Scott Dedels - Time, Energy, Money: How Bitcoin Rewrites Reality

<p>In this episode, I chat with Scott Dedels, co-CEO of Block Reward, host of the Block Reward Podcast, and author of The Dao of Bitcoin: Towards a Cosmology of Energy Money. Together, we dive deep into the nature of time, monetary entropy, and Bitcoin’s role in reshaping our collective experience.</p> <p>––– Offers & Discounts –––</p> <p>Theya is the world’s simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution. Download Theya Now at theya.us/cedric</p> <p>Get up to $100 in Bitcoin on River at river.com/matrix</p> <p>The best Team Bitcoin merch is at HodlersOfficial.com. Use the code Matrix for a discount on your order.</p> <p>Become a sponsor of the show: <a href="https://thebitcoinmatrix.com/sponsors/">https://thebitcoinmatrix.com/sponsors/</a></p> <p>––– Get To Know Today's Guest –––</p> <p>• Scott Dedels on X: <a href="https://x.com/LanternBitcoin">https://x.com/LanternBitcoin</a></p> <p>––– Socials –––</p> <p>• Check out our new website at <a href="https://TheBitcoinMatrix.Com">https://TheBitcoinMatrix.Com</a></p> <p>• Follow Cedric Youngelman on X: <a href="https://x.com/cedyoungelman">https://x.com/cedyoungelman</a></p> <p>• Follow The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast on X: <a href="https://x.com/_bitcoinmatrix">https://x.com/_bitcoinmatrix</a></p> <p>• Follow Cedric Youngelman on Nostr: npub12tq9jxmt707gd5vnce3tqllpm67ktr0mqskcvy58qqa4d074pz9s4ukdcs</p> <p>––– Chapters –––</p> <p>00:00 - Intro</p> <p>01:05 - Welcoming Scott Back!</p> <p>06:05 – Bitcoin Alive 2025: The Value of Time</p> <p>11:20 – Time, Money & Energy: The Fiat Trap</p> <p>17:05 – Interstellar, Halvings & Bitcoin as a Clock</p> <p>22:35 – Perception of Time & Sending Bitcoin to the Future</p> <p>28:05 – The Tyranny of the Clock & Mechanical Time</p> <p>33:20 – Consciousness, Dopamine & Fiat Anxiety</p> <p>37:35 – Arrival, 4D Time & Transcending Linear Perception</p> <p>43:05 – Housing, Real Estate & Fiat Distortions</p> <p>48:50 – Architecture as a Time Capsule</p> <p>53:35 – Utopian vs. Dystopian Sci-Fi & Collective Imagination</p> <p>59:05 – Entropy: Thermodynamics, Information & Fiat Disorder</p> <p>01:05:05 – Triunity: Time, Energy, Value in Bitcoin</p> <p>01:11:05 – Bitcoin: Durable Across Time & Space</p> <p>01:18:05 – Subjective Time & Caves Without Clocks</p> <p>01:23:05 – Time as a Wealth Multiplier</p> <p>01:25:05 – Freeing the Mind from Fiat Stress</p> <p>01:27:05 – The Hundred Monkeys & Synchronizing Consciousness</p> <p>⸻ Produced by <a href="https://x.com/nillistudio">https://x.com/nillistudio</a></p> <p>DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the opinions/views of any of our guests or sponsors.</p> <p>I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for tuning in, supporting the show, and contributing.</p> <p>Thank you for listening!</p>