Investment Manager and Austrian Economist Lawrence Lepard joins me for a conversation on the history of currency debasement, how we are living in "peak fiat", and how hard times will require new leadership in America.Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/GuestLawrence Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/LawrenceLepardLawrence's PE Firm: https://www.ema2.com/teamPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 What is Money?00:03:39 What Properties make Gold Valuable?00:06:14 How Gold Advanced Human Civilization00:07:38 The Attack Vector “Stability” brings00:10:05 Does Lack of Financial Education cause Financial Corruption?00:11:39 Timeline on how we chose Gold00:13:05 Why did we leave a Gold Standard?00:20:24 Can Productivity & Growth Plateau?00:22:05 Money Printing and War Financing00:25:57 The Risks of Statism00:31:09 Bitcoin Giving you a Chance by Opting Out00:33:24 Private Property leading to Individualism00:35:27 Discussing Mass Formation Psychosis00:37:26 Will Mass Formation Psychosis increase as we print more Dollars?00:39:18 Where is this headed?00:45:14 Is the Nation State Model going to Dissolve or Reform?00:47:23 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios & Bitcoin Magazine!00:48:09 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth!00:49:18 What Happens to Government under the Sovereign Individual Thesis?00:51:55 Viewing the State through a Christian Lens00:53:30 Was Gold’s Price Suppression Planned/Organized?00:56:26 Russian Sanctions & Bretton Woods events in American History01:09:16 Freezing of Bank Accounts in Canada & Russia01:14:37 Mistakes Larry made as an Investor & Understanding Network Effects01:18:54 Byzantine Generals Problem & Nations Inability to get around it01:21:03 America Adopting Bitcoin01:24:33 Is America Lacking Critical Thinkers?01:26:35 New Leaders in America01:28:57 Speaking out about what is going on in Society01:30:10 Where to find Larry!01:30:43 “What is Money” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/CrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/