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59 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
118 episodes
since April 25, 2022
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Becky Haag Returns: Bitcoin’s Staying Power, Debasement, and the Coming Digital Currency ShiftTCB revisits a 2023 conversation with guest Becky Haag (when Bitcoin was $29,408) to discuss what has changed and why newcomers often panic at Bitcoin’s volatility. They argue Bitcoin has persisted and gro…

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What If Someone Builds a Better Digital Currency Than Bitcoin?TCB addresses the challenge of whether a “better” digital currency could replace Bitcoin, arguing that “better” depends on trade-offs among speed, cost, privacy, scalability, decentralization, and scarcity. It explains that while Bitcoin…
What Happens If Someone Tries to Buy All the Bitcoin?TCB explains that “buying all the Bitcoin” is practically impossible and wouldn’t confer control over the network. Bitcoin’s price is set at the margin, so large purchases quickly exhaust available sellers near the current price and force the buy…
Bitcoin, Debasement, and Self-Custody: A Newcomer Conversation with Gabriel Bloyd TCB speaks with Bitcoin newcomer Gabriel Bloyd, a married father of four who first heard about crypto in 2014–2015 from a high-school friend. Bloyd asks how Bitcoin’s easy cross-border transfer and fixed supply affect…
Taking Care of Bitcoin with David Biles!  Housing, Inflation, and Sound MoneyTCB talks with David Biles, who says he’s new to economics but thinks deeply about money, housing, and broader impacts. They discuss why housing has been treated as an appreciating asset and connect rising prices across in…
Today we answer the question: Isn't Volatility a Problem for Bitcoin? Is Bitcoin Volatility a Problem—or Proof It’s Still Monetizing?TCB argues that Bitcoin’s volatility is not evidence it is failing as money, but evidence it is still monetizing through global price discovery. Comparing Bitcoi…
Today we answer the question: Won't Bitcoin Fall into a Deflationary Spiral? Will Bitcoin Trigger a Deflationary Spiral?  Productivity, Inflation, and AI AbundanceTCB addresses the objection that Bitcoin would cause a deflationary spiral by encouraging hoarding, arguing instead that deflation …
Bitcoin, AI, and the Future of Money with Cale McQuittyTCB talks to Cale McQuitty, a Houston-based fabrication company co-owner who has pivoted into data centers, about how he first encountered Bitcoin, moved past “get rich quick” impressions, and came to see it as a mix of money, technology, and a…
Today we answer the question: Won't the Finite Amount of Bitcoin Be a Limitation? Is Bitcoin’s Fixed 21M Supply a Limitation? Divisibility, Deflation, and Sound MoneyTCB addresses the criticism that Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply can’t support a global economy, arguing scarcity is central t…
Today we answer the question, Does Bitcoin Unfairly Benefit Early Adopters?TCB argues that criticism of Bitcoin “unfairly” enriching early adopters reflects a double standard, since early investors in companies like Amazon or Apple are celebrated. It claims fairness is about equal opportunity, and …
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