Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics | Lex Fridman Podcast #284

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 oilEPISODE LINKS:Saifedean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saifedeanSaifedean's Website: https://saifedean.comThe Bitcoin Standard podcast: https://saifedean.com/podcastBooks & resources mentioned:The Fiat Standard (book): https://amzn.to/3FmNfsyThe Bitcoin Standard (book): https://amzn.to/3LRrcwAThe Blocksize War (book): https://amzn.to/3LORQ9oThe Theory of Money and Credit (book): https://amzn.to/3ykreZTHuman Action (book): https://amzn.to/3w9LzP4PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcastApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIrSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41OUTLINE:0:00 - Introduction1:33 - Money14:38 - Gold standard27:49 - Collective hallucination33:39 - Austrian vs Keynesian economics1:06:00 - Free market1:22:29 - Monarchy1:28:03 - Fiat money2:14:53 - SWIFT system2:27:43 - Bitcoin2:34:00 - Satoshi Nakamoto2:41:44 - Criticisms of Bitcoin2:56:56 - Football/soccer3:00:38 - Criticisms of Bitcoin continued3:10:57 - Bitcoin Maximalism3:23:20 - Proof of stake3:40:26 - Central bank digital currency3:51:39 - Michael Malice3:53:52 - Advice for young people4:00:01 - Palestine4:11:40 - MortalitySOCIAL:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman