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Description

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:

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  Saifedean’s Website: https://saifedean.com
  The Bitcoin Standard podcast: https://saifedean.com/podcast
  Books & resources mentioned:
  The Fiat Standard (book): https://amzn.to/3FmNfsy
  The Bitcoin Standard (book): https://amzn.to/3LRrcwA
  The Blocksize War (book): https://amzn.to/3LORQ9o
  The Theory of Money and Credit (book): https://amzn.to/3ykreZT
  Human Action (book): https://amzn.to/3w9LzP4
  
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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (00:00) - Introduction
  (07:53) - Money
  (20:58) - Gold standard
  (34:09) - Collective hallucination
  (39:59) - Austrian vs Keynesian economics
  (1:12:20) - Free market
  (1:28:49) - Monarchy
  (1:34:23) - Fiat money
  (2:21:13) - SWIFT system
  (2:34:03) - Bitcoin
  (2:40:20) - Satoshi Nakamoto
  (2:48:04) - Criticisms of Bitcoin
  (3:03:16) - Football/soccer
  (3:06:58) - Criticisms of Bitcoin continued
  (3:17:17) - Bitcoin Maximalism
  (3:29:40) - Proof of stake
  (3:46:46) - Central bank digital currency
  (3:57:59) - Michael Malice
  (4:00:12) - Advice for young people
  (4:06:21) - Palestine
  (4:18:00) - Mortality

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