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 of drugs & alcohol? Will India's recent ban on bitcoin be as big a historic mistake as staying on the silver standard in the nineteenth century? Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminar ... Show More
Oct 13
347. The Bitcoin Standard Course - Launch Lecture
Starting this week, Saifedean will be sharing a new online course on The Bitcoin Standard, revisiting the book almost 10 years on. This first lecture covers the prologue: how Bitcoin started, how it gained value, and why it is digital cash and digital hard money.BitGo: Institutio ... Show More
33m 47s
Sep 29
345. Bitcoin, Mining, and Stablecoins
Saifedean is hosted by Bitcoin Magazine TV to discuss his recent work on Bitcoin mining and stablecoins, as well as the US fiscal outlook.🔗👇🏼 SponsorsSwan - Your Partner for Generational Wealth - https://swan.com/saifThe Saif House - High quality cloth hardcover bitcoin books ... Show More
32m 52s
Oct 2021
MI Rewind: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain w/ Preston Pysh (Part 2)
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 0:41 - What Bitcoin mining is 9:36 - How to value Bitcoin and where Bitcoin all began 28:46 - What can happen if the government steps in and regulates Bitcoin 30:53 - How banning Bitcoin works 34:41 - What the most common misconceptions about Bitcoi ... Show More
51m 54s
Apr 2019
SLP69 Saifedean Ammous - How governments could kill Bitcoin and Bitcoin scenarios
<p>Saifedean Ammous, Bitcoin economist and author of seminal book, The Bitcoin Standard, joins me in this episode. We talk about some of his recent research:</p>
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<li>How governments could try to kill Bitcoin </li>
<li>Why fiat money hyperinflation is not that likely</ ... Show More
1h 1m