The Bitcoin Revolution Will Not Be Regulated with Nolan Bauerle

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In this episode, Scott interviews Nolan Bauerle, former strategist at CoinDesk and Kraken Digital Exchange, and the host of "The Breakup," which contrasts the fiat and Bitcoin worlds. They discuss Nolan's work on financial surveillance, his role in Canadian government committees, Bitcoin's need for light regulation, Bitcoin's role in the energy market and his predictions on decentralized states. Nolan also authored the cypherpunk novel "Satoshi Wedding Murders" and believes Bitcoin heralds a systemic revolution.

Key Topics Discussed:
Origins of financial surveillance
Nolan's Bitcoin journey and early advocacy
The potential impact of decentralization in Canada
Criticism of Canadian financial management
Future economic shifts in a Bitcoin world

Timestamps:
04:41 A committee studied Bitcoin's potential benefits and advocated for minimal regulation.
11:40 Financial surveillance started in 1964, it was about information, not just on money laundering.
22:39 Currency manipulation, foreign exchange, and the oil market.
28:34 The future of cryptocurrencies.
34:19 Credentialism dominates Canadian society which has created a top-down structure with dictatorial tendencies.
38:05 Unification of Bitcoin supporters.
43:01 Canada's historical decentralization and the potential for Bitcoin adoption.

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