George Selgin on Bitcoin & the Origins of Money

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George Selgin on Bitcoin & the Origins of Money

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May 26, 2020

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George Selgin takes us to econ school & explains the origins of money! We discuss how Bitcoin challenges traditional economic theories & how those theories can inform Bitcoin's future.

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May 26, 2020

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Logic, revisionism, & counter-economics for revolutionaries.

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George Selgin on Bitcoin & the Origins of Money

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