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Nov 2021
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88. Is bitcoin good money? A debate with...

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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In this episode Saifedean invites back Professor Paul Frijters of the London School of Economics to debate whether bitcoin is a good form of money. Saifedean makes the case for money as a market phenomenon, and argues that bitcoin has the scarcity, divisibility, fungibility and transportability that humans have historically valued in monies. Paul questions w ... Show More
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