In this special episode Cedric sits down with Michael Goldstein aka Bitstein the Memelord himself to discuss his seminal essay Toward a Node World Order: How Bitcoin Obsoletes Inflation and Promotes Human Flourishing. Michael Goldstein is the founder and president of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, a co-host of the Noded Bitcoin Podcast, a software engineer and the he just started the Bitcoin Brief which is a newsletter focusing on insights into bitcoin and the future of money and society, drawing primarily from the Austrian economic tradition. This podcast is brought to you by River Financial. Get $20 free when you sign up for River and purchase Bitcoin, and up to $10,000 free when you purchase miners. Build your Bitcoin wealth at River today at: partner.river.com/matrix Coinkite is a leader in security and hardware manufacturer, est. block 141,000. Maker of some of the most iconic Bitcoin products, such as OPENDIME, COLDCARD, BLOCKCLOCK, SATSCARD, TAPSIGNER and SATSCHIP. For 5% off use this referral link: https://store.coinkite.com/promo/B81AD35FE804254094F9 Recently, I decided to partner with crowd health to help fix the healthcare system. You’re challenging the traditional status quo, then why are you still paying expensive insurance premiums? Experience the freedom and affordability of cash payments and community-funded healthcare with CrowdHealth. Go to joincrowdhealth.com and use code MATRIX now and experience freedom from health insurance by utilizing Bitcoin. Right now you can get your first six months for just $99 per month.  Bitcoin 2023 will be back in Miami Beach one more time! Education, celebration and hyperbitcoinization will once again be on the agenda. Join us May 18-20, 2023. Use the code MATRIX for 15% off your tickets at b.tc/conference/ Make sure to search for Bitcoin Matrix in your podcast app and click subscribe! And if you have the time please leave a review wherever you listen. Stream the Bitcoin Matrix podcast on the Fountain app for sats here: https://fountain.fm/show/8jJhCIKzojSARTePnCxM Subscribe to the Bitcoin Matrix on YouTube at tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube Follow Bitstein on Twitter: @Bitsein Check out Michael's article Toward a Node World: How Bitcoin Obsoletes Inflation and Promotes Human Flourishing Check out his substack The Bitstein Brief Follow Cedric Youngelman on Twitter: @CedYoungelman Follow the Bitcoin Matrix Podcast on Twitter: @_BitcoinMatrix