#284 – Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics

About this episode

<p>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:<br /> &#8211; <b>GiveWell</b>: <a href="https://www.givewell.org/">https://www.givewell.org/</a> and use code LEX<br /> &#8211; <b>Scale</b>: <a href="https://scale.com/lex">https://scale.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Uncruise</b>: <a href="https://uncruise.com/pages/lex">https://uncruise.com/pages/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>BiOptimizers</b>: <a href="http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex">http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Saifedean&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">https://twitter.com/saifedean</a><br /> Saifedean&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://saifedean.com">https://saifedean.com</a><br /> The Bitcoin Standard podcast: <a href="https://saifedean.com/podcast">https://saifedean.com/podcast</a><br /> Books &#38; resources mentioned:<br /> The Fiat Standard (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3FmNfsy">https://amzn.to/3FmNfsy</a><br /> The Bitcoin Standard (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3LRrcwA">https://amzn.to/3LRrcwA</a><br /> The Blocksize War (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3LORQ9o">https://amzn.to/3LORQ9o</a><br /> The Theory of Money and Credit (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3ykreZT">https://amzn.to/3ykreZT</a><br /> Human Action (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3w9LzP4">https://amzn.to/3w9LzP4</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:53) &#8211; Money<br /> (20:58) &#8211; Gold standard<br /> (34:09) &#8211; Collective hallucination<br /> (39:59) &#8211; Austrian vs Keynesian economics<br /> (1:12:20) &#8211; Free market<br /> (1:28:49) &#8211; Monarchy<br /> (1:34:23) &#8211; Fiat money<br /> (2:21:13) &#8211; SWIFT system<br /> (2:34:03) &#8211; Bitcoin<br /> (2:40:20) &#8211; Satoshi Nakamoto<br /> (2:48:04) &#8211; Criticisms of Bitcoin<br /> (3:03:16) &#8211; Football/soccer<br /> (3:06:58) &#8211; Criticisms of Bitcoin continued<br /> (3:17:17) &#8211; Bitcoin Maximalism<br /> (3:29:40) &#8211; Proof of stake<br /> (3:46:46) &#8211; Central bank digital currency<br /> (3:57:59) &#8211; Michael Malice<br /> (4:00:12) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (4:06:21) &#8211; Palestine<br /> (4:18:00) &#8211; Mortality</p>