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SLP6 - Fiat Money as 'fad diet', with Bitstein

SLP6 - Fiat Money as 'fad diet', with Bitstein

FromStephan Livera Podcast


SLP6 - Fiat Money as 'fad diet', with Bitstein

FromStephan Livera Podcast

ratings:
Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode with Bitstein, we break down Paul Krugman's errors in his NYT "Transaction Costs and Tethers: Why I’m a Crypto Skeptic" column, as well as other topics:

Mischaracterisation of what money's purpose is
Krugman's 'nirvana fallacies' in money
Why fiat money is an aberration and more akin to a 'fad diet' than bitcoin or gold are
Why Everyone Is a Scammer and the Scammer heuristic
Bitcoin Maximalism - is it descriptive or prescriptive?
UNIX philosophy
Released:
Aug 3, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Join Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin & Austrian Economics to help you understand how money is changing and evolving. This is one of the leading podcasts in the space, and listening to this show is one of the fastest ways to learn and get up to speed on Bitcoin.