122. Can bitcoin fix renewables? With Dan Roberts

122. Can bitcoin fix renewables? With Dan Roberts

In this episode, CEO of bitcoin mining company Iris Energy Dan Roberts joins us to discuss whether bitcoin can (and should) help fix renewable energy. Dan explains the problems that intermittent wind and solar energy create for power grids, and how his company works to solve them through bitcoin mining. He and Saifedean discuss whether grids would be better off only using reliable energy sources, how bitcoin’s difficulty adjustment forces miners to become more efficient, and why Iris Energy h...

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67. Fake Invisible Catastrophes with Patrick Moore

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

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...

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64. Fiat economic models

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...

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63. Bitcoin efficiency and cost-benefit analysis

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...

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62. El Salvador on The Bitcoin Standard

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 ...

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61. Why bitcoin can’t be controlled by councils

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

60. Bitcoin and the Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies with Simon Dixon

60. Bitcoin and the Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies with Simon Dixon

In this episode Saifedean talks to Bitcoin Angel investor Simon Dixon about central bank digital currencies and Bitcoin in the context of today’s economy. They cover why CBDCs represent a radical mone...

1 Jun 20211h 20min

59. Bitcoin: The Most Islamic Form of Money? with Harris Irfan

59. Bitcoin: The Most Islamic Form of Money? with Harris Irfan

In today’s episode Saifedean talks to former investment banker and author of Heaven’s Bankers, Harris Irfan. They discuss Harris’ decades of experiences in Islamic finance and what sparked his interes...

27 Mai 20211h 23min

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