241. Austrian economics intro with The Bitcoi...

The Doha Debates hosts Saifedean to debate the nature of money with two MMT economists, Jason Hickel and Pavlina Tcherneva.Many thanks to the Doha Debates for hosting this great discussion, and I strongly recommend you check out their Youtube channel for many interesting debates. ...  عرض المزيد

Lecture 3 in The Bitcoin Standard explains how primitive moneys gained and lost their value, why difficulty of production was essential to their monetary role & how the stories of Rai stones, glass beads & seashells illustrate the dangers of easy money.🔗👇🏼 SponsorsBitGo: Insti ...  عرض المزيد

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:51 - What gave Saifedean the idea for the new book. 04:15 - What are the four key elements of how the Fiat system works? 10:38 - What surprised Saifedean the most about what value fiat brings to the existing economy. 15:39 - Inflation is a vector ...  عرض المزيد

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How Michael Saylor defines Inflation, risk premiums and hurdle rates The fundamentals of Microstrategy Why he's putting Bitcoin on his balance sheet Why he issued convertible debt to buy more bitcoin How other companies will likely follow suit BOOKS ...  عرض المزيد

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: https://www.givewell.org/ and use code LEX – Scale: https://scale.com/lex – Uncruise: https://uncruise.com/pag ...  عرض المزيد