📚 3 Books mentioned in "Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics | Lex Fridman Podcast #284" of Lex Fridman Podcast
Podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast
Episode: Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics | Lex Fridman Podcast #284
Published on May 11, 2022
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Human Action
Buy Human Action by Ludwig von Mises, Bettina Bien Greaves on Amazon
In the 1940s, he wrote Human Action, which is a big treatise on economics.
During the discussion, the speaker highlights a significant work by the influential economist Ludwig von Mises, titled Human Action, describing it as a comprehensive treatise focused on economics.
The Bitcoin Standard
Buy The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous, James Fouhey on Amazon
He's an Austrian economist, an anarchist, and the author of "The Bitcoin Standard" and the new book, "The Fiat Standard."
In this segment, Lex introduces Saifedean Ammous, highlighting that he is an Austrian economist and an anarchist, and mentions that he is the author of the book "The Bitcoin Standard" as well as his new book titled "The Fiat Standard."
People should know that you've written the book "The Bitcoin Standard" from 2018, I believe.
During the conversation, Lex highlights that the guest is the author of the book "The Bitcoin Standard," published in 2018, indicating its significance in the discussion.
In "The Bitcoin Standard," I present the argument that money is always whatever is the hardest thing to make.
Saifedean Ammous references his book, The Bitcoin Standard, to illustrate his argument about the nature of money.
Over the last 150 years since 1870, I discuss this in detail in "The Bitcoin Standard."
Saifedean Ammous states that he discusses the details of a time period in his book "The Bitcoin Standard."
The Fiat Standard
Buy The Fiat Standard by Saifedean Ammous on Amazon
He's an Austrian economist, an anarchist, and the author of "The Bitcoin Standard" and the new book, "The Fiat Standard."
In this segment, Lex Fridman introduces Saifedean Ammous as the author of his latest book titled "The Fiat Standard," which follows his previous work, "The Bitcoin Standard."
After what happened in World War I, this changed; I discussed this in detail in The Fiat Standard.
The speaker refers to *The Fiat Standard*, authored by Saifedean Ammous, to elaborate on the significant changes that occurred following World War I.
But with the fiat system, and this is where I make a breakthrough in my book, fiat replaces gold mining with credit creation.
Saifedean Ammous discusses a breakthrough he presents in his book, referring to it as 'my book' and mentioning its title, The Fiat Standard.