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Age of Abundance
A daily live show about the monetary transition from fiat to Bitcoin - AI deflation, energy abundance, and the restoration of humanity. Hosted by Ricky Zhang. Live weekdays at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Clips daily.
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npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Bitcoin mining isn't like other energy buyers. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance If you're buying AI at IPO: npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Think a second passport keeps your kids safe? npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Good is the enemy of great. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Calling yourself a Bitcoin company costs nothing. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Bitcoin doesn't change greed. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Your logic isn't the problem. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance If you're new to Bitcoin: npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance China banned Bitcoin mining in 2021. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Gold bugs think Nixon was the problem. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Bitcoin will be adopted to fix the grid before it fixes the money. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance When you try to cheat Bitcoin, you only cheat yourself. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance What freed the human brain? 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npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance For ten years Larry Fink called Bitcoin a fad. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Why does inequality keep widening? npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance A first trillionaire was always coming. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance 1971 wasn't a policy decision. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Deflation doesn't mean you stop spending. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Your dollar is a circus ticket. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Inflation isn't loud. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance When a bank makes a loan, it creates the principal. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Elon became a trillionaire last Friday. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance A debt-based money system has only two states. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Kings used to shave the edges off gold coins. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Your retirement fund is concentrated in seven AI companies. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance The dollar is a melting ice cube. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance The first trillionaire wasn't a surprise. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Team red and team blue run the SAME play. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance You took the easy win once. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance You spent years in school. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Economists say if prices fall, people stop spending. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Can two people hold the same bitcoin and get different value from it? npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Ask the loudest critic if we should let it all crash. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance The money in your bank account isn't a thing you own. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Wars are deeply unpopular. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Every reserve currency is the spoils of a war. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Everyone says it gets harder to make real friends after 25. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance The AI bulls are right: cost falls to the cost of electricity. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Debt-based money can't sit still. npub17f3jd9s63fw0rvdr0qcsze5gffc29qrymr3avejug3gd8e554rkqyc45t4 ageofabundance Why does the next politician pass the same bill as the last one? 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