Babies, Countries, Is Bitcoin's Environmental Impact Something to Worry About?, The Future and Bitcoin, and Why Mark Cuban is Wrong

Summary:

Luc’s big news! He’s a new dad.

This being us, this leads into a discussion on the science of babies, child-rearing, and Luc’s experience in the hospital.

Then we get into the benefits of siblings which, of course, leads to travel experiences, Luc’s hatred of the French, and how much he appreciates that Berlin knows how to party.

Then we move onto how we made the United Kingdom our bitch, how African Americans gave us great music, and how classical music just sucks (because it’s not an I’d Rather Be Right podcast if we haven’t insulted a random group with our garbage opinions, in this case, classical music lovers).

Then it’s onto the news that we will be attending the Bitcoin 2021 Conference in Miami on June 4-5.

And then we are off onto Bitcoin. First, we start off with a long discussion on Bitcoin’s energy consumption, then the various hypothetical futures and outcomes involving Bitcoin, what happens if China decides to effectively fork the Bitcoin network, and what it would be like to be Bitcoin rich.

Then we finish out on why Mark Cuban is wrong about Ethereum and a discussion on decentralized finance.

Also, if you’re interested in reading the letter where the Norwegian company, Seetee, discusses the future of Bitcoin energy, here it is: https://hope.com/content/dam/hope-assets/collateral/seetee-io-shareholder-letter.pdf

Lastly, don’t forget to read The Alchemy of Finance by George Soros which we will be discussing in a few weeks. (Sorry conspiracy theorists. That episode won’t be for you.)

---

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/idratherberight/message