Coffeezilla on Tether and Bitcoin

Coffeezilla on Tether and Bitcoin

Author: Brad Mills July 26, 2021 Duration: 1:18:05
Coffeezilla joins Brad to dig into his motivation for creating the "Exposing Tether" video on YouTube. The two discuss historical context behind tether, and the function it provides for the crypto space. Coffeezilla provides a healthy sense of skepticism, and criticism for tether, while Brad drips commentary throughout. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro to Coffeezilla 00:07:38 Intro convo between Brad and Coffeezilla 00:10:13 how did Coffeezilla get into the crypto space? (Analysis of scams) 00:12:45 Coffeezilla getting interested in Tether 00:14:15 Tether’s lack of transparency  00:15:35 what was the biggest scam that Coffeezilla uncovered  00:16:50 Coffeezilla’s background 00:18:42 Type of content Coffeezilla covers on his channel 00:20:13 Bitcoin maximalism toxicity 00:23:06 Robert Breedlove and bitcoin 00:27:38 What is Bitcoin’s thesis to Brad? 00:33:11 Coffeezilla’s bitcoin thesis 00:34:56 Facebook, Google, and Surveillance Tech 00:35:40 Centralization in money 00:36:54 Coffeezilla’s opinion on decentralization 00:38:57 Projects before Bitcoin 00:39:33 Will Bitcoin survive regulations? 00:43:00 Executive Order 6102 on Gold 00:44:34 The technology behind Bitcoin and its competitors 00:49:26 How is Bitcoin solving inequality? 00:53:35 Is Bitcoin not subject to Inflation? 00:58:17 Talking about Tether video made by Coffeezilla 01:02:08 Silk Road and Ross Ulbricht 01:08:25 Coffezilla’s and Brad’s opinion on Tether 01:15:38 - Wrapping Up

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