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The Real Origins of Money with Natalie Smolenski SLP538

The Real Origins of Money with Natalie Smolenski SLP538

Stephan Livera Podcast vor 2 Jahren

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In this conversation, Natalie Smolenski discusses the
intersection of Bitcoin, anthropology, and political economy. She
explores the debate on the origin of money and the clash between
anthropologists and economists. Smolenski argues that money is a
social technology that can take different forms based on trust
and use cases. She examines the limitations of fiat currency and
the importance of trust in debt settlement. Smolenski also
discusses the rise of Bitcoin as a competing institution to
traditional currencies and the threat to open source development
in the EU. We also discuss various topics related to
jurisdictional arbitrage, the Texas Bitcoin Foundation, the
challenges facing universities, and the future of higher
education. Links:

X: @NSmolenski

Satoshi Papers: Satoshipapers.org

Texas Bitcoin Foundation: txbitcoinfoundation.org

Sponsors:

Swan.com (code LIVERA)

CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:

Follow me on X: @stephanlivera

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Timestamps/Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Background

03:00 The Debate on the Origin of Money

06:50 Clash between Anthropologists and Economists

13:14 The Role of Commodity Money

20:07 Coinkite.com

21:29 Swan.com

27:05 Payment vs Settlement

34:44 The Decline of State Power and the Rise of Bitcoin

39:00 Mempool.space

40:13 The Competition between Bitcoin and Fiat Currency

52:18 The Threat to Open Source Development in the EU

59:24 The Texas Bitcoin Foundation and Bridging the Gap

01:01:24 The Challenges of Universities and the Need for
Innovation