Bitcoin, Hard Money, and Time Preference
Explore how hard money preserves purchasing power and lowers time preference, and evaluate Bitcoin's role in reversing fiat-driven social decay.
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Austrian Economics
Value, Action, and Bitcoin’s Quality Framework (a critique of Robert Breedlove's interview with Sevilla King)
I critique the September 01, 2025 episode of the What is Money podcast that features Sevilla King exploring Robert Pirsig’s ideas on the Metaphysics of Quality with Robert Breedlove.
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Bitcoin’s Supply Chain Gap and the Case for Elastic Credit
The September 03, 2025 episode of The Transformation of Value podcast features Hubertus Hofkirchner explaining why Bitcoin must evolve beyond a savings vehicle to function as a medium of exchange in real-economy supply chains.
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Bitcoin as Catalyst for Global Free Markets
The April 15, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Infinity Show featuring Joe Bryan examines how Bitcoin’s separation of money and state can correct fiat system distortions. The discussion highlights first principles thinking and decentralized alignment as drivers for a global free market.
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Economic Thought Evolution and Policy Implications
The January 23, 2025 episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast featuring Jennifer Burns explores the evolution of economic thought—from classical theories and the marginal revolution to contemporary debates over government intervention and market freedom.
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Finding Freedom in a World of Influence: A Libertarian Perspective
The November 2, 2024 episode of The Transformation of Value podcast features Alex Martynov, who examines the dynamics between individual freedom, societal expectations, and state intervention.
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Hyperinflation and the Promise of Bitcoin: Nigerian Economist’s View
The October 22, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Standard podcast features Econ Bro, a Nigerian economist, discussing the deteriorating economic conditions in Nigeria and his advocacy for Austrian economics and sound money as solutions.
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Bitcoin and the Transformation of Property Rights
The October 18, 2024 episode of the PlanB Network podcast explores the historical evolution of the concept of property, ranging from early human societies to modern times.
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Bitcoin, Praxeology, and the Future of Freedom Technology
The October 9, 2024 episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Show featured guest Max Hildebrand exploring the philosophical foundations of Bitcoin through the lens of Austrian Economics and praxeology, the study of human action.
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Praxeology and Bitcoin: Redefining Human Action in the Digital Economy
The June 28, 2023 episode of the What is Money podcast features Knut Svanholm. The conversation focuses on praxeology as a framework within Austrian economics that emphasizes the subjective nature of human actions and decision-making, and Bitcoin's implications.
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Redefining Freedom: Libertarian Legal Foundations and Bitcoin’s Path Forward
The September 10, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Standard features Stephan Kinsella, a patent attorney and libertarian writer, discussing the foundational principles of a free society through the lens of libertarian legal theory.
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The philosophy of Bitcoin and the question of money
Full article summary: Butler, S., 2022. The philosophy of Bitcoin and the question of money. Theory, Culture & Society 39, 81-102.
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