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Today we are joined by Taimur Ahmad, who focuses on Energy, Macro/Finance and Geopolitics and is a recent graduate of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. We discuss progressive ideas in bitcoin, bitcoin as ultimate financial inclusion, community and movement building and what bitcoin does–and doesn’t–fix. Taimur is very thoughtful in his approach to these very nuanced topics and takes care to look at all angles. Be sure to check out Taimur’s writings at his substack, Fictitious Capital: https://fictitiouscapital.substack.com/ Taimur Ahmad: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtaa324 Trey Walsh Nostr: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktreywalsh SPONSOR: BitBox: Use promo-code TPB during checkout to get 5% off your purchase: https://bitbox.swiss/tpb Sazmining: Get $50 off the purchase of a miner using the following link: https://app.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=tpb Sazmining is a Hosted Bitcoin Mining provider with a commitment to using 100% renewable energy for your mining operation. A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin: Get a copy of Jason Maier’s book “A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin” here, https://bit.ly/3XuEcyV, using promo code TPB for 10% off the book. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Start 00:01:34 Tamur's Background 00:03:23 Bitcoin Discovery 00:05:18 Economics & Energy 00:10:12 Bitcoin Skepticism 00:15:31 Bitcoin Use Cases 00:19:49 Adoption Concerns 00:23:37 Status Quo Systems 00:28:57 Bitcoin Solutions? 00:31:00 Political Capture 00:34:20 Complex Conversations 00:39:43 Motivating Change 00:44:00 Local Use Cases 00:49:02 Wasted Focus? 00:53:50 Climate Activism 00:57:31 Market Solutions? 01:03:44 Reform The State 01:08:17 More Questions 01:13:01 Community Building 01:19:49 Proof of Work 01:19:51 Embracing Change 01:28:57 A Technology of Hope SUBSCRIBE Website: https://zurl.co/z6c8 Libsyn: https://zurl.co/Bkw2 Apple Podcasts: https://zurl.co/WPZg Spotify: https://zurl.co/Y41f Amazon: https://zurl.co/io24 Fountain: https://zurl.co/c7bl RSS: https://zurl.co/wHWC Youtube: https://zurl.co/VT9p FOLLOW & SUPPORT Nostr: https://zurl.co/q7qB Bluesky: https://zurl.co/0w35 Twitter: https://zurl.co/k1ay Instagram: https://zurl.co/rYZW Threads: https://zurl.co/KcMx Facebook: https://zurl.co/Zekf LinkedIn: https://zurl.co/SGY2 Send Some Sats: https://geyser.fund/project/theprogressivebitcoiner Get full access to TPB Weekly Digest at progressivebitcoiner.substack.com/subscribe
