On this episode of Magic Internet Money, host Brad Mills invites Freedom Convoy activist and Bitcoin advocate, BJ Dichter onto the show. They discuss his experience with the Freedom Convoy movement and the consequent protests in Ottawa in 2022. BJ tells the story of how he got into Bitcoin and blockchain technology slowly but surely during his time at Ryerson University. The pair discuss the nature of politics in Canada and the up-and-coming conservative politician Pierre Poilievre. Brad and BJ talk about their experience learning about how the money supplies work and who runs them behind the scenes. The two wrap up the show with a discussion about Roger Ver and his anti-Bitcoin antics, as well as how the cryptocurrency space differs significantly from the Bitcoin space.
Time Stamps
00:00:21 - Show introduction
00:01:01 - The state of vaccination status in Canada
00:09:08 - Pierre Pollievre and Canadian politics
00:21:25 - Introducing BJ Dichter
00:31:17 - About BJ’s time at Ryerson University, postmodernism, politics
00:47:19 - Brad on unelected bankers, conversation about monetary systems
01:01:20 - The potential significance of Bitcoin
01:12:21 - A culture shift around Bitcoin and crypto, financial institutions
01:19:50 - Conversation about Roger Ver
01:32:30 - Bitcoin and censorship, competing against cryptocurrency and central banks
01:56:00 - Censorship, power, and Web 2.0 institutions
02:07:00 - Bitcoin and blockchain networking
02:10:30 - Outro and plugs
Links to Mentions in the Show
Honking for Freedom Fundraiser
Steven Hicks and his work on post-modernism
The What Bitcon Did podcast hosted by Peter McCormack, with guest Roger Ver
Find BJ Dichter
Find Brad Mills