Lex Fridman | Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics | Lex Fridman Podcast #284 @lexfridman | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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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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:
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Full episodes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
Clips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:33 - Money
14:38 - Gold standard
27:49 - Collective hallucination
33:39 - Austrian vs Keynesian economics
1:06:00 - Free market
1:22:29 - Monarchy
1:28:03 - Fiat money
2:14:53 - SWIFT system
2:27:43 - Bitcoin
2:34:00 - Satoshi Nakamoto
2:41:44 - Criticisms of Bitcoin
2:56:56 - Football/soccer
3:00:38 - Criticisms of Bitcoin continued
3:10:57 - Bitcoin Maximalism
3:23:20 - Proof of stake
3:40:26 - Central bank digital currency
3:51:39 - Michael Malice
3:53:52 - Advice for young people
4:00:01 - Palestine
4:11:40 - Mortality
SOCIAL:
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- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
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- Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman
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: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast
Full episodes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
Clips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:33 - Money
14:38 - Gold standard
27:49 - Collective hallucination
33:39 - Austrian vs Keynesian economics
1:06:00 - Free market
1:22:29 - Monarchy
1:28:03 - Fiat money
2:14:53 - SWIFT system
2:27:43 - Bitcoin
2:34:00 - Satoshi Nakamoto
2:41:44 - Criticisms of Bitcoin
2:56:56 - Football/soccer
3:00:38 - Criticisms of Bitcoin continued
3:10:57 - Bitcoin Maximalism
3:23:20 - Proof of stake
3:40:26 - Central bank digital currency
3:51:39 - Michael Malice
3:53:52 - Advice for young people
4:00:01 - Palestine
4:11:40 - 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
