Saifedean Ammous, similar to [[Andreas M. Antonopoulos]], is an expert on [[Bitcoin]] with a PhD from Columbia University. He works from the [[Austrian School]] of the [[Schools of economic thought]]. He joins [[Jordan Peterson]] to discuss decentralization, different schools of economics, the Fiat vs. Bitcoin standards, and much more. Dr. Ammous is the author of [[The Bitcoin Standard (book)]], widely considered the essential book on the economics of Bitcoin. He also hosts a podcast of the same name. His new book, The Fiat Standard, should be out in November. Read [Amazon.com: The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking eBook : Ammous, Saifedean: Kindle Store](https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central-ebook/dp/B07BPM3GZQ). Money is a contest of survival of the hardest money available. Easy money will dissapate. [[Hard money]] [[Easy money]] Something that can be produced will lose value. Can be toyed with those who are in control of the distribution. Gold supply increases every year. ## Consensus parameters The main and most rules according to which the network runs from the beginning.