The Economics of Bitcoin with Daniel J. D’Amico - Bitcoin One On One Episode #2

Bitcoin One on One

English - October 31, 2021 20:37 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Previous Episode: Bitcoin One on One, Episode #1: How to make money in crypto with Josh Souter

Next Episode: Podcast #3 The Bitcoin Block Size Debate with Steve Patterson

The Economics of Bitcoin with Daniel J. D’Amico

Daniel J. D’Amico is the Associate Director of The Political Theory Project and a Lecturer in Economics at Brown University where he teaches and coordinates student programs dedicated to the study of institutions and ideas that make societies free, prosperous, and fair.

Episode Notes:

4:00 How governments create perverse incentives in criminal justice by manipulating incentives

5:56 FA Hayek predicted Bitcoin 8:15 Why is it important to have a money that is not controlled by the government?

12:20 Business cycles are a phenomenon enabled by fiat money 13:13 Three problems with fiat money

15:30 Will all fiat currencies collapse?

17:00 Does Bitcoin have a secret back door?

19:20 The "moneyness" of Bitcoin

24:00 The blockchain as a revolutionary technological innovation

24:50 Is Bitcoin better than gold?

26:50 How much of a threat is inflation?

30:45 Why are interest rates so low?

32:30 Low-interest rates cause business cycles

34:20 Bitcoin holdings as savings

36:00 Is Bitcoin a good currency today?

37:10 How the volatility of Bitcoin decreases with Bitcoin adoptions

38:50 How Bitcoin will win in the long run

47:50 What's your strongest criticism of Bitcoin?

49:40 Why the entire world will soon have access to Bitcoin

50:30 Will governments shut down Bitcoin?

53:20 Did China's Bitcoin ban work?

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