#60 - Stephan Livera: Libertarianism, Bitcoin and Decentralization

Our guest on today’s show is Stephan Livera, Managing Director of Swan Bitcoin International, and the host of the Stephan Livera Podcast, one of the leading Bitcoin podcasts out there. Stephan and I have slightly different views of blockchain technology and all the different cultural shifts that it has enabled. I personally hold the view that blockchain only got started with Bitcoin, similarly to Charles Babagges's conceptualisation of a computer which he thought was only going to be used for calculating math.  One of the most fascinating things about having conversations with various industry leaders is learning the different perspectives that they each have.   Outline ⤵️ 00:00 Intro  02:28 Stephan’s stance on libertarianism   06:19 Where do you see the role of technology in this? 09:38 Can power be decentralized just like Bitocin decentralized money?  13:31 There is value to decentralizing other things too 15:56 If there was no Ethereum, how could Bitcoin save us from the metaverse becoming the next authoritarian state?  22:16 Why DAOs could be the answer to many authoritarian concerns of the future 31:12 Is the government trying to slow down the speed of technological progress? 35:55 Metaverse 37:44 Recaps for the future, NFTs 39:45 The Singularity is Near 41:45 Outro   Sponsor of this episode 👉  https://www.metabrewsociety.com/