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48. The oportunity cost of fiat
In this seminar, we apply the economic way of thinking to figure out the opportunity cost of a century of fiat money. How would...
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47. Fiat food
In this episode we discuss the link between fiat money and fiat food, based on the latest chapter from The Fiat Standard, available to...
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Guest Episode on Tom Woods Show: Bitcoin, Present and Future
I joined Tom Woods to discuss current trends in Bitcoin, whether it’s in a “bubble,” what its advantages are, what the future may hold,...
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46. Debate: are precious metals being demonetized?
Peter Young hosts a debate between Saifedean and gold investor Mark Valek on the monetary status of precious metals. Has bitcoin obsoleted gold as...
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45. Bitcoin's energy consumption
We discuss the economics of energy, based on the chapter on the topic in my Principles of Economics textbook, which is available to subscribers...
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44. The economics of banning bitcoin
We look at the economic problems of cracking down on bitcoin, and how that's working out for governments trying it. What can we learn...