Bitcoin: Savior of a Dying Empire?

The Interview - Crypto ·
Featuring Michael Krieger and Brent Johnson

Published on: March 23rd, 2021 • Duration: 109 minutes

Michael Krieger, creator of Liberty Blitzkrieg, joins Brent Johnson, CEO of Santiago Capital, to discuss their discovery of Bitcoin, the subculture, and the probability of a government shutdown. Krieger describes Bitcoin as a representation of a path or blueprint for humanity to follow: not just with money, but with nearly everything. They note that Bitcoin is decentralized, permissionless, and open-source, and that these three qualities are key to Bitcoin’s success. Krieger also believes that Bitcoin is increasingly becoming more political, and he notes that the only 2 major political movements in this day and age are localism and Bitcoin. Filmed on March 18, 2021. Don’t forget to check out the biggest crypto event of the year—the Crypto Gathering 2021—happening this week on March 24-26. Learn more here: realvision.com/cryptogathering.

Key Learnings:
Krieger and Johnson believe that, although the current US infrastructure is still strong, citizens are looking to shift to more free and open sources in both their digital and physical lives. They believe that Bitcoin is better than any country’s digital reserve currency because of its decentralized and open source nature. In their view the entire social, political, and economic organization of humans is being disrupted by Bitcoin.