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BMS ep 200: Vijay Boyapati Explains Why He Was Right About Inflation in 2010 and Bitcoin in 2018

An interesting discussion. Audio here, no video for this one.

BMS ep. 191: Clarifying the Economic Framework for Both Camps in the Bitcoin Debate

I don’t take a side in this one, but try to clarify some tricky issues about whether the Regression Theorem has any relevance to Bitcoin becoming a money, and whether HODLers will ironically prevent it from doing so.

Bitcoin and the Theory of Money

The latest installment in my series on Money Mechanics for mises.org.

BMS ep 97: Lyn Ulbricht on the Absurd Trial and Sentence in the Silk Road Case

Standard podcast audio here, or here is the video.

Bob, Tom, and Tatiana on Naomi Brockwell’s Crypto Quiz Show

We had no idea what this was going to be. I think it turned out pretty funny.

What the fork?! Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash

I throw caution to the wind and wade into the debate, with neutrality that would impress the Swiss.

Does Bitcoin Use Too Much Electricity?

My sources say no. My latest at IER. I like this opening: An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass if half empty. And a Vox writer says if you drink 60 glasses of that stuff in the next hour, it’ll kill you. A case in point is the recent Vox […]

Krugman, I Am Your Father

Things get downright silly in this episode of Contra Krugman where I singlehandedly (Tom’s on vacation) talk about Krugman’s swipes at Bitcoin. (“What’s with the Vader reference in the title, Bob?” I guess you’ll just have to listen.)