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Bitcoin Matrix #248: The Biggest Technological Battle Ever with @bramk
In this episode, I chat with @bramk, host of the Bitcoin for Millennials podcast and longtime internet tinkerer turned Bitcoiner. We get into cypherpunk roots vs. Wall Street adoption, the upcoming digital euro, and why AI’s energy future actually pairs with Bitcoin mining.
If you want a grounded, generational lens on why one Bitcoin matters, and what that means for your next decade, this rip is for you.
Here's the entire conversation:
00:00 - Intro
04:55 - Early career and startup background
06:40 - Discovering Bitcoin in 2014
11:45 - Building conviction and long-term thinking
13:50 - The “seat in the stadium” analogy
18:22 - Millennials’ financial challenges
26:30 - How fiat distorts savings and work decisions
32:18 - Boomers vs. Gen Z: advantages and blind spots
35:47 - Why Bitcoin is not an investment
39:20 - Proof-of-work and trust minimization
42:06 - The role of education in Bitcoin adoption
46:55 - Comparing Bitcoin’s learning curve to the early internet
50:38 - Central bank narratives and ECB opposition
55:10 - CBDCs and control concerns
58:25 - Napster and cypherpunk parallels
1:02:14 - Teenagers, digital freedom, and responsibility
1:10:20 - Proof-of-work vs. proof-of-stake explained
1:15:37 - AI, productivity, and the future of work
1:20:18 - Getting paid in Bitcoin and circular economy growth
1:25:50 - Long-term optimism and orange-pilling strategies
1:30:44 - Who Bram would orange-pill first
1:35:20 - Final reflections and takeaways
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