Ep. 234 Keith Weiner on the Gold Market and How to Replace Government Paper Money
Keith Weiner is founder and CEO of Monetary Metals, an investment firm that pays interest on gold, and the founder of the Gold Standard Institute USA. Weiner’s mission is to provide entrepreneurial services and education to help restore gold as the world’s money par excellence. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The…
Ep. 211 Bob Murphy Explodes Popular Myths About Money
This is a replay of an interview Bob did on Silver Bullion TV. It occurred on July 23 and aired on July 30. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The original SBTV interview. Bob’s article on ZeroHedge. Bob’s Mises U lecture on money mechanics. Help support the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for…
Ep. 191 Clarifying the Economic Framework for Both Camps in the Bitcoin Debate
Bob helps to clarify the Bitcoin debate. On the one hand, the “no intrinsic value” skeptics are ignoring how Austrians deal with gold, while on the other hand, the “HODL forever” enthusiasts would never allow Bitcoin to become a money. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob (and Silas Barta’s) guide to…
Ep. 181 Could Gold Discoveries Cause the Austrian Boom-Bust Cycle?
In a 2019 article, Bob quoted Mises who believed that new gold discoveries, in principle, could cause a (small) boom-bust cycle if the gold hit the loan market before other sectors. Walter Block and Bill Barnett have responded in a new article, arguing that in a free market, new commodity money can’t cause such distortions. Mentioned…