The ACID Capitalist Podcast

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Feb 22, 2026
A brisk tour of Bitcoin as a hard object clashing with elastic fiat and gold's enduring benchmark. The conversation digs into scarcity versus geological supply and why scale and market heft matter. Cryptography, quantum threats, and the human coordination needed to migrate or change rules get a gritty inspection. Drawdowns, custody shifts, and the social dynamics behind price behavior round out the discussion.
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ANECDOTE

How A Rainy St Bart's Sparked The Essay

  • Hugh Hendry recounts writing a piece about Bitcoin after hearing a bullish Mexican billionaire on Instagram and spending time at Blanc Bleu.
  • The spontaneous creative burst followed meetings with Trader Mike and a rainy retreat in St Bart's.
INSIGHT

Algorithmic Scarcity Versus Geological Scarcity

  • Bitcoin's scarcity is algorithmic and fixed at 21 million, enforced by code and time rather than geology or price signals.
  • That makes Bitcoin inert to price incentives and uniquely rigid compared with gold's responsive supply.
INSIGHT

Coordination Not Cryptography Is The Core Risk

  • Bitcoin's security depends on cryptography but its long-term hardness depends on human coordination to upgrade or defend rules under existential threats.
  • Hendry argues the real risk is governance and collective willingness to act, not immediate cryptographic failure.
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