46. Debate: are precious metals being demonetized?
Peter Young hosts a debate between Saifedean and gold investor Mark Valek on the monetary status of precious metals. Has bitcoin obsoleted gold as money? Is gold being demonetized? Do gold's uses in j...
8 Apr 20211h 28min
45. Bitcoin's energy consumption
We discuss the economics of energy, based on the chapter on the topic in my Principles of Economics textbook, which is available to subscribers on saifedean.com. What is the economic rationale for con...
5 Apr 20211h 29min
44. The economics of banning bitcoin
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 bi...
2 Apr 202148min
43. Bitcoin and market efficiency
Are markets efficient? How do we think of this question from an Austrian perspective? We discuss how the absence of constants in economics has always been the problem with all quantitative approaches ...
29 Mar 20211h 15min
Debating Professor Hanke on Bitcoin's value
Professor Steve Hanke has many decades of experience studying currencies and fighting inflation, but does not see value in bitcoin. He joins Saifedean and Hong Fang, the CEO of OKCoin, to discuss Bitc...
25 Mar 202155min
42. The Fiat Standard, Chapters 4-7
In this seminar we discuss chapters 4 to 7 from my book The Fiat Standard, the forthcoming sequel to The Bitcoin Standard, available to subscribers on saifedean.com. How does the fiat standard work in...
22 Mar 202144min
41. Can bitcoin obsolete bonds?
As insurance industry giants begin to enter the bitcoin space, we discuss the implications for bitcoin’s proposition as a store of value. Will the satoshi rate become the new risk-free rate? Are there...
18 Mar 202150min
40. Dr. Shawn Baker on Meat, Fiat Foods, and Bitcoin
This week we host the poster child for carbohydrate deficiency, carnivore elite athlete, orthopedic surgeon, author, and bitcoiner Dr. Shawn Baker! We discuss Shawn's personal experience as an athlete...
14 Mar 20211h 25min
