#284 – Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics
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<p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br />
Saifedean’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">https://twitter.com/saifedean</a><br />
Saifedean’s Website: <a href="https://saifedean.com">https://saifedean.com</a><br />
The Bitcoin Standard podcast: <a href="https://saifedean.com/podcast">https://saifedean.com/podcast</a><br />
Books & resources mentioned:<br />
The Fiat Standard (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3FmNfsy">https://amzn.to/3FmNfsy</a><br />
The Bitcoin Standard (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3LRrcwA">https://amzn.to/3LRrcwA</a><br />
The Blocksize War (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3LORQ9o">https://amzn.to/3LORQ9o</a><br />
The Theory of Money and Credit (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3ykreZT">https://amzn.to/3ykreZT</a><br />
Human Action (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3w9LzP4">https://amzn.to/3w9LzP4</a></p>
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:53) – Money<br />
(20:58) – Gold standard<br />
(34:09) – Collective hallucination<br />
(39:59) – Austrian vs Keynesian economics<br />
(1:12:20) – Free market<br />
(1:28:49) – Monarchy<br />
(1:34:23) – Fiat money<br />
(2:21:13) – SWIFT system<br />
(2:34:03) – Bitcoin<br />
(2:40:20) – Satoshi Nakamoto<br />
(2:48:04) – Criticisms of Bitcoin<br />
(3:03:16) – Football/soccer<br />
(3:06:58) – Criticisms of Bitcoin continued<br />
(3:17:17) – Bitcoin Maximalism<br />
(3:29:40) – Proof of stake<br />
(3:46:46) – Central bank digital currency<br />
(3:57:59) – Michael Malice<br />
(4:00:12) – Advice for young people<br />
(4:06:21) – Palestine<br />
(4:18:00) – Mortality</p>