internet means proving the benefits of this innovative technology to everyone: the wider public, companies, and state-level institutions. This will require building consensus: coalescing around positive characteristics of the technology whilst working to ensure divergent opinions don’t overwhelm the debate.
As Bitcoin enters a more nuanced phase of maturation, a pragmatic approach to furthering its adoption and effective development may be required. Do battle-hardened Bitcoiners now need to become more politically flexible? Is it possible to find agreement with those who hold contradictory views? Is compromise possible whilst protecting Bitcoin’s unique innovation?
-
1:06:21
What Bitcoin Did
5 days agoThe US Government Needs Bitcoin with Luke Gromen & Preston Pysh
3281 -
1:20:26
Michael Franzese
1 day agoKamala's Silent Censorship and Olympic Boxing Scandal | MF LIVE | EP15
163K211 -
24:34
Pardon My Take
1 day agoPMT Caddies For Blake Griffin And Kyle Juszczyk │ Presented By Chevy Silverado
166K11 -
18:24
CarbonTV
1 month ago $8.77 earnedBENGHAZI HERO - Skull Bound Chronicles
184K47 -
19:44
PioneerPauly
1 day agoThis Is Why I Love Metal Detecting For GOLD!
153K53 -
36:32
Popcorn In Bed
1 day agoSOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
135K36 -
30:24
Tudor Dixon
2 days ago $10.09 earnedBreaking Free from the Spell of Fear with Tammy Bruce | The Tudor Dixon Graphic
118K76 -
11:28
Space Ice
1 day agoResident Evil The Final Chapter Is So Bad There May have Been A Plot Hole - Worst Movie Ever
114K55 -
1:06:53
Brownells, Inc.
5 days agoTech Tip: Convert Your Ordinary AK Into an Alpha AK
108K9 -
7:49
Misha Petrov
1 day agoAGAIN?! Boxer Who Fails Gender Test DESTROYS Female Opponent
107K165