Professor Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, is in the midst of writing a new textbook titled Principle of Economics. But he's writing it in open-source form: drafting, revising, and sharing the manuscript with his online students as the book is created. And unlike most lousy college economics textbooks, his offering is rooted in Austrian theory and contains numerous references to Menger, Böhm-Bawerk, Mises, Rothbard, and Hoppe. Academia is changing, and the way we learn is r...
Sep 30, 2020•46 min
In this seminar we host Michael Saylor, CEO of Microstrategy, the publicly traded company that announced it was making bitcoin its primary treasure reserve asset, and purchasing 38,250 BTC (~$425m). Saylor explains how this was a deliberate decision to put the company on a Bitcoin Standard. Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses and read chapters of his forthcoming books by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here . THE BITCOIN STANDARD...
Sep 25, 2020•2 hr 48 min
Saifedean Ammous is the author of The Bitcoin Standard. We talk about the university system, how money has made it highly inefficient and how the internet is routing around it. Saifedean also tells us about how government money has made colleges into ineffective research institutions, how PhD students are abused as cheap labor and how competition will ultimately help everyone. THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okc...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Seminar 4 with Dr. Ammous for September 17, 2020 Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses and read chapters of his forthcoming books by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here . THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Sep 18, 2020•55 min
In this episode of Power Hour by Alex Epstein, author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, interviews Dr. Saifedean Ammous, economist and author of "The Bitcoin Standard." Alex and Dr. Ammous discuss a wide range of topics, including: How Ammous got interested in energy economics. What Ammous learned studying the economics of biofuels. Why it’s crucial to think of time as the most important resource. How energy relates to time. How economists tend to undervalue energy - and what Ammous ...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 24 min
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast Seminar 3, September 10, 2020 In this seminar we discuss bitcoin's difficulty adjustment, what I view as the secret sauce that makes bitcoin work! Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses and read chapters of his forthcoming books by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here . THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ No...
Sep 11, 2020•2 hr 30 min
This seminar focuses on the economics of energy. How does the economic way of thinking help us understand the energy market, and recent events like the California blackouts. I discuss the content of the economics of energy chapter in my forthcoming textbook, Principles of Economics, and how marginal analysis can help us understand the limitations of unreliable energy sources, as well as the world's continued reliance on hydrocarbons for energy. Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in pod...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Saifedean Ammous is an economist and the author of The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, which has been translated into 20 languages. In this episode, he discusses: the basic tenets of Austrian economics and why it is the only school where Bitcoin is possible historical examples of currencies and how they lost their monetary value the stock-to-flow model and how Bitcoin fits into that model the three functions, or descriptive properties, of money and why Bitcoin...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Main points on Monarchy vs Democracy: 1. Time preference 2. Security of property 3. War 4. Democracy has perverse selection 5. Democracy legitimates government 6. Kings don't owe anybody anything 7. Rise of civilizations under monarchy Relevant quote from Hoppe: " Traditional monarchies only resemble dictatorships superficially. Instead, dictatorships are a regular outgrowth of mass democracy. Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, and Mao were distinctly democratic rulers as compared to the former Em...
Aug 22, 2020•1 hr 22 min
From the Stephan Livera Podcast https://stephanlivera.com/ Guest Saifedean Ammous https://saifedean.com https://twittercom/saifedean THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Jul 29, 2020•2 hr 37 min
SLP69 Saifedean Ammous – How governments could kill Bitcoin and Bitcoin scenarios Original Episode From the Stephan Livera Podcast THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Listen to Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Delphi Digital, interview Saifedean Ammous, author of "The Bitcoin Standard". THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Jul 16, 2020•50 min
Matthew interviews Dr. Saifedean Ammous, Austrian economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard. Saifedean comes back on the show for an in depth discussion on some classical principles of (Austrian) economics, of which he is currently lecturing online in his second Principles of Economics course, available now (link below). We cover what makes Austrianism different from mainstream Keynesianism, why Austrianism's common sense isn't so "common," what a true monopoly is (can you...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Today's guest is none other than @Saifedean Ammous author of the Bitcoin Standard. Join us as we take a deep dive into the concept of time preference and #Bitcoin. Learn how @Saifedean views the world and what life experiences have helped him change and shape his thinking to a low time preference mindset. Co-host Lauren and twin brother Samuel return to ask a 9-year-old #Bitcoin related question to @Saifedean, which he answers with aplomb! Find out @Saifedean thoughts about the current Univ...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr
www.saifedean.com Saifedean's recent appearance on Tales From The Crypt "Join Marty as he sits down with Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, to discuss: - Academia - Bitcoinization might not play out how you think - The collective "We" - Building his Economics course - much more" THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://cold...
Oct 31, 2019•50 min
"Bitcoin is poorly suited to the purpose of becoming any nation's main medium of exchange." That was the topic of a public debate hosted by the Soho Forum in New York City on August 12, 2019. It featured George Selgin, director of the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute, and economist Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking (2018). Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein moderated. Welcome to the ...
Oct 04, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Dr. Saifedean Ammous speaks at the Libertarians Scholars Conference September 29, 2019. When a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally-accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the histo...
Oct 02, 2019•17 min
In this episode, you'll learn: · Why a higher demand for Bitcoin indirectly makes the currency more secure and in turn a better store of wealth · Why the adoption of a deflationary currency like Bitcoin will encourage people to think long term and invest more · Why the clearance mechanisms of central banks will ensure the fiat currency system’s survival · Why profitable bitcoin mining in the future won’t be using fossil fuels · Why Altcoins can’t compete with Bitcoin regardless of any curre...
Sep 09, 2019•46 min
As Dr. Ammous explains in his presentation why this has far reaching implications for the world we live in, given that money is a competitive market at all times, meaning that all monies are in constant competition with each other. If history is any guide, the harder money always comes out on top at the end. THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet...
Aug 31, 2019•1 hr 25 min
Saifedean Ammous previews his upcoming Austrian Economics project. Visit his website at: www.Saifedean.com THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Jul 16, 2019•19 min
13 March 2019 Saifedean Ammous - Author and Economist As bitcoin enters its tenth year, Saifedean Ammous examines the unique economic properties of bitcoin, how bitcoin is scaling to meet growing demand, and the economic, political, and social impacts of the resort to a hard money like bitcoin. THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits...
Jun 23, 2019•21 min
Saifedean debates Peter Schiff on the merits of Bitcoin vs. gold. THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
May 21, 2019•2 hr 33 min
Michael Pento will debate Saifedean Ammous on Bitcoin as a form of money. THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Apr 22, 2019•45 min
Bitcoin meetup at Hong Kong. THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Mar 16, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Recorded Live May 23, 2018. THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Feb 10, 2019•56 min
THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Jan 27, 2019•45 min
Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses and read chapters of his forthcoming books by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here . THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://coldcardwallet.com/ CoinBits App - https://coinbitsapp.com/...
Jan 02, 2019•41 min
This interview originally appeared on Anita Posch's Bitcoin & Co. Podcast . Anita Posch Website. Anita Posch's Twitter. Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses and read chapters of his forthcoming books by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here . THE BITCOIN STANDARD TOOLKIT/SPONSORS NYDIG - https://nydig.com Cyphersafe - https://cyphersafe.io/ OKCoin - https://okcoin.com/ Nodl - https://www.nodl.it/ Coldcard - https://co...
Dec 13, 2018•58 min
Stephan interviews Saifedean Ammous, Austrian Economics Professor and author of The Bitcoin Standard. In this podcast episode we take a deep dive into the case for Bitcoin as sound money, and what is potentially the hardest money the world has ever seen. We discuss: Bitcoin as Sound Money Why using the hardest money is not a choice Why Bitcoin is difficult to change, and why that's a good thing How Bitcoin may proceed through various stages on a path to becoming the global standard for valu...
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 25 min
It turns out the best book on Bitcoin was written by someone who thinks the cryptocurrency is not a particularly good form of payment, not particularly anonymous, and not a good investment for most people. Saifedean Ammous, professor of economics at Lebanese American University, wrote 'The Bitcoin Standard' to cut through the hype and examine crypto technology through a rigorous Austrian lens. The result is a phenomenal book: pro-gold, pro-Mises, and optimistic about the crypto revolut...
Oct 17, 2018•52 min
