Saifedean Ammous is an Austrian economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard and The Fiat Standard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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The Bitcoin Standard podcast: <a href="https://saifedean.com/podcast">https://saifedean.com/podcast</a>
Books & resources mentioned:
The Fiat Standard (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3FmNfsy">https://amzn.to/3FmNfsy</a>
The Bitcoin Standard (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3LRrcwA">https://amzn.to/3LRrcwA</a>
The Blocksize War (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3LORQ9o">https://amzn.to/3LORQ9o</a>
The Theory of Money and Credit (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3ykreZT">https://amzn.to/3ykreZT</a>
Human Action (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3w9LzP4">https://amzn.to/3w9LzP4</a>
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OUTLINE:
Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) &#8211; Introduction
(07:53) &#8211; Money
(20:58) &#8211; Gold standard
(34:09) &#8211; Collective hallucination
(39:59) &#8211; Austrian vs Keynesian economics
(1:12:20) &#8211; Free market
(1:28:49) &#8211; Monarchy
(1:34:23) &#8211; Fiat money
(2:21:13) &#8211; SWIFT system
(2:34:03) &#8211; Bitcoin
(2:40:20) &#8211; Satoshi Nakamoto
(2:48:04) &#8211; Criticisms of Bitcoin
(3:03:16) &#8211; Football/soccer
(3:06:58) &#8211; Criticisms of Bitcoin continued
(3:17:17) &#8211; Bitcoin Maximalism
(3:29:40) &#8211; Proof of stake
(3:46:46) &#8211; Central bank digital currency
(3:57:59) &#8211; Michael Malice
(4:00:12) &#8211; Advice for young people
(4:06:21) &#8211; Palestine
(4:18:00) &#8211; Mortality

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#284 – Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics

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