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351. What Is Money? Debating MMTers Nov 10, 2026

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The Doha Debates hosts Saifedean to debate the nature of money with two MMT economists, Jason Hickel and Pavlina Tcherneva.

Many thanks to the Doha Debates for hosting this great discussion, and I strongly recommend you check out their Youtube channel for many interesting debates.

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350. The Bitcoin Standard Course - Lecture 3: Primitive Moneys Nov 03, 2026

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Lecture 3 in The Bitcoin Standard explains how primitive moneys gained and lost their value, why difficulty of production was essential to their monetary role & how the stories of Rai stones, glass beads & seashells illustrate the dangers of easy money.
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349. The Gold Standard - Presented at the Property & Freedom Society Oct 27, 2026

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At the Property & Freedom Society, Saifedean presents his latest book, The Gold Standard, an alternative history of the 20th century where hard money ended WWI, made governments compete for citizens & enabled free trade & self-determination.
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348. The Bitcoin Standard Course - Lecture 2: Money Oct 20, 2026

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Lecture 2 in The Bitcoin Standard explains the problem money solves, how the solution shapes the desirable properties of money: salability across scales, space & time; why the latter property, expressed through hardness, is the critical feature of money & how it can be measured.

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347. The Bitcoin Standard Course - Launch Lecture Oct 13, 2026

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Starting this week, Saifedean will be sharing a new online course on The Bitcoin Standard, revisiting the book almost 10 years on. This first lecture covers the prologue: how Bitcoin started, how it gained value, and why it is digital cash and digital hard money.

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346. The Bitcoin Standard 2018 Launch Oct 06, 2026

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Throwback to Saifedean's 2018 launch of The Bitcoin Standard with his first book talk, held in Vienna, fittingly enough!
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345. Bitcoin, Mining, and Stablecoins Sep 29, 2026

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Saifedean is hosted by Bitcoin Magazine TV to discuss his recent work on Bitcoin mining and stablecoins, as well as the US fiscal outlook.
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344. Can Stablecoins Save the Dollar? Sep 22, 2026

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Saifedean examines whether growing stablecoin demand can reduce price inflation & help US fiscal solvency. He focuses on often-overlooked trade-offs: lost seigniorage, displaced long-term Treasury demand & bank credit, & more fragile short-term funding & rollover risk.
Marina Azzimonti and Vincenzo Quadrini — Digital Assets and the Exorbitant Dollar Privilege

Marina Azzimonti and Vincenzo Quadrini — Digital Economy, Stablecoins, and the Global Financial System

Stephen Miran — A Global Stablecoin Glut: Implications for Monetary Policy

Rashad Ahmed and Iñaki Aldasoro — Stablecoins and Safe Asset Prices

Congressional Budget Office — How Changes in Economic Conditions Might Affect the Federal Budget: 2026 to 2036

Saifedean Ammous — Bitcoin & Tether: Drinking the Dollar Milkshake — Bitcoin 2025

Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee — Report to the Secretary of the Treasury

343. Bitcoin Electricity Consumption May Have Peaked Sep 15, 2026

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Saifedean argues bitcoin mining electricity consumption and capital expenditure may have peaked, and presents the argument as a testable hypothesis, and discusses the long-term implications for bitcoin, mining, and AI.
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342. Hardware Wallets: Security or Liability Sep 08, 2026

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Saifedean hosts a debate between JW Weatherman and Giacomo Zucco on whether hardware wallets are a security liability. They discuss the Cold Card entropy backdoor, multi-vendor multisig, the code review process in Bitcoin Core, using generic laptops, and how to think about your threat model.
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