Episode Details

Today Jason welcomes Bitcoin expert Kiara Bickers. But before that, Jason talks about his concerns about cryptocurrencies, the Ukraine tragedy, the weaponizing of currencies and the foreclosure crisis.

Then Jason welcomes bitcoin expert and author of "Bitcoin Clarity," Kiara Bickers. There's a lot of noise in the crypto space involving all kinds of buzzwords and Kiara's work helps us take a step back and obtain a true understanding of all the properties of the system without having to learn how to code or be a cryptographer. Her book aims to help us understand Bitcoin at its lowest level of actual data and remove all the mysticism. Jason and Kiara also discuss the privacy implications of a digital cash, central bank digital currencies, alt coins and decentralized finance. Check out Kiara's book "Bitcoin Clarity," and find her at GetBitcoinClarity.com

Key Takeaways:

Jason's editorial

1:03 Bitcoin introduction

3:30 Cryptocurrency concerns; "It's for our own protection!"

6:09 The tragedy of Ukraine and the weaponizing of currencies

8:02 Chart: Mortgage as a % of disposable income; foreclosure and housing crisis

9:45 Historically, mortgage is not that burdensome

13:34 The Jacksonville Florida market; join us for the Wholesale Workshop. Go to JasonHartman.com/Wholesale

17:29 "Freedom is closer than appears." 

Kiara Bickers interview

19:19 Welcome Bitcoin expert Kiara Bickers, author of "Bitcoin Clarity"

21:01 What is a Cypherpunk?

22:40 Kiara's motivation to write "Bitcoin Clarity"

24:14 Satoshi and decentralization

26:21 Understanding the cryptocurrency system

27:09 Bitcoin and government regulation

29:54 Crypto friendly countries and central bank digital currencies

31:38 Going beyond crypto buzzwords

35:12 Valuing alt coins

37:29 Proof of work and bitcoin mining

41:05 Ethereum and proof of stake

42:00 Proof of storage and scarcity

44:23 Understanding the technical details as an investor in the Bitcoin space

45:43 Fixing our corrupt monetary system with decentralized finance

47:27 Evaluating Bitcoin

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