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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Aug 22
Dice Rolls, Entropy, and SeedSigner | Keith Mukai SLP766
In this episode, Keith Mukai of SeedSigner joins to explain why 1.4 percent variance in cheap dice still delivers full 128-bit entropy and how to verify rolls across devices.Timestamps:03:10 — Cheap Dice Only 1.4% Unfair?06:29 — Shake Multiple Dice in a Box08:26 — Verify Dice Rol ... Show More
52m 8s
Aug 19
Jade for Single-Sig or Multisig | Rich SLP765
In this episode, Rich from the team at Blockstream explains Jade, offline dice entropy, blind oracle protection, multisig descriptor recovery and the new Blockstream Swaps beta.Timestamps:00:45 — AI Scans & Audits Secure Jade03:21 — Jade Core $99, Plus Up to $16905:51 — Roll Dice ... Show More
27m 51s
Aug 14
Wavelength Delivers Ark-Based Lightning Without Node Overhead | Roasbeef & Michael Levin SLP764
Lightning Labs built Wavelength to deliver self-custodial Lightning payments without forcing users to run nodes, manage channels, or handle liquidity.Olaoluwa Osuntokun, CTO and co-founder of Lightning Labs, and Michael Levin, VP of Product, join me to detail the design choices b ... Show More
50m 19s
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 4m
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