Tipsy Talk | New President, Bitcoin, and China

FLOW with Arman Assadi

Tipsy Talk is back!
I think this is the best one yet, and the first with four of us. The great Nick Urbani and Eric Johanson are back from ep #17, and this time we also have the brilliant Stephen Cesaro from ep #32.

Show Notes:

• Intro: Arman sets the stage for Tipsy Talk, how it started and introduces the special guests who are joining today’s special episode. [00:11]
• Bitcoin and betting on the election. [02:20]
• The possibility of a Civil War type conflict. [04:29]
• What if Trump chose to exit in a dignified way? [10:56]
• Racism and free speech. [15:08]
• Shifting from one political party to another. [23:07]
• Is it smart to provide free healthcare and forgive student loans? [27:47]
• America’s culture and values. [44:37]
• The relationship between China and the US [49:46]
• Was it a mistake for us to have opened trade with China? [01:02:00]
• Why the US should get behind Libra, Facebook’s version of a stable coin [1:10:37]
• The kind of threat China poses to the economy [1:19:43]
• What does a protopian civilization look like on a collective and individualistic level? [01:28:59]
• Debate on paper currency and digital currency [01:40:03]
• Ethereum. [01:50:20]
• What if you could own the data that links digital currency to the real world? [01:52:20]
• The downside volatility of Bitcoin [1:58:22]
• The world is shifting. [02:01:55]
• Inspiring closing thoughts. [02:08:28]

Resources/Links:

Mention of Eric Weinstein
Mention of Jason Silva
Mention of John Perkins
Mention of Kevin Kelly
Mention of Nate Silver
Mention of Ray Dalio
Mention of Thomas Hall
Mention of Chainlink
Mention of Ethereum

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