346. The Bitcoin Standard 2018 Launch

Saifedean is hosted by Bitcoin Magazine TV to discuss his recent work on Bitcoin mining and stablecoins, as well as the US fiscal outlook.🔗👇🏼 SponsorsSwan - Your Partner for Generational Wealth - https://swan.com/saifThe Saif House - High quality cloth hardcover bitcoin books ...  Show more

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

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:51 - What gave Saifedean the idea for the new book. 04:15 - What are the four key elements of how the Fiat system works? 10:38 - What surprised Saifedean the most about what value fiat brings to the existing economy. 15:39 - Inflation is a vector ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: How Michael Saylor defines Inflation, risk premiums and hurdle rates The fundamentals of Microstrategy Why he's putting Bitcoin on his balance sheet Why he issued convertible debt to buy more bitcoin How other companies will likely follow suit BOOKS ...  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:

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: What Elon Musk's impact will be w/ Bitcoin Bitcoin energy concerns Bitcoin centralization concerns Bitcoin Payment times Stanley Druckenmiller's comments on the dollar losing global reserve status How are corporate boards viewing the Bitcoin volatil ...  Show more