The Bitcoin Standard Podcast
Saifedean's The Bitcoin Standard Podcast is the place to discuss Bitcoin and economics from the Austrian school's perspective. Listen to the weekly saifedean.com discussion seminar, where a group of learners from all over the world discuss the website's online courses, as well as a wide variety of economic, political, and social issues, and occasionally host special guests for the discussion. The podcast also includes the most interesting interviews conducted with Saifedean on other shows.
Episodes
354 episodes
317. Principles of Economics Lecture 8: Energy and Power
Eighth lecture of Principles of Economics examines energy and power as essential drivers of production, showing how abundant energy, especially hydrocarbons, raises productivity, expands trade and living standards, and helps explain prosperity,...
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1:13:27
316. Principles of Economics Lecture 7: Technology
Seventh lecture of Principles of Economics explores technology as non-scarce knowledge that raises productivity and drives long-term growth, explaining why innovation creates new work instead of destroying it, and examining the economic argumen...
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46:54
315. Principles of Economics Lecture 6: Capital
Sixth lecture of Principles of Economics explores capital as saved resources that lengthen production to raise productivity, showing how time preference governs saving and interest, why capital is costly and fragile (depreciation, risk, destruc...
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47:27
314. Principles of Economics Lecture 5: Property
Fifth lecture of Principles of Economics explains property as the only workable solution to the problem of scarcity, how ownership prevents conflict, the logic of self-ownership, and how secure property rights enable saving, capital formation, ...
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44:40
313. Principles of Economics Lecture 4: Labor
Fourth lecture of Principles of Economics explores labor as the sacrifice of leisure for future gain, explaining disutility, production and productivity, how wages reflect marginal output, why work never disappears, and how voluntary labor and ...
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47:18
312. Principles of Economics Lecture 3: Time
Third lecture of Principles of Economics examines time as the ultimate scarce resource, showing how all human action unfolds across time, why opportunity cost exists, how time preference shapes choices, and how economizing time drives productio...
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50:37
311. The Bitcoin vs Gold Debate: Saifedean Ammous vs Peter Schiff
Saifedean debates Peter Schiff on gold, bitcoin, and the future of money, during the PlanB Conference in San Salvador!
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51:57
310: Principles of Economics Lecture 2: Value
Second lecture of Principles of Economics course explores value as a subjective judgment existing only in the consciousness of humans, how scarcity forces economizing, and how marginal utility determines choices and valuations of goods.G...
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49:54
309: Principles of Economics Lecture 1: Human Action
Starting this week, I'm releasing all the lectures of my Principles of Economics online course for free! This week's lecture explores economics as the study of human action and choice under scarcity, how humans act purposefully with deliberativ...
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1:03:23
308. Fiat Money, Inflation & the Collapse of Civilization with Danny Knowles
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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1:05:55
307. The Incredible World Sound Money Would Have Given Us with Tom Woods
Tom Woods interviews Saifedean about his latest book, The Gold Standard.https://saifedean.com/tgs
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1:04:04
306. The Bitcoin Way with Tony Yazbeck
Our friend Tony Yazbeck rejoins us to tell us about bitcoin best practices, self-custody, and privacy.
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305. Principles of Economics With Juan Ramón Rallo
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 face of the rise of gold and Bitcoin.
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1:24:50
304. Daylight Computer With Tristan Scott
Tristan Scott, founder of Daylight Computer, joins us to explore the philosophy behind distraction-free technology, the limits of current devices, and how rethinking hardware can help restore focus and mental clarity.
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1:15:50
303. The Network State with Balaji Srinivasan
We’re joined by Balaji Srinivasan, entrepreneur and investor, to explore his ideas from The Network State: how technology is reshaping companies, communities, and currencies—and how it could also enable new cities and even new countrie...
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2:29:47
302. The Fiat Standard Chapter 18: Can Bitcoin Fix This?
The final lecture of this course examines how bitcoin's fixed supply & censorship resistance upends the entire fiat monetary order, & explores how the two systems will interact over time.You can buy the hardcover, ebook or audiob...
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1:34:04
301. The Gold Standard Preview
Saifedean's talk at The Bitcoin Conference introducing his new book, The Gold Standard, followed by the introduction and chapter 1 of the book! Get your audiobook, hardcover, or paperback from TheSaifHouse.co...
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1:23:29
300. The Gold Standard Launch Interview with Bob Dewey
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 of the Exploring Prosperity Podcast.https://saifede...
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1:32:55
299. Property Rights: The Root of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
In this lecture delivered at the Property and Freedom Society, Saifedean explains why the root cause of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the denial of property rights. Religious and racial conflict are not destined in Palestine; they are his...
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39:36
298. The Fiat Standard Lecture 17: Bitcoin Cost-Benefit Analysis
The Fiat Standard Lecture 17: Bitcoin Cost-Benefit Analysis explores bitcoin as an electricity-based savings tool, how the value stored exceeds security costs, and why declining supply growth increases monetary efficiency compared to fiat debas...
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37:55
297. The Fiat Standard Lecture 16: Bitcoin and Energy Markets
The Fiat Standard Lecture 16: Bitcoin and Energy Markets discusses proof of work as a technological alternative to fiat’s political conflict, how miners seek zero-opportunity-cost energy globally, and why difficulty adjustment turns demand into...
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1:16:39
296. The Fiat Standard Lecture 15: Bitcoin Banking
The Fiat Standard Lecture 15: Bitcoin Banking explores why demand for deposits, secure storage, and capital allocation continues under a Bitcoin standard, how high cash reserves and self-custody limit bank risk, and why deposit banking and equi...
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1:06:03
295. The Fiat Standard Lecture 14: Bitcoin Scaling
The Fiat Standard Lecture 14: Bitcoin Scaling shows why on-chain scaling has hard limits, why block space must remain scarce to preserve immutability, and how economic incentives push smaller payments to second layers. It also explores how the ...
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54:58
294. The Fiat Standard Lecture 13: Why Bitcoin Fixes This
The Fiat Standard Lecture 13: Why Bitcoin Fixes This explains how Bitcoin compares to fiat & gold in salability across space, separates money & debt, ends credit monetization & allows a separation of money & state.You can...
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35:31
293. The Fiat Standard Lecture 12: Fiat Cost-Benefit Analysis
The Fiat Standard Lecture 12: Fiat Cost-Benefit Analysis calculates the minor benefits of fiat & compares them to its massive destructive effects: wealth erosion, distorted markets, political power grabs, endless wars, societal decay & ...
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