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Aug 2023
1h 36m

182. The Islamic Case for Bitcoin

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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A compilation of some of the discussions taking place in saifedean.com seminars on the topic of Bitcoin and Islamic finance, why Bitcoin is an Islamic form of money, why fiat money is not, and why bitcoin finance might resemble Islamic finance. The discussion features learners from saifedean.com as well as guests Harris Irfan, Safdar Alam, and Tarek El-Diwany.


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