Build The Future
Build The Future shares the compelling visions of the future and the stories of those building it. We explore frontier technologies, innovative research, and ambitious projects from around the world that will shape our future. Our guests are entrepreneurs, thought leaders, researchers, and anyone else actively working to build the world we want to live in.
Build The Future
Pat Riley: Bitcoin & Freedom
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In this conversation, we talk with Pat Riley, a creative director at Bitcoin Magazine. At Bitcoin Magazine, they’re promoting the future of digital currency through media and the organization of the annual Bitcoin conference.
Chapters
00:00 Introducing Pat Riley
01:00 Miami, Austin and a year on the road
02:38 In-person connection and optimism
04:50 Hope for the next generation
06:48 Education and self-directed paths
09:37 Bitcoin and cross-border collaboration
10:43 The Bitcoin narrative and financial access
12:52 El Salvador as a 2021 experiment
16:48 Innovation and US policy
18:54 Understanding fast-moving legislation
20:45 Bringing a global technology into physical spaces
22:44 Connecting capital with ambitious projects
25:45 New funding models and research
27:16 Long-term thinking and consumption
30:09 Solarpunk: balancing cities and nature
32:17 Science fiction and post-scarcity questions
34:29 Inner exploration and speculative histories
37:41 Inequality and intentional technology
41:36 Biotechnology and future possibilities
43:49 Where to find Pat
Links
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