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Jul 2024
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228. The Bitcoin Standard with Rep. Thom...

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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US Congressman Thomas Massie has read The Bitcoin Standard and enjoyed it so much he tabled legislation to end the Fed! He joins Saifedean to discuss The Bitcoin Standard, Austrian economics, American politics, AIPAC and much more!

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