Faith, Morality, and the Future of Money ft. Wyatt O’Rourke [SFP099]

Lately I’ve been thinking about how faith, finance, and freedom intersect - and how easily we lose ourselves in the systems we build. When my friend and collaborator Wyatt O’Rourke came on, I knew our talk would go deep.

Wyatt’s journey from traditional finance to founding a Bitcoin wealth management firm isn’t just a story about money - it’s about waking up. We explored how broken incentives shape academia and economics, why self-custody may be the last form of sovereignty left, and how spiritual renewal might be the missing piece in rebuilding trust and morality in a post-fiat world.

Beyond Bitcoin, we talked fatherhood, moral courage, and finding God again. Wyatt’s reflections on faith and stewardship remind me that the real revolution is not a digital or financial one, but a spiritual one.

Chapters:
(00:00:00) - Introduction and opening monologue
(00:02:40) - Wyatt O’Rourke joins the conversation
(00:04:00) - Founding Basilic Financial and discovering Bitcoin
(00:06:30) - Lessons from traditional finance and academic brainwashing
(00:10:10) - COVID, disillusionment, and the awakening of critical thought
(00:16:30) - The moral decay of academia and rise of socialism
(00:23:30) - Why socialism fails and the spiritual void it creates
(00:25:30) - The Bitcoinization of finance and the flaws of fiat systems
(00:33:00) - Treasury companies, ETFs, and the illusion of paper Bitcoin
(00:45:00) - Self-custody, corruption, and the importance of moral ownership
(00:55:00) - BlackRock, power consolidation, and the new digital hierarchy
(01:07:00) - The “Core vs. Knots” debate and the state of the Bitcoin protocol
(01:08:00) - Faith, fatherhood, and the rediscovery of purpose
(01:15:00) - Moral responsibility, stewardship, and strong men in hard times
(01:25:00) - The return to faith and rejection of secular nihilism
(01:37:00) - Christianity, sacrifice, and understanding spiritual warfare
(01:41:00) - The family as the foundation of freedom
(01:44:00) - Building honest communities and closing reflections

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References from the episode:

• Simon Dixon on Bitcoin Archive w Archie [P1]: (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8iQmr80HPM)
• Simon Dixon on Bitcoin Archive w Archie [P2]: (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2djIe7Edh6I)

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• Website (Link: https://wyattorourke.com/)
• Basilic (Link: https://richardthefourth.substack.com/)
• Twitter (Link: https://x.com/wyattorourke_)
• The Space Denver (Link: https://denver.space/)

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