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 mon…
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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 on sa…
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 from prohibition…
43. Bitcoin and market efficiency
Are markets efficient? How do we think of this question from an Austrian perspective? We discuss how the absence of constants in economics has always …
Debating Professor Hanke on Bitcoin’s value
Professor Steve Hanke has many decades of experience studying currencies and fighting inflation, but does not see value in bitcoin. He joins Saifedea…
42. The Fiat Standard, Chapters 4-7
In this seminar we discuss chapters 4 to 7 from my book The Fiat Standard, the forthcoming sequel to The Bitcoin Standard, available to subscribers on…
41. Can bitcoin obsolete bonds?
As insurance industry giants begin to enter the bitcoin space, we discuss the implications for bitcoin’s proposition as a store of value. Will the s…
40. Dr. Shawn Baker on Meat, Fiat Foods, and Bitcoin
This week we host the poster child for carbohydrate deficiency, carnivore elite athlete, orthopedic surgeon, author, and bitcoiner Dr. Shawn Baker! We…
39. The Shitcoin Standard
This week we discuss: What are shitcoins good for? Can shitcoins help bitcoin scale? Do shitcoins take market share from bitcoin, or from each other? …
38. Bitcoin and fiat debt
Should you borrow fiat to buy bitcoin? Is it better to sell bitcoin or borrow against it? In this seminar we discuss optimal fiat strategies for bitco…