Inflation is Bad, Actually

Inflation is Bad, Actually

Reflections on weak arguments in support of inflation and the costs informed by price theory

The Bitcoin Policy Institute’s 2024 year in review.

2024 Year-in-Review | Bitcoin Policy Institute

Me, writing about the importance of the difficulty adjustment.

Bitcoin and the Genius of the Difficulty Adjustment | Bitcoin Policy Institute

Enjoyed this discussion in Dallas.

On Tuesday one of my students in my Bitcoin class was like “when we started this class bitcoin was only around $50,000 and now it’s almost $100,000.” I replied, “yes, it’s causal”

From me, two years ago.

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Josh Hendrickson (@RebelEconProf) on X

Bitcoin is not crypto. New op-ed from me about the vision of bitcoin versus the experience of crypto. https://t.co/YpvjMptEcA

More Inflation Stories Don’t Add Up

Most Inflation Stories Don't Add Up

Using price theory to sort through narratives that won't go away

Listen to me, Matt Pines, and Matthew Ferranti talk about a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

We are about to witness unprecedented levels of coping and seething.

Happy to have contributed to BPI’s Policy Brief on a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the U.S. You can read it here: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/627aa615676bdd562bec97cd/6728fc69a46dd5394bf3e73d_BPI%20Policy%20Brief%20Digital%20Gold.pdf

Some thoughts on a Bitcoin strategic reserve. I provide the economic rationale for doing this, but also discuss some of the potential costly pitfalls from doing so.

What in the World is a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve?

Thoughts on government debt, inflation, and the U.S. government purchasing bitcoin

Have you heard of this thing? Bitcoin? Everywhere I go people are talking about it. It’s really something. Some guy created it. Satoshi. Whoever that is. Nobody knows. Really. Nobody knows. Frankly, it’s a little surprising that nobody knows. I mean someone knows. We don’t know. But we really like the coin. It’s a terrific coin. We’ve talked to coin people and they said it’s probably the best coin. Some people have said I might be Satoshi. Can you believe it?

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OFFICIAL: 🇺🇸 DONALD TRUMP TO SPEAK AT THE WORLD'S LARGEST #BITCOIN CONFERENCE THIS MONTH!

The Satoshi Papers, Forthcoming (and featuring me). https://t.co/RqrdvTRaAv

Some thoughts on A.I., its potential to make us all rich, and its existential risks.

Is A.I. Going to Make Us Rich Or Kill Us All? Or Both?

A guide to thinking about technologies with existential risks