#45 Anil Patel - Bitcoin Fundamentals & Mental Models

Today's guest is Anil Patel, a self-described pleb, but more accurately, is a Bitcoin author and educator whose "Bitcoin Handbook" is one of the best at taking complex topics and breaking them down into simple terms.

In this episode, we a variety of topics of the day, as well as going into some of the concepts laid out in his book.

Timestamps:

(0:05:05) – Anil’s introduction into Bitcoin

(0:11:23) – Impact of the Bitcoin ETFs

(0:14:55) – Bitcoin as pristine collateral

(0:17:48) – What if you don’t have excess savings to put into Bitcoin?

(0:21:25)  – Gresham’s Law

(0:25:30) – Cantillon Effect

(0:31:12) – Monetary premium explained

(0:40:46) – What is Bitcoin backed by?

(0:46:40) – Intransigent minorities, how change occurs

(0:50:00) – The Gell Man Amnesia effect

(0:52:50) – Crypto and what makes it different to Bitcoin

Anil can be found on X ( @anilsaidso ) or you can visit his website https://anilsaidso.gumroad.com/ or download his wonderful book The Bitcoin Handbook for free https://thebitcoinhandbook.com.

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Edited by Sean Lowe.