Gold was the ultimate money for 5,000 years. So how did it lose to paper? The answer isn't just economics—it's physics. ⚛️

Gold is heavy, dangerous to transport, and slow. To speed up trade, we invented a "Layer 2" solution called paper receipts. That convenience introduced a fatal flaw: Trust. In this episode, we trace the "Slow Motion Heist" that trapped the world in a fiat system:

The birth of Fractional Reserve Banking (printing more receipts than gold).

The 1933 Confiscation (Executive Order 6102).

The 1971 Default (The Nixon Shock). We explain how the world moved from "verified value" to "trust me, bro" money—and why we are now living through a monetary experiment with no historical precedent.

Timestamps: 0:00 - The Physics Problem (Gold's "Bug") 🪨
0:50 - The Paper Trap (Layer 2 Explained) 📄
1:30 - The Birth of Fractional Reserve Banking 🏦
2:10 - 1933: The Great Confiscation (FDR) 🔨
3:30 - 1971: The Default (Nixon Shock) 📺
4:45 - The Fiat Experiment Begins

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People say Bitcoin is "fake" because it isn't backed by anything. But is the US Dollar backed by anything? Is Gold? The answer will surprise you. 🤔

In this video, Adam O'Brien (CEO of Bitcoin Well) dismantles the biggest myth in finance: that money needs to be "backed" by something physical to have value. We explore why money isn't about "backing"—it's about Attributes. We break down the 5 traits that make money useful: Scarcity, Divisibility, Transferability, Authenticity, and Durability. See why Bitcoin scores higher on every single metric than Gold or the US Dollar, and why it's the first "Supreme Asset" in human history.

Timestamps: 0:00 - The "Backed by Nothing" Myth 🚫
1:15 - Money solves the "Coincidence of Wants" (The Barber Example) 💈 2:30 - Attribute 1: Scarcity (Known vs. Unknown Supply) 📉
4:00 - Attribute 2: Divisibility (Infinite Slices) 🍕
5:15 - Attribute 3: Transferability (Sending Value Globally) 🌍
6:45 - Attribute 4: Authenticity (Verifying Fake Money) 🔍
8:10 - Attribute 5: Durability (The 100-Year Test) ⏳
9:30 - Proof of Work: The Real "Backing" of Bitcoin ⚡

Resources:

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Learn More about Bitcoin: https://bitcoinwell.com/learn

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Why does it feel like "Capitalism" is failing and "Socialism" is rising? The answer isn't in the voting booth—it's in the printing press. 🖨️

In this episode of Bitcoin Well Reads, we explore the terrifying convergence of the American and Chinese economic models. Whether you call it "Corporate Welfare" or "State Socialism," the engine is the same: Fiat Currency. We analyze the works of Ludwig von Mises, Ayn Rand, and Murray Rothbard to reveal why they would have all viewed Bitcoin not just as an investment, but as the only moral escape from a rigged system. The labels on the bottle (Democrat, Republican, Communist) don't matter when the poison inside (Inflation) is identical.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro: The Illusion of Choice 🗳️ 1:15 - The "Three Giants": Mises, Rand, Rothbard 3:30 - Why "Hard Work" Doesn't Pay Anymore (The Cantillon Effect) 5:45 - The Convergence: China vs. USA 🇨🇳🇺🇸 8:20 - Monetary Socialism Explained 11:00 - Bitcoin: The Separation of Money and State

#AustrianEconomics #Socialism #BitcoinPhilosophy #Mises #AynRand #Rothbard #Inflation #PoliticalEconomy #ProofOfThought #BitcoinWell

Why did the Egyptians, Romans, and Aztecs all choose the same yellow metal for money? They never met, but they all came to the same conclusion. 🤔

It wasn't magic, and it wasn't a decree from the gods. It was brutal free-market competition. In this episode of "What is Money?", we explore The Rise of Gold. We break down the physics that made gold the "hardest" money on earth, the concept of Stock-to-Flow Ratio, and why gold was the only asset that could survive the test of time (until now). Understand the history of money, and you'll understand where it's going next.

Timestamps: 0:00 - The 5,000 Year Consensus 0:28 - Carl Menger's "Saleability" 🧠 0:50 - The 3 Tests of Money (Scale, Space, Time) 1:30 - Why Cattle and Grain Failed 🐮🌾 2:10 - The Stock-to-Flow Ratio Explained 📉 3:00 - Gold: Nature's Ledger

#HistoryOfMoney #GoldStandard #BitcoinEducation #Economics #CarlMenger #HardMoney #StockToFlow #FinancialHistory

In 1945, humanity invented a technology that made total war impossible. In 2009, we invented a technology that made total financial control impossible. ⚛️₿

Welcome to the premiere episode of Proof of Thought, a new series exploring the deepest philosophical questions of our time. In this episode, we read an article by Bitcoin Weller Uli that draws a chilling parallel between the Atomic Bomb and Bitcoin. Just as nuclear weapons forced nations to change how they wage war through "Mutually Assured Destruction," Bitcoin forces governments to change how they manage money through "Mutually Assured Verification." We explore how technology creates "thresholds"—points of no return—and why Bitcoin isn't just a new currency, but a new law of physics for economics.

In order to understand Bitcoin, we have to understand what money is!

Join us in the first episode of a three part introduction to the concept of money and trade itself. This podcast explains how trade occurred before money and what the first things used as money were.

Are you worried you missed the boat on Bitcoin? You aren't alone. But the truth is, you aren't too late; you're just early to the biggest shift in human history. 🌍

In this debut episode of Bitcoin Well Answers, Adam O'Brien (CEO of Bitcoin Well) answers the most common question in crypto: "Is it too late?" The answer isn't about price charts. It's about the fundamental brokenness of our current system. We explore why the "Earn, Save, Invest" model is failing, why Gold and Real Estate are no longer the best places to store wealth, and why Bitcoin is the world's first "Supreme Asset"—objectively better at launching your value into the future. Stop trying to "invest." Start saving in the only asset that can't be debased. 🧡