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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OUTLINE:

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(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