ML139: Andreas M. Antonopoulos on Crisis Economics, Crony Capitalism and The Future of Crypto
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a best-selling author of 4 books, internationally acclaimed speaker, and one of the world’s top bitcoin and open blockchain experts testified in hearings of the Australian and Canadian Senate.
I previously had Andreas on the podcast back in episode 114 where we spoke about the nature of money and the core principles behind Bitcoin and Ethereum - so go back and listen to that if you want a primer on cryptocurrencies.
At the end of that conversation we spoke about the response of global central banks and governments to the 2008 Financial crisis, which involved the government bailing out the banks, cutting interest rates to near zero and printing money to buy assets, a policy known as quantitative easing.
Now in response to the coronavirus crisis, global central banks and governments have gone bigger than ever before, with zero rates, QE and massive stimulus - it’s more of the same but a much much bigger scale. If there’s one guy to speak to about all this it’s Andreas.
In this conversation we dive into a whole range of topics including:
- What are the implications of what’s happening for the economy - growth, inflation and unemployment?
- The possible implications of the shift that's happening for Bitcoin and decentralised finance - talk about the differences between tether and DAI
- The obvious tradeoffs here between individual liberty and social responsibility in the short and long run
We are in crazy times and this was a pretty sobering conversation - Andreas doesn’t pull any punches - but there’s also a cause for optimism and you’ll get a lot out of this conversation.
🖥 Antonopoulos.com - Andreas' Website
🖥 Andreas Antonopoulos Patreon Page
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