The Bitcoin Standard Podcast

Brian Demint from the Orange Pill App hosts Saifedean to discuss Principles of Economics and some of its most important ideas. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on Saifedean.com ! 

Investigate journalist Glenn Greenwald hosts Saifedean to discuss Central Bank Digital Currencies and their impacts on financial freedom and monetary policy. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out...

What is the logic driving US foreign policy & its endless carnage, and is it all just a very elaborate moronic excuse to run the fiat printers? Long-term antiwar writer Scott Horton joins us to discuss. References:  Scott's Website: https://scotthorton.org/ Anti-war: https://www.antiwar.com/ Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/   Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean&ap...

Robert Breedlove interviews Saifedean to get the Palestinian perspective on the Palestinians/Israeli conflict and how it is ultimately a conflict over property rights and not religion or race.  Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book,...

Against all odds, the new president of Argentina is an anarcho-capitalist who quotes Mises and Rothbard. Austrian economist Philip Bagus knows Milei well and joins us to discuss what his presidency will look like, if he can turn Argentina around, dollarization, and the IMF's continued role in the country.  Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in we...

Libertarian author Sheldon Richman joins us to discuss the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, and his libertarian approach to understanding it. References:  The Gun and the Olive Branch by David Hirst - https://www.amazon.com/Gun-Olive-Branch-Violence-Middle/dp/1560254831   A History of Palestine, 634–1099 by Moshe Gil - https://www.amazon.com/History-Palestine-634-1099-Moshe-Gil/dp/0521599849   The Is...

This week's episode is the full lecture 6 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is capital! What is capital from the Austrian perspective, why is it such a pivotal a concept in economics, and what are the most common misunderstandings of it. Sign up to saifedean.com to study this online course, with a new lecture every 2 weeks and a live discussion seminar every week! En...

Ken Berry MD has helped millions regain their health by eating meat & avoiding fiat food. He joins us to discuss his experience, the best ways to improve your health and the resistance he faces from the disease industry. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his w...

Pierre Rochard joins to discuss the economics of bitcoin block space and mining! References:  Nakamoto Institute - https://nakamotoinstitute.org/ Riot's Website - https://www.riotplatforms.com/ Pierre Rochard Twitter - https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online e...

We host Tony from The Bitcoin Way, to tell us about their new service as your personal Bitcoin IT team, offering you personalized, secure and comprehensive solutions for every step along your bitcoin journey. The Bitcoin Way offer live concierge service to guide you with your bitcoin cold storage, running your node, privacy best practices, inheritance planning, corporate strategy, and multisig sol...

Independent journalist and researcher Jeremy Hammond joins to discuss the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and what it means for today's events. References:  PalestineRemembered - https://www.palestineremembered.com/index.html   Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of The Mass Media By Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky - https://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Consent-Politica...

We discussed the idea of scarcity, the only real restriction to production being human time, the reason why human action is so important and the ridiculousness of simplifying human beings so they are assumed to act the same. We also talked about the reason why energy is such an important part of economic life and how unemployment is really a fiat phenomenon. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean&ap...

Crowdhealth CEO Andy Schoonover joins us to discuss Crowdhealth's continued growth and progress in disrupting fiat healthcare, including why they're introducing lightning payments! References:  "The Yield From Money Held" Reconsidered - Hans Hermann Hoppe https://mises.org/library/yield-money-held-reconsidered   CrowdHealth website - https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/   Enjoyed t...

Aleks Svetski joins the podcast to discuss Spirit of Satoshi, the new Bitcoin AI model. References:  The Bitcoin Times -   https://bitcointimes.io/   Uncommunist Manifesto, Aleks Svetski and Mark Moss - https://www.uncommunist.com/optin1642549665295   Spirit of Satoshi AI - https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/   Aleks's Twitter - https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites   Enjoyed this episode? Join Saife...

Join Luke Gromen and Saifedean in a conversation unpacking the theory of dedollarization. They delve into the implications of negative real rates, the gold market, the impact of oil on the global economy, and potential future actions by the Federal Reserve. References:  Luke's Twitter - https://twitter.com/LukeGromen   Luke's website, The Forest for The Trees - https://fftt-llc.com/   En...

Lyn Alden joins us to discuss her new best-selling book, Broken Money, available now in cloth hardcover from TheSaifHouse.com ! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on saifedean.com !

This week's podcast is the full lecture 3 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is Time! Find out why time is the ultimate resource and why all scarcity stems from the scarcity of time! Sign up to saifedean.com to study this online course, with a new lecture every 2 weeks and live discussion seminars! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform t...

Bitcoiner, programmer, and Islamic scholar Muaawiyah Tucker joins to discuss his journey into Islam and bitcoin, why bitcoin is compatible with Islamic law, and why fiat is not. References:  Muaawiyah's website to teach bitcoin - cryptohashreview.com Muaawiyah's newer website for charitable activity and bitcoin circular economy - MetaMadeenah.com  Muaawiyah's Qur'aan teaching p...

Austrian school economist Per Bylund joins to discuss learning Austrian economics, and his free brief primer book: How To Think About The Economy. References: Per Bylund's Mises Profile: https://mises.org/profile/bylund   How to Think about the Economy: A Primer - Per Bylund - https://mises.org/library/how-think-about-economy-primer   Per's website: perbylund.com How to Think about the E...

Investigative journalist Matthew Lysiak has written a fascinating inquiry into how the world's diet has changed over the past century, and the characters and institutions that have brought about this change. The book is being published today by Saifedean's publishing house, The Saif House, and it contains an introduction and two chapters by Saifedean. He joins the podcast to discuss the...

Human Action is the first lecture of Saifedean's new online course, based on his latest book, Principles of Economics. In this lecture, Saifedean explains the Austrian approach to economics, how it differs from mainstream economic approaches, and why the concept of human action is so important to understanding economics. The course will have 18 lectures, with a new lecture every two weeks, ru...

Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institute Fellow and editor of the fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty, to discuss American colonial history, the American revolution, and economic freedom! References: Conceived in Liberty, Murray Rothbard - https://mises.org/library/conceived-liberty-2 M...

Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institute Fellow and editor of the fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty, to discuss American colonial history, the American revolution, and economic freedom! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast...

Bitcoin coder Jimmy Song joins us to discuss his wonderful new book: Fiat Ruins Everything. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s five online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on saifedean.com !

Just how dangerous and how expensive is nuclear power? Is the fear of nuclear justified? Why is nuclear making a big comeback, and can it be used for bitcoin mining? Ryan MacLeod is a bitcoiner who works in the nuclear industry and has very interesting thoughts on these questions and more. Resources:  The NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard - https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_78743/the-nea-small-mo...