The Bitcoin Standard Podcast

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.

392 episodes The Bitcoin Standard Podcast Updated 2026-06-18
392 episodes in The Bitcoin Standard Podcast
2021-05-09

54. Bitcoin and the Global Economy with Lyn Alden

In this podcast Saifedean and Lyn discuss Bitcoin and trends taking plac…
2021-05-04

53. Allen Farrington's adventures with Fiat Intellectuals

Described by Jordan Peterson as "frighteningly smart", Allen Farrington …
2021-05-01

52. What is CPI good for?

Saifedean and seminar regular Peter Young discuss what price indeces suc…
2021-04-28

51. The Global Bond Market and Bitcoin with Greg Foss

Experienced high-yield credit trader Greg Foss joins Saifedean Ammous fo…
2021-04-22

50. Precautionary principle & mass hysteria

We compare the precautionary principle approach of obsessing over avoidi…
2021-04-19

49. Can electric cars save the planet?

We discuss the economics of electric cars, and what the heavy subsidies …
2021-04-16

48. The oportunity cost of fiat

In this seminar, we apply the economic way of thinking to figure out the…
2021-04-13

47. Fiat food

In this episode we discuss the link between fiat money and fiat food, ba…
2021-04-11

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

I joined Tom Woods to discuss current trends in Bitcoin, whether it’s in…
2021-04-08

46. Debate: are precious metals being demonetized?

Peter Young hosts a debate between Saifedean and gold investor Mark Vale…
2021-04-05

45. Bitcoin's energy consumption

We discuss the economics of energy, based on the chapter on the topic in…
2021-04-02

44. The economics of banning bitcoin

We look at the economic problems of cracking down on bitcoin, and how th…
2021-03-29

43. Bitcoin and market efficiency

Are markets efficient? How do we think of this question from an Austrian…
2021-03-25

Debating Professor Hanke on Bitcoin's value

Professor Steve Hanke has many decades of experience studying currencies…
2021-03-22

42. The Fiat Standard, Chapters 4-7

In this seminar we discuss chapters 4 to 7 from my book The Fiat Standar…
2021-03-18

41. Can bitcoin obsolete bonds?

As insurance industry giants begin to enter the bitcoin space, we discus…
2021-03-14

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

This week we host the poster child for carbohydrate deficiency, carnivor…
2021-03-09

39. The Shitcoin Standard

This week we discuss: What are shitcoins good for? Can shitcoins help bi…
2021-03-04

38. Bitcoin and fiat debt

Should you borrow fiat to buy bitcoin? Is it better to sell bitcoin or b…
2021-02-27

37. Art on The Bitcoin Standard

In this seminar we are joined by Stephen Chow, founder of Chow Art Fund,…
2021-02-24

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

In this podcast we discussed last week seminar with Microstrategy CEO Mi…
2021-02-16

34. Michael Saylor on The Fiat Standard

We are rejoined by Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor, who has read the fi…
2021-02-10

33. Stock-to-flow: a deeper look

In this seminar, we look closely at the concept of stock-to-flow, compar…
2021-02-07

32. Anarchy in Health

How would the free market have handled a respiratory illness? After a ye…