In this episode with Neil Woodfine, we talk about the changing face of Bitcoin education and common errors in reasoning about Bitcoin and 'token economics'. Some topics we touch on:
Bitcoin in Beijing
Bitcoin education in the early days vs Bitcoin/Crypto education now
Incentives of unnecessary tokens
Bitcoin is not 'backed by' stored energy
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Oct 8
Seed Phrases vs Key Sharding: Multisig's UX Trade-offs | Setzeus SLP781
Setzeus argues that 90% of people will never properly use seed phrases and hardware wallets, and that services like Privy and Turnkey, which split a key behind an email or phone login, are a good-enough floor for self-custody. Stephan pushes back on what that gives up: verifiabil ... Show More
43m 19s
Oct 5
Smarter Web's Capital Structure and MORE Preferred | Andrew Webley SLP780
Andrew Webley walks through Smarter Web's capital structure—ordinary shares as growth equity, a repaid short convert, Coinbase credit, and MORE as the income preferred.Webley is CEO of The Smarter Web Company (LSE: SWC), the UK's largest publicly traded Bitcoin treasury. He trace ... Show More
44m 39s
Mar 2023
Bitcoin Energy Systems, & the State w/ Lyn Alden & Natalie Smolenski
In this podcast, Lyn Alden, Natalie Smolenski, and other experts from the Bitcoin space explore the relationship between Bitcoin, energy systems, and the state. They discuss the concerns around Bitcoin's energy consumption and its potential to undermine state control. Overall, th ... Show More
2h 8m
Mar 2025
266. Bitcoin Age with Nik Bhatia
<p>Nik Bhatia joins us to discuss his new book, Bitcoin Age!</p><p>Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four <a href='https://saifedean.com/courses'>online economics courses</a>, and read ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2021
88. Is bitcoin good money? A debate with Paul Frijters
<p>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 an ... Show More
2h 11m