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Sep 22
344. Can Stablecoins Save the Dollar?
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
1h 2m
Sep 15
343. Bitcoin Electricity Consumption May Have Peaked
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
29m 8s
Sep 8
342. Hardware Wallets: Security or Liability
Saifedean hosts a debate between JW Weatherman and Giacomo Zucco on whether hardware wallets are a security liability. They discuss the Cold Card entropy backdoor, multi-vendor multisig, the code review process in Bitcoin Core, using generic laptops, and how to think about your t ... Show More
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<p>What is Islamic Finance, and how can Muslims build wealth without compromising their faith? In this episode, we explore how to navigate the challenges of avoiding Riba and interest while living in the West.<br/><br/>Joining us is Dr. Sajid Umar, an esteemed Islamic scholar and ... Show More
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<p>A child's first guide to Halal investing: https://halal.wahedinvest.com/yusufsinvestment</p>
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109: Islamic Banking: Allah's Formula to Gaining Wealth w. SH Navaid Aziz
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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
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<p>Islamic finance has seen remarkable growth over the past couple of decades. Its principles have gained traction not only in Muslim-majority nations but also in non-Muslim countries.</p><p>However, despite its growing popularity and an industry worth an estimated $4 trillion, q ... Show More
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and more. Cryptocurrency has continuously made headlines in recent years, but despite the popularity of the subject, it seems like there is still no consensus about how Muslims should engage with it. What should Muslims know about investing in crypt ... Show More
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SLP296 Saifedean Ammous - The Biggest Fiat Malinvestment
<p>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:</p>
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<li>What bitcoin really replaces</li>
<li>Thinking about inflationary costs</li>
<li>infini ... Show More
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In this episode, Saifdean talks to Safdar Alam, CEO of investment firm Maydan Capital, about Islamic finance. Safdar starts by describing the basic principles of Islamic finance and the ethical justification for Islam’s prohibition on lending with interest. He and Saifedean then talk about how Islamic finance works in practice today; how it is mimicking the ... Show More
<p>// GUEST // <br />X: <a href="https://x.com/harris_irfan " target="_blank">https://x.com/harris_irfan </a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisirfan/?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisirfan/?originalSubdomain=uk</a>< ... Show More
<p>In our 60th episode, we spoke to <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-calder-56b64410/'>Ryan Calder</a>.</p><p><a href='https://soc.jhu.edu/directory/ryan-m-calder/'>Ryan</a> is an assistant professor of sociology and director of the Program in Islamic Studies at Johns Ho ... Show More
