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The Tim Ferriss Show Intro

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AD: Tim's '5-Bullet Friday' Email Newsletter

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Tim Introduces Nick Szabo & Co-Host Naval Ravikant

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Group Intro

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Sharing a Passion for Crypto, Naval Ravikant & Nick Szabo Met on Twitter

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Like a Fly Getting Trapped in Amber, Cryptocurrency Is Protected By Cryptography

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How Nick Szabo First Became Interested in Cryptocurrency

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Cryptography: The Art of Keeping Secrets Through Mathematics

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Trusted 3rd Parties Aren't Needed to Verify Cryptocurrency Transactions

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Why Is Cryptocurrency Important to Nick Szabo?

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Naval Ravikant Explains Blockchain Using a Fly-In-Amber Analogy

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Money Is a Medium of Exchange, Store of Value, & Unit of Account

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Although Crypto Isn't a Medium of Exchange Yet, It's a Great Store of Value

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Cryptocurrency's Scarcity Makes It Valuable

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Hardware Wallets Are the Most Secure Way to Store Bitcoin

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Bitcoin Is to Computers What Quantum Mechanics Is to Physics

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Every Bitcoin Node Has a Copy of the Ledger, Ensuring Security

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What Are Smart Contracts?

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How Did Nick Szabo Become Interested in Smart Contracts?

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The Vending Machine Is the Primordial Granddaddy of All Smart Contracts

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Multi-Signature Transactions Can Be Encoded Into Smart Contracts

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Fat Protocols Allow for the Exchange of Scarce Value, Like Bitcoin

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Because of Fat Protocols, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) Are Becoming More Prevalent

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Bubbles Are Inherent to Any System That Involves Network Effects

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A Common Cryptocurrency Misconception: Block Size Is a Barrier to Transaction Frequency

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Bitcoin Is Unique Because No One Can Change the Transaction History

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Inspired By Gold's Universal Value, Nick Szabo Created Bit Gold

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How 'Proof of Work' Is Used in Bitcoin Mining

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Satoshi Nakamoto: The Name Used By the Pseudonymous Bitcoin Creator(s)

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Satoshi Nakamoto Utilized Proof of Work to Ensure Bitcoin's Security

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Bitcoin Trades Computational Inefficiency for Social Scalability

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Can a Government Regulate Cryptocurrencies Out of Existence?

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Because of Crypto, the Internet Will Permanently Change the Finance Industry

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How Do People Accidentally Lose Their Bitcoin?

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Bitcoin Is Electronic Gold; Blockchain Tech Won't Disappear

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What Is Ethereum, and What Are Its Pros & Cons Compared to Bitcoin?

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Nick Szabo Is Excited About Ethereum & Rootstock, a Bitcoin Sidechain

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The Disconnect Between the Traditional Financial World & the Crypto Community

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The Most Valuable Components of the Traditional Finance World

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Reliable Resources for Learning More About Bitcoin & Ethereum

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What Will It Take for More Widespread Use of Bitcoin Among Everyday Consumers?

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Money Is the Bubble That Never Pops

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Exciting Future Uses of Blockchain Tech: Parametric Contracts & Prediction Markets

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How to Avoid Charlatans & Scams in the Crypto Space

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ZCash & Litecoin Are Forks of Bitcoin

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The Bitcoin Debate: Store of Value or Medium of Exchange?

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Some Bitcoin Holders Are Blacklisted from Opening Bank Accounts

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For Crypto to Go Mainstream, Securing Coins Musts Become Easier

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Why Is Nick Szabo's Blog Titled 'Unenumerated'?

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Nick Szabo Says Internet Microtransactions Won't Become Common

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How Does Nick Szabo Minimize Cognitive Burden?

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How Does Nick's Blog Title, 'Unenumerated,' Tie Into the 9th Amendment of the US Constitution?

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Practice 'Quantum Thought' — Hold Contradicting Viewpoints in Your Head

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How Did Nick Szabo Train Himself to Practice Quantum Thought?

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For Maximal Persuasion, Steel Man Your Arguments

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Naval Ravikant Tweets to Clarify His Thinking

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Nick Szabo Thinks People Should Be More Weary of 'Pascal's Scams'

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How Should People Decide Which Potential Black Swan Events to Prepare For?

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Nick Szabo Isn't Worried About the Singularity; He's Worried About the 'Creepularity'

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Certain Cryptocurrencies Like Monero & ZCash Are Designed for Digital Privacy

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What Makes Certain Cryptocurrencies Appreciate in Value Over Others?

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Are Nick Szabo & Naval Ravikant Worried About a Potential Singularity?

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The Singularity & Simulation Hypotheses Are Mutually Exclusive

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Naval Ravikant Has Stripped Away All Layers of His Identity

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Naval Ravikant Has Zero Tolerance for Outrage on Twitter

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Where Should Newcomers to Nick Szabo's Blog Begin?

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As a History Buff, Nick Szabo Recommends 'The Columbian Exchange' By Alfred Crosby

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Nick Szabo's Most-Gifted Book: 'The Selfish Gene' By Richard Dawkins

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Naval Ravikant & Nick Szabo Are Huge Fans of Matt Ridley's Writing

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If Nick Szabo Were to Teach a High School Class, It'd Be on the Origins of Money

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What Does Money Buy Nick Szabo?

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Nick Plans to Write About the Industrial Revolution & How the Hourglass Is an Underrated Invention

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Nick Szabo's Billboard: 'Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes'

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Naval Ravikant Recommends People Read Nick Szabo's Blog

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It's Possible to Learn Anything on the Internet

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