S1E4: Bitcoin, Hamilton, the Civil War, Karl Marx, a Persian king, ”a Cross of Gold”, Janet Yellen

Last week, the market value of bitcoin reached above $1T. By comparison, the market value of privately held gold is $2.7T.

Where does bitcoin fit in the history of the eagle, Alexander Hamilton, the Civil War, Karl Marx, the Dutch, the Mongols, a Persian King and "cross of gold"? Our podcast this week peels the history behind the bitcoin news - America's money and... its gold!

📚 For the full list of sources either cited in or consulted for this podcast, please visit its corresponding post here https://thepeel.news/2021/02/20/minimum-wage-politics-2021-verus-1930s/. Below is a list that includes some of them:

1. Lewis, Nathan. Gold - The Once And Future Money. John Wiley & Sons, 2007. Click here to link to this book on Amazon
2. Mezrich, Ben. Bitcoin Billionaires - A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, And Redemption. Flatiron Books, 2019.
   

🎵 The attribution, links and license for the theme music in this podcast is below: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/