The Bitcoin Standard Podcast
Episodes
319. Escalating from Suez to Waterloo
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trump’s Three-Card-Monte Takes on the Chess Grandmasters This is a full reading of Saifedean's article analyzing one month of the Iran War and...
318. Principles of Economics Lecture 9: Trade
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ninth lecture of Principles of Economics explores trade as voluntary exchange that benefits all parties, explaining subjective valuation, absolute and...
317. Principles of Economics Lecture 8: Energy and Power
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Eighth lecture of Principles of Economics examines energy and power as essential drivers of production, showing how abundant energy, especially hydroc...
316. Principles of Economics Lecture 7: Technology
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Seventh lecture of Principles of Economics explores technology as non-scarce knowledge that raises productivity and drives long-term growth, explainin...
315. Principles of Economics Lecture 6: Capital
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sixth lecture of Principles of Economics explores capital as saved resources that lengthen production to raise productivity, showing how time preferen...
314. Principles of Economics Lecture 5: Property
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fifth lecture of Principles of Economics explains property as the only workable solution to the problem of scarcity, how ownership prevents conflict, ...
313. Principles of Economics Lecture 4: Labor
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fourth lecture of Principles of Economics explores labor as the sacrifice of leisure for future gain, explaining disutility, production and productivi...
312. Principles of Economics Lecture 3: Time
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Third lecture of Principles of Economics examines time as the ultimate scarce resource, showing how all human action unfolds across time, why opportun...
311. The Bitcoin vs Gold Debate: Saifedean Ammous vs Peter Schiff
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean debates Peter Schiff on gold, bitcoin, and the future of money, during the PlanB Conference in San Salvador!
310: Principles of Economics Lecture 2: Value
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Second lecture of Principles of Economics course explores value as a subjective judgment existing only in the consciousness of humans, how scarcity fo...
309: Principles of Economics Lecture 1: Human Action
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Starting this week, I'm releasing all the lectures of my Principles of Economics online course for free! This week's lecture explores econom...
308. Fiat Money, Inflation & the Collapse of Civilization with Danny Knowles
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
307. The Incredible World Sound Money Would Have Given Us with Tom Woods
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Woods interviews Saifedean about his latest book, The Gold Standard.https://saifedean.com/tgs
306. The Bitcoin Way with Tony Yazbeck
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our friend Tony Yazbeck rejoins us to tell us about bitcoin best practices, self-custody, and privacy.
305. Principles of Economics With Juan Ramón Rallo
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Saifedean talks with economist Juan Ramón Rallo about his book Principles of Economics, as well as the future of fiat money in the...
304. Daylight Computer With Tristan Scott
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tristan Scott, founder of Daylight Computer, joins us to explore the philosophy behind distraction-free technology, the limits of current devices, and...
303. The Network State with Balaji Srinivasan
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re joined by Balaji Srinivasan, entrepreneur and investor, to explore his ideas from The Network State: how technology is reshaping companies, co...
302. The Fiat Standard Chapter 18: Can Bitcoin Fix This?
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final lecture of this course examines how bitcoin's fixed supply & censorship resistance upends the entire fiat monetary order, & exp...
301. The Gold Standard Preview
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean's talk at The Bitcoin Conference introducing his new book, The Gold Standard, followed by the introduction and chapter 1 of the book! G...
300. The Gold Standard Launch Interview with Bob Dewey
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean discusses the main ideas of his new book, The Gold Standard, and his motivation for writing it, in this deep conversation with Robert Dewey ...
299. Property Rights: The Root of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture delivered at the Property and Freedom Society, Saifedean explains why the root cause of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the denial...
298. The Fiat Standard Lecture 17: Bitcoin Cost-Benefit Analysis
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 17: Bitcoin Cost-Benefit Analysis explores bitcoin as an electricity-based savings tool, how the value stored exceeds securi...
297. The Fiat Standard Lecture 16: Bitcoin and Energy Markets
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 16: Bitcoin and Energy Markets discusses proof of work as a technological alternative to fiat’s political conflict, how mi...
296. The Fiat Standard Lecture 15: Bitcoin Banking
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 15: Bitcoin Banking explores why demand for deposits, secure storage, and capital allocation continues under a Bitcoin stand...
295. The Fiat Standard Lecture 14: Bitcoin Scaling
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 14: Bitcoin Scaling shows why on-chain scaling has hard limits, why block space must remain scarce to preserve immutability,...
294. The Fiat Standard Lecture 13: Why Bitcoin Fixes This
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 13: Why Bitcoin Fixes This explains how Bitcoin compares to fiat & gold in salability across space, separates money &...
293. The Fiat Standard Lecture 12: Fiat Cost-Benefit Analysis
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 12: Fiat Cost-Benefit Analysis calculates the minor benefits of fiat & compares them to its massive destructive effects:...
292. The Fiat Standard Lecture 11: Fiat States
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 11: Fiat States shows how fiat exports inflation via reserve currencies, swaps market discipline for IMF/World Bank debt tra...
291. The Fiat Standard Lecture 10: Fiat Fuels
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 10: Fiat Fuels shows how fiat distorts energy markets replacing reliable hydrocarbons with subsidized unreliable expensive f...
290. The Fiat Standard Lecture 9: Fiat Science
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 9: Fiat Science shows how fiat centralizes education and research funding, removes real market feedback, produces meaningles...
289. The Fiat Standard Lecture 8: Fiat Food
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 8: Fiat Food explains how fiat destroyed modern food, as governments optimize farming policy & nutritional guidelines to...
288. The Fiat Standard Lecture 7: Fiat Life
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 7: Fiat Life discusses how fiat raises time preference, breaks the bond between effort & reward, inventivizes debt, erod...
287. The Fiat Standard Lecture 6: What Is Fiat Good For?
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fiat's superior salability across space enabled global adoption, financed governments, & entrenched fractional-reserve banks, at the cost of ...
286. The Fiat Standard: Lecture 5: Fiat Balances: Universal Debt Slavery
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fiat Standard Lecture 5: Fiat Balances shows how fiat’s unquantifiable, irreconcilable, tentative, revocable, and negative balances kill saving,...
285. The Fiat Standard: Lecture 4 - Fiat Mining
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lecture 4 of The Fiat Standard explains how fiat is mined through credit creation, incentivizing everyone to get into debt, causing prices to rise, wh...
284. The Fiat Standard: Lecture 3 - Fiat Technology
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lecture 3 of The Fiat Standard explains the underlying technology behind fiat: a centralized network where money is created from credit expansion, dev...
283. The Fiat Standard: Lecture 2 - The Never-Ending Bank Holiday
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Lecture 2 of Saifedean's online course The Fiat Standard, based on his book by the same name. The course began last week and will include...
282. The Fiat Standard: Lecture 1
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting this week, Saifedean will be sharing the full 18 lectures of his online course The Fiat Standard, based on his book by the same name. You ca...
281. How Bitcoin Defunds The War Machine
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean joins Ben Wehrman to discuss how Bitcoin can bring peace by defunding the war machine.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online lea...
280. Can Bitcoin Rebuild Civilization?
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean joins Robert Breedlove at the Bitcoin Las Vegas 2025 conference for a wide-ranging discussion on Austrian economics, time preference, morali...
279. Bitcoin and Tether: Las Vegas Keynote
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean's keynote talk at the Bitcoin Conference, discussing whether Tether can save the dollar. Also included is an interview with Natalie Bru...
278. Gaza with Khalil Sayegh
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Khalil Sayegh is the founder of the Agora Initiative, and a Gazan who lost family and friends in the Gaza genocide.The Agora Initiative: https://theag...
277. Lyn Alden Nothing Stops This Train
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lyn Alden, author of Broken Money, discusses the US fiscal situation and bitcoin.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform ...
276. Jack Mallers
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Mallers is the CEO of Strike and XXI.Strike's published financials: https://x.com/Strike/status/1915446080512180502Enjoyed this episode? Joi...
275. The Bitcoin Enlightenment with Ricardo Salinas Pliego
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mexican billionaire and hardcore bitcoiner Ricardo Salinas Pliego discusses his new book, The Bitcoin Enlightenment, published today by The Saif House...
274. Zawda: Rising from Lebanon's ashes
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Odey Qemal tells us the story of how he experienced hyperinflation in Lebanon, was saved by bitcoin, and founded Zawda, a new bitcoin startup in the M...
273. Bitcoin Bushido with Aleks Svetski
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aleks Svetski joins to discuss his latest book The Bushido of Bitcoin: A Code of Virtue for a World on a New Economic Standard.Enjoyed this episode? J...
272. Mises Institute's Tom DiLorenzo
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President of the Mises Institute Tom DiLorenzo discusses his work on US history and economics, and the increasing influence of the Mises Institute and...
271. Trump's Tariffs with Pomp
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My interview with Anthony Pompliano on the Trump Tariffs, the dollar, stablecoins, and Bitcoin.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online lear...
270. Crowdhealth with Andy Schoonover
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crowdhealth founder and CEO Andy Schoonover joins us to discuss the progress Crowdhealth has made at offering a compelling and successful free-market ...
269. Nomad Capitalist Andrew Henderson
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nomad Capitalist CEO Andrew Henderson joins us to discuss how to achieve freedom in the 21st century!Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's onlin...
268. Christianity in Palestine with Omar Harami
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Omar Harami is the director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Center in Jerusalem (and Saifedean's high school best friend!) He joins to discuss the state...
267. The Big Print with Lawrence Lepard
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lawrence Lepard joins to discuss his new book, The Big Print!Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in week...
266. Bitcoin Age with Nik Bhatia
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nik Bhatia joins us to discuss his new book, Bitcoin Age!Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly p...
265. 5 Years of Coronahysteria with Francis Pouliot
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Francis Pouliot, CEO of Bull Bitcoin, joins us to reminisce about the time five years ago when the whole world lost its mind.Links: 1. Epidemiology a...
264. 5 Years of Coronahysteria with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden was suspended and threatened for prescribing cheap drugs that helped thousands of patients, but hurt the bottom line of the fia...
263. Nuclear power and Bitcoin, with Kenji Tateiwa
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kenji Tateiwa is a nuclear engineer with the Tokyo Electric Power Company and a bitcoiner. He joins us to discuss nuclear power, its safety and reliab...
262. Shawn Baker, the Carnivore MD
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Baker is a world-record-holding athlete, an orthopedic surgeon, a carnivore, bitcoiner, and an old friend! He rejoins to discuss how he's u...
261. John Perkins: The Economic Hitman
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Perkins worked in the fiat debt slavery business with international financial institutions and wrote an international bestseller on the topic, Co...
260. Aaron van Wirdum: The Genesis Book
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin Magazine editor in chief Aaron van Wirdum joins to discuss his new book on the birth of bitcoin and the anarchists, cypherpunks, and economist...
259. Cory Klippsten and Swan
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cory Klippsten, founder of Swan Bitcoin, joins to discuss the Age of Scambling, and how he sees the bitcoin market evolving.Enjoyed this episode? Join...
258. Investment on a Bitcoin Standard
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would capital markets look like on a Bitcoin Standard? Why would people invest if savings appreciate? Would hard money increase or decrease inves...
257. Principles of Economics: An overview
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean gives an overview of his third book, Principles of Economics, at the launch of the Spanish translation of the book at the Rafael del Pino Fo...
256. Nomad Capitalist Interview
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Henderson the Nomad Capitalist interviews Saifedean to discuss economic freedom and mobility and how bitcoin helps you live the life you want.E...
255. Is bitcoin a currency or a commodity?
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this seminar with saifedean.com members, we discuss whether bitcoin can best be understood as a currency, commodity, or something else.Enjoyed this...
254. Provoked with Scott Horton
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Antiwar.com editor Scott Horton joins to discuss his new book on the Russian-Ukrainian war.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning...
253. Semler Scientific on The Bitcoin Standard
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Semler is the chairman of Semler Scientific, a company that has followed the Microstrategy playbook by going on a bitcoin standard, and using bit...
252. The Gold Standard: Chapters 1-4
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Saifedean reads the first four chapters of his new book, The Gold Standard: An Alternative Economic History of the Twentieth Century....
251. The Gold Standard: Saifedean’s Next Book!
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean introduces his next book, The Gold Standard: an alternative economic history of the twentieth century, where fiat money died in 1915. What ...
250. Fiat Architecture and Time Preference
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Yeoman podcast with Geoff Graham hosts Saifedean Ammous, Austin Tunnel, and Jaime Izurieta-Varea to discuss the relationship between easy money an...
249. Daylight Computer with Anjan Katta
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anjan Katta has built the Daylight computer, a low-time-preference, paper-like full function computer that's easy on your eyes and great for outd...
248. Geyser Fund with Mick
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mick the founder of Geyser Fund crowd-funding platform, joins us to discuss his journey down the bitcoin rabbit hole and how bitcoin helps crowdfundin...
247. Can Interest Rates Fall to Zero on the Free Market
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Saifedean Ammous discusses the history of interest lending and the economic explanations for it, culminating in the Austrian time preference theor...
246. USD vs BTC: Debate with Brent Johnson
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can bitcoin actually replace the dollar? Saifedean debates USD enthusiast Brent Johnson in a Zero Hedge debate moderated by George Gammon.Enjoyed this...
245. Strike with Jack Mallers
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CEO Jack Mallers joins us to discuss his company, Strike, and his bitcoin journey.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform...
244. Econ Bro: Nigeria's Austrian Economist
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Econ Bro is a Nigerian economist who is teaching Nigerians economics in the Austrian school tradition. He joins us to discuss his Austrian perspective...
243. The Bitcoin Way to Secure Your Bitcoin
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tony from The Bitcoin Way discusses the best practices for securing your bitcoins and protecting against threats to it.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saif...
242. War, Palestine, and Bitcoin with Simon Dixon
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Dixon from BitcoinHardTalk hosts Saifedean to discuss the war on Palestine, how fiat central banking perpetuates conflicts, and the bitcoin path...
241. Austrian economics intro with The Bitcoin Way
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Bitcoin Way Podcast hosts Saifedean to give an intro class on Austrian economics and fiat central banking!Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean&apo...
240. Preston Pysh
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investor Preston Pysh joins us to discuss bitcoin and fiat markets.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part i...
239. Michael Saylor's 4 years of bitcoin
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Saylor has now been in bitcoin for a full four year cycle! He joins us to celebrate, reminisce, and project how bitcoin will evolve in the nex...
238. Legal Foundations of a Free Society with Stephan Kinsella
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Legal Scholar Stephan Kinsella joins to discuss his new book, Legal Foundations of a Free Society, in which he discusses libertarianism as a system fo...
237. Peter St. Onge
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Economist Peter St Onge joins to give us his perspective on a wide range of economic issues, from gold and bitcoin to fertility to government financin...
236. CFA and Bitcoin with Rajat Soni
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rajat Soni is a CFA who read The Bitcoin Standard and became a bitcoiner, which caused him some trouble with the CFA Institute. He joins to discuss hi...
235. The Google Archipelago with Michael Rectenwald
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Marxist professor Michael Rectenwald joins to discuss his transformation into a libertarian, and his books on surveillance and economic control...
234. NPCs for Genocide with Konstantin Kisin
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How are NPCs programmed to cheer for a genocide thousands of miles away? I hosted Konstantin Kisin and found that it's done by programming them t...
233. Deflation with Jeff Booth
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Booth, author of The Price of Tomorrow, joins us to discuss deflation and economics, as well as the Fedi protocol.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saif...
232. Coinbits with Dave Birnbaum
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coinbits is back better than before, and we are joined by their VP of product Dave Birnbaum to discuss their new product offerings.Enjoyed this episod...
231. Kenya, Energy & the IMF with Jusper Machogu
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kenyan farmer Jusper Machugo joins us to tell us about the awful reality of agriculture without hydrocarbons, and how the Kenyan government, the IMF, ...
230. China with Arnaud Bertrand
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is China carrying out a genocide? Is it a rising imperialist power exploiting and dominating poor countries? Is it a capitalist or communist regime? H...
229. XBTO with Philippe Bekhazi
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
XBTO are offering an investment fund denominated in bitcoin, their CEO and founder Philippe Bekhazi joins to discuss why they are one of the first ass...
228. The Bitcoin Standard with Rep. Thomas Massie
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US Congressman Thomas Massie has read The Bitcoin Standard and enjoyed it so much he tabled legislation to end the Fed! He joins Saifedean to discuss ...
227. Gaza Genocide with Dan Cohen
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Cohen is an independent journalist and filmmaker who joins us to discuss his travels in Palestine and his work on the Israeli Palestinian conflict...
226. Fedimint with Obi Nwosu
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Obi Nwosu joins us to discuss Fedimints, a new implementation of ecash interoperable with the lightning network.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean&a...
225. CIVILIZATION: Principles of Economics Lecture 18
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the final lecture of Saifedean's online course Principles of Economics, entitled Civilization. You can watch all lectures and join weekly...
224. Fiat Medicine with Ahmad Ammous
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean interviews his own brother, Dr. Ahmad Ammous, on the history and the problems of modern fiat medicine, why it all goes back to fiat money, a...
223. Live from Bitcoin Beach El Salvador
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On a recent visit to El Salvador Saifedean sat down with the Live From Bitcoin Beach Podcast in El Zonte to discuss Bitcoin, El Salvador, and much mor...
222. Central Banking Works
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean's talk at the Canadian Bitcoin Conference is an admission that central banking works. Given what we know about the economic calculation...
221. Parallel with Brian De Mint
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian De Mint from Orange Pill App joins to discuss his new book, Parallel, on building a Bitcoin economy.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's ...
220. Austrian Economics & the State with Walker
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Walker from THE Bitcoin Podcast hosts Saifedean to discuss his latest book, Principles of Economics, and what Austrian school economics teaches us abo...