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Sep 2024
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239. Michael Saylor's 4 years of bitcoin

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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Michael Saylor has now been in bitcoin for a full four year cycle! He joins us to celebrate, reminisce, and project how bitcoin will evolve in the next 20 years.

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