BTC140: Game Theory and Bitcoin w/ Scott Lindberg (Bitcoin Podcast)

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><ul><li>An overview of Game Theory.</li><li>The critical difference between infinite and finite games.</li><li>What Satoshi had to consider when designing Bitcoin from the start.</li><li>What are some of Scott's favorite game theory aspects found in Bitcoin?</li><li>How game designers account for skilled players playing a game with unskilled players.</li><li>What Volatility does to a games design.</li><li>How Scott designed a playable game around Bitcoin.</li><li>The iteration process for designing games that are playable and balanced.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.freemarketkids.com/products/hodl-up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Hodl-Up Game</strong></a>.</li><li>Scott's Company: <a href="https://www.freemarketkids.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Free Market Kids</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.freemarketkids.com/products/learning-through-games-21-bitcoin-lessons" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Scott's book</strong></a> that accompanies the Hodl-up Game.</li><li>Scott's <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottLindberg93" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a>.</li><li>Scott's <a href="https://primal.net/p/npub19jkuyl0wgrj8kccqzh2vnseeql9v98ptrx407ca9qjsrr4x5j9tsnxx0q6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Nostr</strong></a>.</li><li>Scott's Book Recommendation: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Infinite-Game-Simon-Sinek-audiobook/dp/B07DKHFTB7/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=409971074390&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9012700&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=14411617894028810776&amp;hvtargid=kwd-347471803347&amp;hydadcr=22536_11318348&amp;keywords=the+infinite+game&amp;qid=1690329356&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Infinite Game</strong></a>.</li><li>Preston's Book Recommendation: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Characteristics-Games-George-Skaff-Elias/dp/0262