Krugman thinks Bitcoin serves no good purpose, except perhaps for people who are up to no good, and is powered by libertarian fantasies and paranoia. Bob and Tom have some fun banter on this one.

Krugman Column

“Bubble, Bubble, Fraud and Trouble” (January 29, 2018)

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Krugman Mocks Michael Goldstein

Contra Columns

Michael Goldstein – Bitcoin: An Experiment in Anarchism (YouTube)
Understanding Bitcoin, by Bob Murphy and Silas Barta
Ep. 46 What the fork?! Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash (The Lara-Murphy Show)
Ep. 1064 The Debate Within Bitcoin: Jameson Lopp vs. Roger Ver on Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash (Tom Woods Show)
“Early Speculative Bubbles and Increases in the Supply of Money,” by Doug French

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