Pierre is an economist, software engineer and self-ascribed Bitcoin maximalist. He is a prominent figure in the world of Bitcoin and currently serves as Bitcoin Strategist at Kraken. Pierre has researched and written about Bitcoin since February 2013 and co-founded the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute in 2014 to curate the best primary source literature on Bitcoin. He is a co-producer of the Noded Bitcoin Podcast alongside Michael Goldstein.
[0:48] - How Pierre's early interest in Austrian economics led him to Bitcoin
[4:45] - What constitutes good money vs. bad money
[18:09] - Keynesian vs Austrian economics
[25:15] - Using the internet to question traditional education
[28:53] - Non-obvious insights about Satoshi Nakamoto
[37:04] - Why Pierre believes Bitcoin will become the dominant global currency of the future
[48:06] - Pierre's priorities for the future
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