How Monopolies Sow the Seeds of Their Own Destruction, Feat. Tuur Demeester

The managing partner of Adamant Capital joins for a conversation about what the Protestant Reformation and the French Revolution can teach us about bitcoin.

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Tuur Demeester of Adamant Capital joins for a conversation about what the Protestant Reformation and the French Revolution can teach us about bitcoin.

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    Today on the Brief:

    • A consumer spending rebound
    • A new crypto regulatory regime in Europe
    • A bitcoin warning from a famed investor

    Our main discussion with Tuur Demeester:

    Tuur Demeester is the managing partner of Adamant Capital, a bitcoin investment firm that earlier this year published “The Bitcoin Reformation.” 

    In this conversation, he and NLW discuss:

    • The four preconditions for a reformation, and how they apply today
    • How hyperinflation contributed to the French Revolution
    • Why inflation is becoming a more significant threat today
    • How bitcoin memes function like unifying doctrines from past revolutions
    • Why millennials could be the Greatest Generation 2.0 

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