In this episode we have a very special guest returning to our podcast: Erik Cason - Bitcoin philosopher, crypto-anarchist, cypherpunk and good friend of the show. Erik is with us in person this time, recorded at Baltic Honeybadger 2023, to take walk through history, philosophy, politics, Bitcoin and more.

In this episode, we talk about Erik’s views on Cryptosovereignty, the topic of his book of the same name. We also draw parallels between the atomic bomb and the risks that AI poses, we reflect on the transformative power of Bitcoin and its ability to create a community; we discuss progressivism and conservativism in the bitcoin community and investigate the conjunction of cryptography and bitcoin. It’s always great to talk to Erik, this time was no exception!

Connect with Erik on Twitter: Erik Cason Twitter
Check out the Cryptosovereignty book: Cryptosovereignty

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:18 - Welcoming Erik Cason
00:05:13 - Erik's Book Cryptosovereignty
00:07:09 - 80 IQ
00:10:05 - Ossification of Bitcoin
00:13:13 - Bitcoin's Parameters
00:18:52 - Satoshi and Oppenheimer
00:24:02 - Panoptic Technology
00:27:34 - Bitcoin, Violence, and Law
00:34:21 - Bitcoin Optimism
00:43:33 - Nostr and Cryptography
00:51:41 - Bitcoin and AI
01:00:15 - Cancel Culture
01:06:49 - The Ethics of Liberty and Freedom of Speech
01:12:43 - Denial of Reality
01:24:49 - Individualism
01:28:05 - Cryptographic Proof and Truth
01:31:02 - Wrapping Up

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