The Bitcoin Standard

Tags: Gold Standard, Monetary Theory, Money and Banking

10/01/2019 Saifedean H. Ammous

Saifedean Ammous explains why Austrian economics helps us understand Bitcoin, and how Bitcoin can help us understand Austrian economics.

Presented at the Libertarian Scholars Conference on 28 September 2019, at The King’s College in New York City. Includes an introduction by Jeff Deist.

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