69. The Bitcoin Machine
In this episode Saifedean talks to regular seminar attendees about why bitcoin operates like a machine. They discuss why – like a washing machine – bitcoin continues to serve people who use it regardl...
9 Jul 20211h 8min
68. China’s Bitcoin Bans with Neil Woodfine
Saifedean's seminar is joined by Neil Woodfine, Head of Marketing at Unchained Capital, who lived and worked in the bitcoin industry in China since 2014. Neil talks about his experience navigating the...
4 Jul 20211h 12min
67. Fake Invisible Catastrophes with Patrick Moore
In this episode Saifedean talks to Greenpeace co-founder and “drop out” Dr Patrick Moore about the misperceptions and hysteria surrounding climate change. They discuss the anti-human philosophy of mod...
1 Jul 20211h 43min
66. The Bullish Case for Bitcoin with Vijay Boyapati
In this episode Saifedean is joined by Vijay Boyapati, author of one of the most widely known articles for bitcoin beginners: The Bullish Case for Bitcoin. In this wide-ranging discussion Saifedean an...
27 Jun 20211h 53min
64. Fiat economic models
This seminar discusses the problems of economic modeling, using examples from environmental, energy, and macro economics. Saifedean explains how his graduate school experience trying to model energy m...
20 Jun 20211h 12min
63. Bitcoin efficiency and cost-benefit analysis
We often hear bitcoin is a waste, but rarely will someone present a full accounting of all the costs and the benefits associated with bitcoin. In this seminar, based on a chapter from upcoming The Fia...
16 Jun 202157min
62. El Salvador on The Bitcoin Standard
In this episode Saifedean talks to regular seminar attendees about El Salvador’s recent adoption of bitcoin as legal tender. They discuss how this is a test of the importance of legal tender laws for ...
13 Jun 20211h 2min
61. Why bitcoin can’t be controlled by councils
In today’s seminar Saifedean talks to regular seminar attendees about the Bitcoin Mining Council: a recently formed group of North American bitcoin miners that aims to “promote energy usage transparen...
10 Jun 20211h 2min
