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#284 – Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics

May 11, 2022 · 4:21:08
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  • Austrian economist Saifedean Ammous discusses Bitcoin as sound money and critiques fiat currency systems through the lens of Austrian economic theory
  • Explores the philosophical and economic arguments for decentralized currency, blockchain technology, and the blocksize debate within Bitcoin communities
  • Examines how monetary policy affects civilization, freedom, and human behavior, drawing from works by Mises and Hayek

Guests on This Episode

AE
Austrian Economics
1 podcast appearance
SB
Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin
1 podcast appearance

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