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SLP45 Jeff Deist, President of the Mises Institute

Stephan Livera Podcast
Stephan Livera Podcast
Episode • Jan 4, 2019 • 43m

Jeff Deist joins me to discuss Bitcoin and the application of Austrian economics in understanding Bitcoin. Topics: 

  • Market selection of money
  • The potential for a hard money standard to restrict govt spending
  • Why Austrian Economists are split on Bitcoin
  • Why credit would be much tighter under a hard money standard
  • The deflation and 'hoarding' argument - dispelled
  • The educational strategy pursued by the Mises Institute
  • Jeff's recommended Austrian economics books for Bitcoiners

Jeff Deist and Mises Institute links:

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