Episode 6: When Machines Choose Money
About this episode
The episode discusses Iran's demand for Bitcoin and a study showing AI models' preference for digital currency over fiat.
Iran is demanding Bitcoin from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. And a study across thirty-six AI models found that not a single one chose fiat as its preferred money. Different headlines. Same story. Sovereignty is going digital. Segments: [00:00] Intro — Two stories, same signal [00:30] Segment 1: Iran's Bitcoin Tollbooth — Censorship resistance at nation-state scale [04:30] Segment 2: AI's Monetary Instinct — 36 models, zero chose fiat [08:30] Segment 3: The Convergence — Sovereignty as infrastructure [11:30] Segment 4: SOVAI Summit and What's Next [13:30] Outro + Value for Value ⚡ Zap us on Fountain | Lightning: hilaryduffrules@coinos.io Not financial advice. Just sovereign signal, no corporate noise.
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