The "What is Money?" Show What the 1920s Can Tell Us About Money Today | The Twilight of Gold Series | Episode 17 (WiM413)
Dec 26, 2023
Guest Lester discusses topics such as Bitcoin price influence, true liberalism, the financial depression of the 1920s, false apprehension of gold, deception of credit expansion, economic similarities between the 1920s and 2020s, vulnerability of reserve currencies, and the impact of financial engineering.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Bitcoin's Recent Performance
02:37 • 25min
Gold, Bitcoin, and Misconceptions: Uncovering the Role of Capitalism and Central Banks
27:28 • 3min
The Myths of Central Banks and Price Stability
30:22 • 26min
Misconceptions and Manipulation
56:06 • 8min
The Vulnerability of Reserve Currencies and the Liability of Financialization
01:04:04 • 6min
The Exorbitant Privilege, Offshoring of Industrial Base, Brain Power, and Debt Bubble
01:09:44 • 6min
Financial Engineering and Bitcoin's Radical Proposition
01:15:36 • 26min