QUANTIFYING THE VIBES: Bitcoin Sentiment Analysis, Memes, and Fiction | Michael Sullivan

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Michael Sullivan about Bitcoin sentiment analysis and the themes in his book, Blood of the Bourgeoisie.

In this episode, I sit down with Michael Sullivan, author of Blood of the Bourgeoisie, to explore his groundbreaking Bitcoin sentiment analysis work that goes far beyond the fear and greed index, tracking individual high-signal Bitcoiners' language at a granularity most hedge funds only use behind closed doors. We also go deep on Blood of the Bourgeoisie, the Bitcoin thriller I had the honor of narrating, which captures the inner conflict every Bitcoiner knows between wanting to burn the system down and finding the more constructive path forward. The conversation dives into language, narrative formation, Bitcoin culture, the psychology of markets, AI-assisted creativity, and the tension many Bitcoiners feel between revolutionary anger and peaceful opt-out through freedom technology. FOLLOW MICHAEL: X: https://x.com/SullyMichaelvan Order the book! (or audiobook) https://a.co/d/09Z5WnyA PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: LEDN : Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin. BLOCKSTREAM JADE : BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off! BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace…

People in this episode

Host: Walker America

Guest: Michael Sullivan

Topics covered

• Bitcoin sentiment analysis
• Bitcoin culture
• psychology of markets
• AI-assisted creativity
• narrative formation

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• sentiment analysis
• memes
• narrative
• psychology
• culture
• AI
• creativity

Sponsors

LEDN, BLOCKSTREAM, BDIC, River, Fold

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Blood of the Bourgeoisie

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