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Boyd Cohen, PhD, is a globally recognized expert at the intersection of sustainability, entrepreneurship, and Bitcoin. He serves as a Business School Director and as Strategic Advisor to Jan3. He recently published his latest book, Bitcoin Singularity, which envisions how Bitcoin can catalyze a more resilient and abundant global economy.› https://x.com/boydcohen› Bitcoin Singularity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F84CJX6F
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction and Background
05:04 - Experiencing Currency Controls in Argentina
10:09 - Understanding Money and Freedom
15:03 - The Role of Bitcoin in Economic Freedom
19:50 - Transitioning from Ethereum to Bitcoin
24:56 - The Importance of Open-Mindedness
29:58 - Bitcoin as a Remedy for Artificial Scarcity
30:30 - The Illusion of Value and Abundance
34:44 - Redefining Identity in a Post-Consumerism World
37:49 - Bridging the Gap: Bitcoin and Sustainability
41:55 - Paradigm Asymmetry: Understanding Bitcoin's Resistance
47:23 - The Future of Education and Bitcoin Awareness
53:35 - The Path to Hyper Bitcoinization and Its Implications
59:05 - Empathy and Wealth in a Bitcoin Economy
01:01:25 - Meritocracy and Innovation in Business
01:05:11 - Self-Actualization and Transitioning to Hyper Bitcoinization
01:14:12 - The Future of Lending in a Bitcoin World
ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY
Bram Kanstein and Boyd Cohen discuss how how Boyd, even with a Ph.D., didn’t understand Bitcoin—until it rewired how he saw energy, incentives, and power. In this episode, Bram unpacks Boyd’s intellectual journey from climate tech professor to Bitcoin maximalist, and how Bitcoin challenged everything he thought he knew. They explore how fiat erodes meaning, why academia gets it wrong, and what a Bitcoin-based civilization could actually look like. This conversation is raw, disruptive, and rooted in hard-earned clarity. If you think you're too smart to fall for fiat—you’re probably wrong.
