Anthony Pompliano on Bitcoin Maximalism, War & Money

In this episode, popular podcaster Lex Fridman has a conversation with Anthony Pompliano, entrepreneur, investor, writer and host of The Pomp podcast. They talk about wars, Bitcoin Maximalism, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), value, and money.

Episode timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction
2:31 - Army
10:12 - Iraq
17:51 - Will there always be war?
25:04 - Bitcoin maximalism
33:33 - Money is a belief system
36:04 - Bitcoin
39:40 - Censorship
44:13 - Bitcoin as main currency
53:04 - Scarcity creates value
54:45 - Money is time
1:03:11 - Eric Weinstein vs Bitcoin Community
1:17:01 - Ray Dalio
1:34:08 - Bitclout
1:37:20 - How to get Bitcoin
1:48:05 - Investing
1:58:42 - Volatility
2:11:45 - Philosophy of the meme
2:21:40 - Dogecoin
2:31:10 - NFTs
2:36:58 - Virtual reality
2:41:54 - AI
2:47:55 - Bitcoin resources
2:52:21 - Book recommendations
2:54:59 - Can money buy happiness?
2:56:53 - Meaning of life

The episode premiered on March 25, 2021.