Bitcoin is Alive: Cypherpunks, NGU, and Entrepreneurship with Chris Pavlesic (JWP12)

In Episode 12 of The Jake Woodhouse Podcast, Chris Pavlesic and I explore the cypherpunk ethos, Bitcoin as a meritocracy, the freedom that comes with not checking the Bitcoin price, why using Bitcoin goes hand-in-hand with self-improvement, and Chris’ entrepreneurship journey.

Chris Pavlesic is a co-organizer of Bitcoin Alive, founder of Coinstop, country manager for Bitrefill, and consultant at The Bitcoin Adviser.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Chris’ Discovery of Bitcoin

3:35 - What is a Cypherpunk?

8:57 - Bitcoin as a Meritocracy

11:27 - Checking the Bitcoin Price

19:08 - Practically Living on a Bitcoin Standard

22:58 - The Benefits of Using the Best Money

25:43 - 3 Types of Capital: Financial, Humanistic, and Intellectual

31:42 - Fix Your Money, Fix Yourself

37:39 - Entrepreneurship and Solving Problems

43:49 - The Future of “Bitcoin Alive”

47:12 - The Future of Politics and Bitcoin