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BITCOIN: WHAT THE F**K ELSE DO YOU NEED? | George Bodine
"I cannot tell you how important it is for people to start thinking about self-custody and getting their own Bitcoin, getting it off exchanges, holding it yourself, becoming a sovereign individual, memorizing 12 words. And when the world goes to shit, you can just go across any border, take all your wealth with you."
- The broken fiat system and secular inflation
- Self-custody, sovereignty, and crossing borders with Bitcoin
- Bitcoin adoption, treasury companies, and ETFs
- Investment strategies: DCA vs. smash buying
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3 And it's all based upon this fiat system that's not tied to anything anymore.
4 We are going to have some, I think, really difficult secular inflation going on 5 where you are going to be exposed in certain areas like child care, health care, car insurance, 6 all of these different things that are going to make your life very difficult going forward.
7 What Bitcoin can give you, that hope, is that you can finally find something that you can store your value in and rest and be at peace.
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And it's getting worse.
And it's all based upon this fiat system that's not tied to anything anymore.
We are going to have some, I think, really difficult secular inflation going on
where you are going to be exposed in certain areas like child care, health care, car insurance,
all of these different things that are going to make your life very difficult going forward.
What Bitcoin can give you, that hope, is that you can finally find something that you can store your value in and rest and be at peace.
We've been a deficit nation for decades now, and it's coming home to roost.
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"I cannot tell you how important it is for people to start thinking about self-custody and getting their own Bitcoin, getting it off exchanges, holding it yourself, becoming a sovereign individual, memorizing 12 words. And when the world goes to shit, you can just go across any border, take all your wealth with you."
Artist and Ex-Navy fighter pilot George “Jethroe” Bodine joins Walker America again on THE Bitcoin Podcast for a fiery and unfiltered conversation about the future of money, power, and freedom. From liquidating everything to go all-in on Bitcoin, to warning about the coming convergence of global cycles, George explains why the next 3–5 years will be absolute chaos — and why Bitcoin is the only real way out.
We cover:
The broken fiat system and secular inflation
Bitcoin as a secure store of value
Self-custody, sovereignty, and crossing borders with Bitcoin
Bitcoin adoption, treasury companies, and ETFs
Investment strategies: DCA vs. smash buying
