The Future of Currency, Bitcoin, Fiat and Beyond

In this provocative episode, Alex Seleska sits down with Bitcoin-focused venture investor Allan Farrington to unravel one of the deepest power shifts of our time: the rise of decentralized money and the unraveling of the fiat experiment. They explore how value, currency, and trust are being redefined in a world where code, not government, is beginning to shape the future of wealth. Together, they dive into the foundational flaws of fiat currency, the myths and strengths of Bitcoin, and what comes next when money is no longer a tool of the state. This conversation challenges everything we think we know about currency, power, and control — and offers a glimpse of a future where financial sovereignty may finally be in the hands of the people.
In This Episode: The real nature of currency: control, not capital. Why Bitcoin’s decentralization gives it moral and technical superiority. The historical novelty of fiat money and why it’s destined to fail. The illusion of trust in modern monetary systems. How and why governments will try (and fail) to stop Bitcoin. The link between code transparency and monetary freedom. The pathway to adoption: from broken economies to global shift. Faith, freedom, and the inevitability of parallel systems.
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Referenced & Relevant Links:
📘 The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous: https://saifedean.com/the-bitcoin-standard
📘 Allan Farrington’s book – Bitcoin is Venice: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TTTGT11/
🏛️ Axiom BTC Capital (Allan's firm): https://www.axiombtc.capital/
🧠 Musqet Tech (Bitcoin infrastructure): https://musqet.tech/
📘 Balaji Srinivasan – The Network State: https://thenetworkstate.com
📺 Pirate Bay & BitTorrent (decentralized precedent): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirate_Bay

📰 U.S. abandons the gold standard (1971): https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends
📕 Don’t Trust, Verify (Bitcoin philosophy): https://bitcoin.org/en/how-it-works
🌍 El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/07/el-salvador-buys-400-bitcoins-and-becomes-first-country-to-make-it-legal-tender.html
📉 Hyperinflation in Venezuela, Turkey, and Argentina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation
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