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Throwback to Saifedean's 2018 launch of The Bitcoin Standard with his first book talk, held in Vienna, fittingly enough!BitGo: Institutional custody, now available to every Bitcoiner. Sign up on BitGo.com 

Saifedean is hosted by Bitcoin Magazine TV to discuss his recent work on Bitcoin mining and stablecoins, as well as the US fiscal outlook.🔗👇🏼 SponsorsSwan - Your Partner for Generational Wealth - https://swan.com/saifThe Saif House - High quality cloth hardcover bitcoin books ...  Show more

This episode was recorded on September 8th 2021. Saifedean Ammous is an expert on Bitcoin with a PhD from Columbia University. He joins Dr. Peterson to discuss decentralization, different schools of economics, the Fiat vs. Bitcoin standards, and much more. Dr. Ammous is the aut ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: What's the fundamental problem Bitcoin intends to solve What is sound money Governments will never allow it!? How is Bitcoin's supply actually fixed? Central Bank game theory What is Bitcoin's Number Go Up Technology? But the price is so volatile Th ...  Show more

In this episode, we talk through emerging market currency crises, and his new 5 part article series on Bitcoin as Ultimate Asset. We contrast differing monetary views, why it doesn't make sense to spend bitcoin right now, Medium of Exchange vs Method of Payment, and fallacies of ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:48 - Why does Michael believe that if the money isn't scarce, every desirable good on the planet will become scarce? 09:25 - What is irrational urgency and why does it exist with a fiat system? 21:07 - Is it possible to not inject energy into mon ...  Show more