Saifedean Ammous

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Author of The #Bitcoin Standard, out in 24 languages. Working on the sequel, The Fiat Standard & an economics textbook. Subscribe to receive new chapters weekly

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Tweet Aug 7, 2022

If you're looking for the SEC to protect morons from stupid scams like bitconnect, xrp, or eth, you're going to be disappointed. They will simply creat an oligopoly for shitcoins, where only a few shitcoin tycoons like @a16z can make new stupid shitc

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Tweet May 15, 2021

Bitcoin consumes so much energy because it uses a fully mechanical & digital process to ascertain truth. It doesn't rely on the authority of anyone. It isn't a more energy-intensive way of doing consumer payments; it's a less energy-intensive wa

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Tweet Jan 21, 2018

All altcoins are scams. I constantly say this not because they'e competing with Bitcoin; they aren't. Nor because I want to protect idiots from scams; I don't care. I say it for my reputation & integrity, so nobody will ever associate me with al

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Tweet Sep 3, 2023

Bitcoin, as it is, saved my family from hyperinflation in Lebanon. It is entirely essential to my life. It works perfectly fine for me as it is. It is not some "cool" piece of software whose next iterations I'm "excited" about. It is my lifeline. If

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Tweet May 15, 2023

Meet your climate goals by returning to darkness👍 twitter.com/saifedean/status/1658177005647548418/photo/1

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Tweet Nov 5, 2022

More Lebanese are turning to bitcoin as they wake up from the ridiculous delusion that their kleptocratic banking system can be reformed & their money returned. www.cnbc.com/2022/11/05/-in-bankrupt-lebanon-locals-mine-bitcoin-and-buy-groceries-with-t

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