Elections Don't Count but Voting With Your Money Does (boycotts, self-custody bitcoin, etc.)

Simon Dixon is a Bitcoin OG, Investor, Geo-Political & Financial Analyst. Early investor in Coinbase, Kraken, BitFinex, Circle, Robinhood, Exodus, Blockchain.com and more. Co-Founder & CEO of BNK To The Future. Author of “Bank to the Future, Protect Your Future Before Governments Go Bust.

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 –

Introduction 02:41 –Power Dynamics vs Democracy06:59 –IMF Bailouts and Rolling Debt10:28 –The British Empire Financial Model
16:31 – Blackrock, Capital Allocation & Board Control
18:43 – Why Ceos Aren’t Really in Charge25:00 – Why Revolutions Fail27:56 – Russia, Sovereignty & Oil30:00 – Ukraine, Nato, and Arms Incentives34:10 – Profit, War, and Moral Cost38:34 – Compromise, Power & Politics41:53 – Immigration and Instability45:29 – Surveillance, Data & Control47:07 – Venezuela, Oil & Geopolitics55:25 – When Debt Actually Breaks1:03:08 – Why Stock Markets Rise as Countries Fail1:06:30 – the Collapse of Living Standards1:12:25 – Multipolar World Order1:16:18 – Bitcoin as Boycott1:24:00 – Who Survives the System1:28:51 – Leaving the West vs Staying1:47:32 – Property, Debt & Freedom1:49:20 – Advice for People Who Can’t Escape1:57:19 – What Actually Breaks the System2:02:15 – Final Reflections: Playing the Game Without Losing
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