IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
The history of Florentine Mint and how it changed European banking
A background on double entry book keeping
Counterparty risk and how it impacts markets
The importance of Disciplinary Constraint in banking
Thoughts on the Velocity of Money
Thoughts on the governments' ability to shut down Bitcoin
What would make Nik cha ... Show More
Oct 29
TIP856: Airbnb (ABNB): The Business Outgrew Its Peak, The Stock Hasn't w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
In today’s episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley discuss whether Airbnb’s recent slowdown was a warning sign or just building the groundwork for its next growth phase. They explore how a company that owns no homes built one of travel’s strongest brands, and why AI agents could ... Show More
1h 26m
Oct 25
TIP855: Shopify (SHOP): The Big Winner of Agentic Commerce? w/ Shawn O'Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke revisit Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) fifteen months after Shawn pitched it, called it one of the best businesses they’d ever studied, and recommended passing on the stock at around $80 per share. Since then, the stock has nearly doubled, gross merchand ... Show More
1h 18m
Oct 22
TIP854: GE Aerospace: Chris Hohn’s Biggest Bet w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O'Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley follow up last year’s TransDigm pitch with the biggest monopoly in aviation: GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE), the engine maker behind nearly three out of every four commercial flights in the world. With roughly 50,000 commercial and 30,000 military engin ... Show More
1h 12m
Mar 2025
266. Bitcoin Age with Nik Bhatia
<p>Nik Bhatia joins us to discuss his new book, Bitcoin Age!</p><p>Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four <a href='https://saifedean.com/courses'>online economics courses</a>, and read ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2024
Ep. 594 Exploring Bitcoin's Path: Innovations, Investment, and Regulatory Insights with Alex Thorn from Galaxy
In this episode of Crypto 101 featuring Alex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy, offers an in-depth exploration of the current state and future trajectory of Bitcoin and the broader crypto landscape. Thorn discusses the resilience and growth of Bitcoin amidst market fluct ... Show More
51m 8s
Dec 2022
147. Bond Markets with Nik Bhatia
<p>We are rejoined by Nik Bhatia, author of Layered Money, to get his perspective on the bond market, the global economy, and bitcoin. Why did bonds have their worst year ever? Why is Nik convinced a recession is looming? How does he see the bond market developing in the medium a ... Show More
1h 53m
Sep 2020
3. Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment
<p>The Bitcoin Standard Podcast Seminar 3, September 10, 2020<br/><br/>In this seminar we discuss bitcoin's difficulty adjustment, what I view as the secret sauce that makes bitcoin work!</p><p> </p><p>Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saife ... Show More
1h 29m
Jan 2022
BREAKDOWN: The 3 Most Thought-Provoking Questions in Bitcoin With Nik Bhatia
The author of “Layered Money” also explores the relationship between crypto and tradfi markets.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.
On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Nik Bhatia, author of “Layered Money” and The Bitcoin Layer newsletter. They discuss:
Bitcoi ... Show More
42m 25s