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CV150: Ben Prentice - Economics in one lesson

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2023-04-25

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This is the one hundred fiftieth podcast episode from Crypto Voices.




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Matthew and Alec interview Ben Prentice, co-creator of the wonderful gold-influenced website 'WTF Happened in 1971?' He is also a producer of the What Bitcoin Did podcast with Peter McCormack. He is both a student and teacher of Austrian Economics.




Contents


00:00 Intro


02:15 Monetary economic history and gold


17:00 Triffin dilemma


21:15 A 'Need' to print money?


24:20 Inflation vs. Deflation


30:47 AI and prices


42:10 Long-term prices vs. wages


46:05 Future of the dollar


51:13 Bitcoin, regulation, centralization




Links for more info:


https://twitter.com/mrcoolbp


https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/


https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/




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Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris


Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/




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Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty




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