#171 – Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin

About this episode

<p>Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Theragun</b>: <a href="https://theragun.com/lex">https://theragun.com/lex</a> to get 30 day trial<br /> &#8211; <b>Sun Basket</b>: <a href="https://sunbasket.com/lex">https://sunbasket.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get $35 off<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> and use code LexPod to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>Indeed</b>: <a href="https://indeed.com/fridman">https://indeed.com/fridman</a> to get $75 credit</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Anthony&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/APompliano">https://twitter.com/APompliano</a><br /> Anthony&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AnthonyPompliano">https://www.youtube.com/c/AnthonyPompliano</a><br /> Anthony&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://anthonypompliano.com/">https://anthonypompliano.com/</a><br /> Pomp Letter: <a href="https://pomp.substack.com/">https://pomp.substack.com/</a><br /> Pomp Podcast: <a href="https://anthonypompliano.com/podcast/">https://anthonypompliano.com/podcast/</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (08:54) &#8211; Army<br /> (16:35) &#8211; Iraq<br /> (24:14) &#8211; Will there always be war?<br /> (31:27) &#8211; Bitcoin maximalism<br /> (39:56) &#8211; Money is a belief system<br /> (42:27) &#8211; Bitcoin<br /> (46:03) &#8211; Censorship<br /> (50:35) &#8211; Bitcoin as main currency<br /> (59:27) &#8211; Scarcity creates value<br /> (1:01:08) &#8211; Money is time<br /> (1:09:34) &#8211; Eric Weinstein vs Bitcoin Community<br /> (1:23:23) &#8211; Ray Dalio<br /> (1:40:31) &#8211; Bitclout<br /> (1:43:43) &#8211; How to get Bitcoin<br /> (1:54:28) &#8211; Investing<br /> (2:05:05) &#8211; Volatility<br /> (2:18:08) &#8211; Philosophy of the meme<br /> (2:28:03) &#8211; Dogecoin<br /> (2:37:33) &#8211; NFTs<br /> (2:43:21) &#8211; Virtual reality<br /> (2:48:17) &#8211; AI<br /> (2:54:18) &#8211; Bitcoin resources<br /> (2:58:44) &#8211; Book recommendations<br /> (3:01:22) &#8211; Can money buy happiness?<br /> (3:03:16) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>