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Episode 2 – Fractional Reserve Banking is Obsolete

By Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

Aired Feb 19, 2025 · 1h 0m · Last boosted Mar 5, 2025

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Description Michael Goldstein and Pierre Rochard discuss Pierre's 2013 article "Fractional Reserve Banking is Obsolete." Featuring Michael Goldstein: https://x.com/bitstein Pierre Rochard: https://x.com/BitcoinPierre Links & Resources "Fractional Reserve Banking is Obsolete" by Pierre Rochard Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles by Jesús Huerta de Soto "The Great Fractional Reserve/Free Banking Debate" by Stephan Kinsella The SNI Mempool Crash Course in Bitcoin Political Economy Support the Show The Satoshi Nakamoto Institute is a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donate via Zaprite Connect</h...

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  • 100 via Fountain
    Ha! I unintentionally created the exact same clip as someone else. Must be a good one.
  • 210 via Fountain
    I told Pierre this in real life at Pacific Bitcoin 2022, but my high school economics teacher taught me about fractional reserve banking and I was appaled. I realized bitcoin was a viable alternative to this system whrn I first heard about it. I never read this article before though. Thanks.
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    Loving this pod
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    The beautiful part of bitcoin is we need not debate silly things like economics. We can just do things and the debate is carried out via human action. Oh, and Austrians are right. 🤌