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Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics | Lex Fridman Podcast #284

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Saifedean Ammous discusses the economic principles behind Bitcoin, the history of fiat money, and the concept of decentralized currency.

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: - GiveWell: givewell.org/ and use code LEX - Scale: scale.com/lex - Uncruise: uncruise.com/pages/lex - BiOptimizers: magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off - Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Saifedean's Twitter: twitter.com/saifedean Saifedean's Website: saifedean.com The Bitcoin Standard podcast: saifedean.com/podcast Books & resources mentioned: The Fiat Standard (book): amzn.to/3FmNfsy The Bitcoin Standard (book): amzn.to/3LRrcwA The Blocksize War (book): amzn.to/3LORQ9o The Theory of Money and Credit (book): amzn.to/3ykreZT Human Action (book): amzn.to/3w9LzP4 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/70ux9b1vyPwVPGkGHSMOVN RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: - Introduction - Money - Gold standard - Collective hallucination - Austrian vs Keynesian economics - Free market - Monarchy - Fiat money - SWIFT system - Bitcoin - Satoshi Nakamoto - Criticisms of Bitcoin - Football/soccer - Criticisms of Bitcoin continued - Bitcoin Maximalism - Proof of stake - Central bank digital currency - Michael Malice - Advice for young people - Palestine - Mortality SOCIAL: - Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman

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What people say. Recommended for its deep dive into the value proposition of Bitcoin and Austrian economics from a critical perspective.

sphon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Man who robbed bank to get his own money back hailed as national hero”

I recommend Saifedean Ammous' interview with Lex Fridman. He's got strong opinions and a somewhat dour persona, but as Lebanese-Palestinese he's lived in a very different environment than what we're used to here in the West. If you keep an open mind and understand where he's coming from, I think he's good some insightful ideas on Bitcoin and its role in economic upheaval. link to this video FWIW this episode turned me from a "fuck any form of crypto" stance to an appreciation of BTC the technology. All the other scam coins and Ponzi schemes can't collapse to zero soon enough.
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On “Why All Cryptocurrency Should Die in a Fire”

…t, and can harness power in areas where it is not feasible to harness that power for other purposes. Here's a podcast1 episode with Saifedean Ammous, if you're interested in the value proposition. He claims Bitcoin actually saved his life, so obviously incredibly valuable to him. Lex does a pretty good job at pushing back on his evangelism. 1: link to this video…
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On “Bank of England, 1914 war bonds cover-up”

…these bonds in secret. This is significant because there was a fear of a bank run in England at the start of the war where everyone was afraid that this would happen. The Bank of England had to assure everyone that they wouldn’t do this to stop the bank run - and so, when they actually went ahead and did it, they kind of had to keep it secret 0. link to this video…
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