<p>In preparation for his <em><strong>LIVE AT PUBKEY</strong></em> show downstairs, ⁠<a href="https://x.com/Erikcason" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Erik Cason</a> (author of <a href="https://cryptosovereignty.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Cryptosovereignty: The Encrypted Political Philosophy of Bitcoin</a>) grabs a cold one with host <a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Thomas Pacchia</a> in the PubKey NYC Parlor, where they let loose for an UNFILTERED conversation about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><p>How Bitcoin introduced a new form of political power that will reshape the structure of nation-states</p></li><li><p>Why fiat’s century-long decay (from greenbacks to 1971 to the GFC) created today’s nihilism, instability, and rising extremism</p></li><li><p>What Bitcoiners get WRONG about central bankers, Cantillon dynamics, and the moral psychology behind money printing</p></li><li><p>The coming clash between custodial Bitcoin (ETFs, treasuries) and self-sovereign Bitcoin</p></li><li><p>Why AI and proprietary language models are becoming the new battleground for human autonomy</p></li><li><p>How generational resentment, collapsing institutions, and political polarization could push America toward a Weimar-style fork</p></li><li><p>Why REAL self-sovereignty demands new hardware, new UX, and a cultural shift toward running your own stack</p></li><li><p>Whether Bitcoiners must eventually organize politically to avoid both authoritarian capture and extremist backlash</p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬</p><p>Welcome home. PubKey is a bar and cultural venue located in New York City and Washington D.C. (With more locations coming!)</p><p><br></p><p>We host FREE &amp; OPEN TO THE PUBLIC events for the curious, the rebellious, and the orange-pilled.</p><p><br></p><p>Visit PubKey:</p><p><br></p><p>🗽 PubKey NYC</p><p>🗽 85 Washington Place</p><p>🗽 New York, NY 10011</p><p><br></p><p>🇺🇸 PubKey D.C.</p><p>🇺🇸 410 7th St NW</p><p>🇺🇸 Washington, DC 20004</p><p><br></p><p>🧡 Register for FREE weekly meetups and events: https://luma.com/user/pubkey</p><p>🍔 Check out our food menu (yes, we discount 21% if you pay in BTC!): https://pubkey.bar/menu</p><p><br></p><p>Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your nym.</p><p>Est. 735075.</p>