# 308. Fiat Money, Inflation & the Collapse of Civilization with Danny Knowles

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Podcast: [The Bitcoin Standard Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-standard-podcast-1143799)
Published: 2026-01-13T08:00:00+00:00
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Saifedean joins Danny Knowles on What Bitcoin Did to discuss The Gold Standard: how fiat funded war and made endless conflict possible, why hard money shapes time preference, and why gold failed where Bitcoin can win.

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