Saifedean Ammous is an Austrian economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard and The Fiat Standard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
– GiveWell: https://www.givewell.org/ and use code LEX
– Scale: https://scale.com/lex
– Uncruise: https://uncruise.com/pages/lex
– BiOptimizers: http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off
– Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil
EPISODE LINKS:
Saifedean’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/saifedean
Saifedean’s Website: https://saifedean.com
The Bitcoin Standard podcast: https://saifedean.com/podcast
Books & resources mentioned:
The Fiat Standard (book): https://amzn.to/3FmNfsy
The Bitcoin Standard (book): https://amzn.to/3LRrcwA
The Blocksize War (book): https://amzn.to/3LORQ9o
The Theory of Money and Credit (book): https://amzn.to/3ykreZT
Human Action (book): https://amzn.to/3w9LzP4
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast
– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(07:53) – Money
(20:58) – Gold standard
(34:09) – Collective hallucination
(39:59) – Austrian vs Keynesian economics
(1:12:20) – Free market
(1:28:49) – Monarchy
(1:34:23) – Fiat money
(2:21:13) – SWIFT system
(2:34:03) – Bitcoin
(2:40:20) – Satoshi Nakamoto
(2:48:04) – Criticisms of Bitcoin
(3:03:16) – Football/soccer
(3:06:58) – Criticisms of Bitcoin continued
(3:17:17) – Bitcoin Maximalism
(3:29:40) – Proof of stake
(3:46:46) – Central bank digital currency
(3:57:59) – Michael Malice
(4:00:12) – Advice for young people
(4:06:21) – Palestine
(4:18:00) – Mortality
#212 – Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness
#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep
#209 – Luís and João Batalha: Fermat’s Library and the Art of Studying Papers
#208 – Jeff Hawkins: The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence
#207 – Chris Duffin: The Mad Scientist of Strength
#206 – Ishan Misra: Self-Supervised Deep Learning in Computer Vision
#205 – Zach Bitter: Ultramarathon Running
#204 – Cumrun Vafa: String Theory
#203 – Anya Fernald: Regenerative Farming and the Art of Cooking Meat
#202 – Rick Doblin: Psychedelics
#201 – Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System
#200 – Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy
#199 – Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel
#198 – Sara Walker: The Origin of Life on Earth and Alien Worlds
#197 – Jocko Willink: War, Leadership, and Discipline
#196 – Yeonmi Park: North Korea
#195 – Clara Sousa-Silva: Searching for Signs of Life on Venus and Other Planets
#194 – Bret Weinstein: Truth, Science, and Censorship in the Time of a Pandemic
#193 – Rob Reid: The Existential Threat of Engineered Viruses and Lab Leaks
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The Daily
The Ben Shapiro Show
The Tucker Carlson Show
Aspen Ideas to Go