59. Bitcoin: The Most Islamic Form of Money? ...

Saifedean examines whether growing stablecoin demand can reduce price inflation & help US fiscal solvency. He focuses on often-overlooked trade-offs: lost seigniorage, displaced long-term Treasury demand & bank credit, & more fragile short-term funding & rollover risk.Marina Azzi ...  Show more

Saifedean argues bitcoin mining electricity consumption and capital expenditure may have peaked, and presents the argument as a testable hypothesis, and discusses the long-term implications for bitcoin, mining, and AI.Full Article: https://saifedean.substack.com/p/bitcoin-electri ...  Show more

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For a conscientious Muslim, managing ones money in the West can be a difficult prospect. Islam has a series of rules to do with money, the prohibition of riba (interest) being the key one, and rules on trade that often places it at odds with a rather laissez faire Neo liberal mod ...  Show more

Saifedean Ammous, author of the Bitcoin Standard and the upcoming book, The Fiat standard rejoins me on the show for an illuminating episode where we explore various ideas:

Join us on this episode of Bitcoin Fundamentals as we talk with Abubakar Nur Khalil, a distinguished Bitcoin Core Contributor and founder of Recursive Capital. We explore Bitcoin's progress across Africa, discussing regulation, P2P dynamics, and significant developments in Nigeri ...  Show more