The Bitcoin Standard Podcast

119. The Magic Money Tree - Interview With Isabel Oakeshott and James Melville

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean joins Isabel Oakeshott and James Melville for an interview at the Speakeasy Podcast. They discuss why Saifedean decided to w...

118. The Islamic Case for Bitcoin

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview with the Practical Islamic Finance podcast, Saifedean discusses Bitcoin from an Islamic perspective, and makes the case for why it i...

117. The Problem with Interest with Tarek El Diwany (and Allen Farrington!)

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tarek El Diwany’s book “The Problem with Interest” has attracted attention from scholars of Islamic finance and bitcoiners alike, including Alle...

116. Bitcoin from First Principles, Saifedean interviewed by Lex Fridman

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In perhaps his most comprehensive interview to date, Saifedean talks to Lex Fridman about the history of money, the foundations of economics, and why ...

115. The Pitfalls of the Fiat Standard: Marty Bent interviews Saifedean Ammous

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fiat money doesn't just affect economic exchange, its impact on society is much wider. In this episode, Marty Bent, host of the Tales from the Cr...

114. Why Bitcoin Changes Accounting with Darin Feinstein

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Most people think of bitcoin primarily as a form of money or store of value, but in this episode Darrin Feinstein argues that it also represents histo...

113. Saifedean demolishes Green Energy in Human Action Podcast

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can we eliminate the use of fossil fuels? Can electric cars replace gasoline cars? Is a transition to wind and solar energy possible? At what cost? Wh...

112. Who will build the roads? With Walter Block

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

April 27th 2022.Without government who would build the roads? Should prostitution, speculating and price gouging be outlawed? In this episode Saifedea...

111. Bitcoin and Monarchies with Prince Philip of Serbia

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

March 28th 2022.What is the case for monarchy? Why are monarchies better at long-term thinking? Why do monarchies outcompete republics in protecting p...

110. Can bitcoin fix Canada? with Maxime Bernier

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

March 22nd 2022.In a country dominated by statist politicians, what it is like to campaign for freedom, personal responsibility, and limited governmen...

109. Is CO2 the Climate Control Knob? with Tom Nelson

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

March 21st 2022.Is earth too hot? Is the weather getting worse? Are we experiencing a climate crisis? Is CO2 the control knob for the earth's cli...

108. A New World Monetary Order The ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

March 17th 2022.After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the US confiscated the Russian central bank’s significant monetary reserves, and banned some ...

107. Deep Nutrition with Dr Cate Shanahan

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

March 9th 2022.Saifedean hosts Dr Cate Shanahan to discuss her remarkable work on nutrition and the long term consequences of traditional foods and mo...

106. Fiat Money beyond economics, with Tom Woods

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

February 25th 2022.In this episode, Saifedean appears on The Tom Woods Show for a discussion on how the damage caused by fiat money extends beyond eco...

105. Fiat Money and Debt Slavery with Tom Woods

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

February 24th 2021.In this episode, Saifedean appears on The Tom Woods Show for a discussion of fiat money and debt slavery. Saifedean and Tom talk ab...

104. Augmenting Bitcoin with Samson Mow

05 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode, Saifedean talks to Samson Mow, outgoing CSO of Blockstream and CEO of Pixelmatic, about why we should be “augmenting” rather th...

103. Islamic Finance and Bitcoin with Safdar Alam

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Saifdean talks to Safdar Alam, CEO of investment firm Maydan Capital, about Islamic finance. Safdar starts by describing the basic pr...

102. Low Time Preference Aging with P.D. Mangan

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Saifedean talks to author and health coach P.D. Mangan about how to improve wellbeing and slow ageing through some simple diet and fi...

101. Fiat markets with Lyn Alden

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this epsisode Saifedean talks to economist and investor Lyn Alden about her views on the global macroeconomy. They start by discussing recent marke...

100: Explaining Bitcoin with Parker Lewis

23 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to writer and head of business development at Unchained Capital Parker Lewis about his Gradually, Then Suddenly series...

99. How Fiat Money Works with Preston Pysh

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode investor Preston Pysh and Saifedean do a deep dive in Saifedean’s new book The Fiat Standard. They discuss why analysing the fiat mo...

98. Sound economics in an age of hysteria with Tom Woods

30 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to author and Mises Institute fellow Tom Woods about the importance of sound economics in an age of Covid hysteria. Th...

97. Bitcoin Strategy with Michael Saylor

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This seminar hosts Microstrategy CEO and bitcoin mega-bull Michael Saylor to discuss the correct strategies for buying, holding, and promoting bitcoin...

96. Sound Economics in a Confused World with Jeff Deist

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Jeff Deist, president of the Mises Institute: the leading think tank dedicated to spreading the ideas of the Austri...

95. Q&A: is money debt? Can monopolists control bitcoin? How time preference fixes you

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Saifedean invites his newsletter subscribers to join a Q&A seminar normally only available to Saifedean.com members. He answers q...

94. Plan B Passports with Katie The Russian

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Saifedean talks to Katie The Russian (Katie Ananina) about Plan B passports and how to navigate a world of Covid hysteria. Saifedean ...

93. The resilience of stock-to-flow with PlanB

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Saifedean invites back PlanB to back discuss the resilience of his stock-to-flow bitcoin pricing model in the face of global economic...

92. The Fiat Standard book launch

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Twitter Spaces discussion, Saifedean introduces his new book The Fiat Standard. Working through the chapters of the book, he discusses how the...

91. The Immaculate Conception: Bitcoin vs The Fiat Standard

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Saifedean talks to author and public intellectual Jordan Peterson about how bitcoin solves the problems of The Fiat Standard. Saifede...

90. Climate Hysteria with Alex Epstein

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean invites back philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein to talk about climate hysteria and the energy issues facing the worl...

89. Disrupting the global payments industry with Jack Mallers

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Jack Mallers, CEO of Strike, about how the Lightning Network is disrupting the global payments industry. Jack expla...

88. Is bitcoin good money? A debate with Paul Frijters

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean invites back Professor Paul Frijters of the London School of Economics to debate whether bitcoin is a good form of money. Sa...

87. The Great Covid Panic with Paul Frijters

31 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Saifedean talks to London School of Economics Professor Paul Frijters about his book The Great Covid Panic. They talk about the role ...

86. Layered Money with Nik Bhatia

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Nik Bhatia, author of Layered Money. They begin by discussing Nik’s first essays on bitcoin, The Time Value of Bi...

84. Hard money and time preference: Lecture at the Property & Freedom Society

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lecture delivered on Sept 17, 2021, to the Property and Freedom Society in Bodrum, Turkey, at the invitation of Professor Hans Hermann Hoppe. In this ...

83. Bitcoin Maximalism, Altcoins and Satoshi with Pete Rizzo

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

October 4th 2021.In this episode Saifedean talks to bitcoin journalist Pete Rizzo about bitcoin maximalism, altcoins and Satoshi. They discuss objecti...

82. Q&A seminar

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Saifedean takes questions from regular seminar attendees on bitcoin fungibility, bitcoin price models and central bank digital curren...

81. Knowledge Entrepreneurship: an interview with mises.org

12 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview with the Mises Institute's Economics for Business podcast, Saifedean discusses his entrepreneurial work on saifedean.com: what ...

80. Government Funding of Science with Terence Kealey

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Dr Terence Kealey, adjunct scholar at The Cato Institute, about government funding of science. They discuss the his...

79. Would Hard Money Fail in a Recession?

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to regular seminar attendees about some common criticisms of hard money made by inflationist economists, and why these...

78. The Power of Online Learning with Jeff Davidson

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Jeff Davidson, Executive Director at Saylor Academy, about how online learning is disrupting traditional education....

77. Fiat Education with Daniel Prince

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean continues his discussion on homeschooling and fiat education with Daniel Prince. They touch on whether homeschooling is just...

76. Homeschooling with Daniel Prince

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Daniel Prince – author of the book Choose Life and host of the Once BITten! podcast – about homeschooling. Dani...

Saifedean and Michael Saylor on Austrian Economics and Saylor.org

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Saifedean is delighted to be offering a free introductory course on Austrian economics through Saylor.org, Michael Saylor's free online universit...

75. The Carnivore Diet with Paul Saladino

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Paul Saladino MD about meat eating and his book The Carnivore Code. They begin by discussing how transitioning from...

74. The Real Drivers of Technological Progress

31 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks about popular misconceptions regarding scientific progress, focusing on aviation as a case study. He describes how the...

73. Bitcoin and Time with Gigi

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to software developer and author Gigi. They start by talking about Gigi’s book 21 Lessons: What I've Learned fr...

Guest Episode: Mises Institute with Jeff Deist: The Fiat Standard

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Saifedean appearance on The Human Action podcast, hosted by Jeff Deist, President of Mises Institute. Quoted from the original description:Saifedean A...

72. Thank God for Bitcoin with Jimmy Song

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to bitcoin developer and author Jimmy Song about programming and Jimmy’s new book Thank God for Bitcoin, which explo...

Guest Episode: Power Hour w/ Alex Epstein

18 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Saifedean's interview on Power Hour, hosted by Alex Epstein, author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, about how systematic government control--...

71. Fiat Nutrition with Nina Teicholz

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we host author Nina Teicholz to discuss healthy eating and the sorry state of fiat nutrition science. We begin with the corrupt scient...

70. The Future of Bitcoin Mining with Ben Gagnon

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Ben Gagnon, Chief Mining Officer at Bifarms, a Canadian bitcoin mining company that accounts for 1-2% of global has...

69. The Bitcoin Machine

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to regular seminar attendees about why bitcoin operates like a machine. They discuss why – like a washing machine –...

68. China’s Bitcoin Bans with Neil Woodfine

04 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Saifedean's seminar is joined by Neil Woodfine, Head of Marketing at Unchained Capital, who lived and worked in the bitcoin industry in China sin...

67. Fake Invisible Catastrophes with Patrick Moore

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Greenpeace co-founder and “drop out” Dr Patrick Moore about the misperceptions and hysteria surrounding climate...

66. The Bullish Case for Bitcoin with Vijay Boyapati

27 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean is joined by Vijay Boyapati, author of one of the most widely known articles for bitcoin beginners: The Bullish Case for Bit...

64. Fiat economic models

20 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This seminar discusses the problems of economic modeling, using examples from environmental, energy, and macro economics. Saifedean explains how his g...

63. Bitcoin efficiency and cost-benefit analysis

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We often hear bitcoin is a waste, but rarely will someone present a full accounting of all the costs and the benefits associated with bitcoin. In this...

62. El Salvador on The Bitcoin Standard

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to regular seminar attendees about El Salvador’s recent adoption of bitcoin as legal tender. They discuss how this i...

61. Why bitcoin can’t be controlled by councils

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s seminar Saifedean talks to regular seminar attendees about the Bitcoin Mining Council: a recently formed group of North American bitcoin ...

60. Bitcoin and the Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies with Simon Dixon

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Bitcoin Angel investor Simon Dixon about central bank digital currencies and Bitcoin in the context of today’s ec...

59. Bitcoin: The Most Islamic Form of Money? with Harris Irfan

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode Saifedean talks to former investment banker and author of Heaven’s Bankers, Harris Irfan. They discuss Harris’ decades of exp...

58. Taxation, Bitcoin and the State with Dominic Frisby

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to libertarian author and comedian Dominic Frisby about the history of taxation, the rise of Bitcoin and whether we ar...

57. Elon Musk: The Fiat Rockefeller

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to regular seminar attendees about Elon Musk’s recent bitcoin comments, and what they teach us about him & his b...

56. Free Private Cities and Bitcoin with Rahim Taghizadegan

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Saifedean talks to Rahim Taghizadegan, the president of the Free Private Cities Foundation, and one of the few Austrian School economi...

55. Is easy money good for exports?

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s seminar Saifedean talks to regular attendees about whether increasing a nation’s exports should be seen as a desirable policy goal, and...

54. Bitcoin and the Global Economy with Lyn Alden

09 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast Saifedean and Lyn discuss Bitcoin and trends taking place in the macroeconomy. Lyn starts by giving her view on the investment case fo...

53. Allen Farrington's adventures with Fiat Intellectuals

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Described by Jordan Peterson as "frighteningly smart", Allen Farrington is a member of saifedean.com who has written some excellent essays o...

52. What is CPI good for?

01 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Saifedean and seminar regular Peter Young discuss what price indeces such as CPI tell us about inflation. They discuss whether ageing demographics lea...

51. The Global Bond Market and Bitcoin with Greg Foss

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Experienced high-yield credit trader Greg Foss joins Saifedean Ammous for a discussion on why bond investors should own Bitcoin. They talk about why B...

50. Precautionary principle & mass hysteria

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We compare the precautionary principle approach of obsessing over avoiding one negative outcome to the economic way of thinking, which entails examini...

49. Can electric cars save the planet?

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the economics of electric cars, and what the heavy subsidies they receive tell us about their future potential. Will they save earth from C...

48. The oportunity cost of fiat

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this seminar, we apply the economic way of thinking to figure out the opportunity cost of a century of fiat money. How would the world look like if...

47. Fiat food

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss the link between fiat money and fiat food, based on the latest chapter from The Fiat Standard, available to subscribers on ...

Guest Episode on Tom Woods Show: Bitcoin, Present and Future

11 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I joined Tom Woods to discuss current trends in Bitcoin, whether it’s in a “bubble,” what its advantages are, what the future may hold, and w...

46. Debate: are precious metals being demonetized?

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Young hosts a debate between Saifedean and gold investor Mark Valek on the monetary status of precious metals. Has bitcoin obsoleted gold as mon...

45. Bitcoin's energy consumption

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the economics of energy, based on the chapter on the topic in my Principles of Economics textbook, which is available to subscribers on sai...

44. The economics of banning bitcoin

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We look at the economic problems of cracking down on bitcoin, and how that's working out for governments trying it. What can we learn from prohib...

43. Bitcoin and market efficiency

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are markets efficient? How do we think of this question from an Austrian perspective? We discuss how the absence of constants in economics has always ...

Debating Professor Hanke on Bitcoin's value

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Steve Hanke has many decades of experience studying currencies and fighting inflation, but does not see value in bitcoin. He joins Saifedean...

42. The Fiat Standard, Chapters 4-7

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this seminar we discuss chapters 4 to 7 from my book The Fiat Standard, the forthcoming sequel to The Bitcoin Standard, available to subscribers on...

41. Can bitcoin obsolete bonds?

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As insurance industry giants begin to enter the bitcoin space, we discuss the implications for bitcoin’s proposition as a store of value. Will the s...

40. Dr. Shawn Baker on Meat, Fiat Foods, and Bitcoin

14 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we host the poster child for carbohydrate deficiency, carnivore elite athlete, orthopedic surgeon, author, and bitcoiner Dr. Shawn Baker! We...

39. The Shitcoin Standard

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss: What are shitcoins good for? Can shitcoins help bitcoin scale? Do shitcoins take market share from bitcoin, or from each other? ...

38. Bitcoin and fiat debt

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Should you borrow fiat to buy bitcoin? Is it better to sell bitcoin or borrow against it? In this seminar we discuss optimal fiat strategies for bitco...

37. Art on The Bitcoin Standard

27 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this seminar we are joined by Stephen Chow, founder of Chow Art Fund, whose mission is to embrace the bitcoin standard in order to sponsor living a...

36. Michael Saylor, stock-to-flow, and praxeology

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast we discussed last week seminar with Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor. We go over his strategy for buying bitcoin and wether it works f...

34. Michael Saylor on The Fiat Standard

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are rejoined by Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor, who has read the first part of The Fiat Standard and shares some fascinating feedback on it, incl...

33. Stock-to-flow: a deeper look

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this seminar, we look closely at the concept of stock-to-flow, comparing it across bitcoin, gold, silver, other metals, and altcoins. We go over th...

32. Anarchy in Health

07 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How would the free market have handled a respiratory illness? After a year of evidence, including my personal experience with the illness, we discuss ...

31. In Defense of Deflation with Philipp Bagus

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we host Philipp Bagus, the economist who wrote the definitive Austrian treatment of deflation, In Defense of Deflation. We discuss the histo...

30. Gamestop, deflation, and Q&A

30 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's seminar we discuss reddit's attack on hedge funds by buying Gamestop stock. How the analysis of hard money in The Bitcoin Sta...

29. Entrepreneurship in the Austrian tradition, with Per Bylund

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Austrian-school economist Per Bylund to discuss entrepreneurship as studied in the Austrian school tradition, and how and why the tre...

28. Intellectual Property & Patents with Stephan Kinsella and Jed Grant

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stephan is a patent autorney and Libertarian scholar, from whom I’ve learned a lot over the years. Although he is not an economist, he has made a ve...

27. The Underlying Technology Behind Fiat Standard

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Saifedean discusses chapters 3 and 4 of The Fiat Standard with subscribers. These foundational chapters explain how the fiat system functions with ana...

26. Is this bull market different? With Preston Pysh

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this seminar we are joined by Preston Pysh, an investor and podcaster who has produced excellent thought-provoking research on bitcoin. We discuss ...

25. Economics of time and time preference, from Principles of Economics

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Description: Discussion of the economics of time, based on chapter 3 in Saifedean's forthcoming textbook, Principles of Economics. Why is time th...

24. Why bitcoin's price matters, and Bitcoin as a settlement network

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's seminar, we discuss why bitcoin's price matters, what bitcoin skeptics get wrong about it, and what it means to the success of th...

23. Bitcoin in Lebanon with Thomas Semaan

02 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Semaan is an ex-student of Saifedean who has been active in the Lebanese bitcoin scene. He joins us to tell us about the Lebanese fiat crisis, ...

22. Is Trading Bullshit, with Tone Vays

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Bitcoin trader and analyst Tone Vays, to discuss professional trading, amateur trading, bitcoin trading, and the likely course of the...