58. Taxation, Bitcoin and the State with Domi...

Saifedean talks to Ben Westgate and @BtCPavao about how to store bitcoin safely with Bitcoin Core and an old laptop, generating and backing up keys, the problems with BIP39 seed phrases, when multisig makes sense, custodians, and why gambling and lending destroy stacks. 

Saifedean joins Mark Moss to discuss how fiat money and central banking are destroying people's ability to build wealth, why Bitcoin beats gold as a store of value, the recent Cold Card hack, self-custody, and whether borrowing to buy Bitcoin is a smart strategy. 

Dominic Frisby, comedian, author, financial writer and libertarian joins me on the show to talk about his latest book, Daylight Robbery.

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In this episode of CRYPTO 101 we talk to Dominic Williams of Dfinity about Bitcoin’s journey over the last decade, how the future of the world will be built on a public blockchain network, and we discuss the incoming explosion of decentralized Web 3 services. Guest Links: https:/ ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: The history of Florentine Mint and how it changed European banking A background on double entry book keeping Counterparty risk and how it impacts markets The importance of Disciplinary Constraint in banking Thoughts on the Velocity of Money Thoughts ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 12:30 - Recently the Senate is directing the State Department to investigate the economic impact Bitcoin is having on El Salvador - what is going on here? 34:09 - What interview was the most memorable for Alex's new book? 35:10 - Alex's thoughts on ...  Show more