Saifedean Ammous is an economist and best-selling author of the classic ‘The Bitcoin Standard’ published in 37 languages. Saifedean was a professor of Economics at the Lebanese American University from 2009 to 2019. On his own learning platform Saifedean.com he teaches courses on Bitcoin and economics in the Austrian school tradition. He also hosts The Bitcoin Standard Podcast. In this conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, Saifedean talks about why politicians and economists embrace and justify inflation and why Bitcoin is the one true solution to currency devaluation. You can find Saifedean on X (Twitter) here: https://twitter.com/saifedean You can find Saifedean on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saifedean You can find Saifedean’s website here: https://saifedean.com — 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - The Bitcoin Standard 05:05 - Why Saifedean is not a fiat economist 07:30 - Bitcoin, inflation, and time preference 09:50 - The motivation behind writing The Bitcoin Standard 14:10 - Why you need to spend time learning about Bitcoin 18:20 - People don’t know that inflation is the real economic problem 20:20 - Why economists need inflation 23:00 - Why the 19th century was the golden age of innovation 25:35 - Why money has been devalued throughout history 32:10 - Advising Nayib Bukele’s Bitcoin Office 34:10 - Principle of Economics — Prefer to enjoy this show in audio format? Click here: https://anchor.fm/relai/episodes/ -- The opinions expressed on the show are the opinions of the individual guests and may not reflect the opinions of Relai AG. The information on the podcast may be changed without notice, and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. -- Relai is Europe’s easiest bitcoin investment app. The ‘Made in Switzerland’ bitcoin investment app enables anyone in Europe to invest in bitcoin within minutes. You can buy bitcoin instantly or set up a weekly/monthly savings plan for as little as 25 CHF/EUR and invest in bitcoin automatically over time. 👋 New to Relai? Visit our website to learn more: https://relai.app/ 📲 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.relai 📲 Download our iPhone App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1513185997 💡 Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you never miss an episode! 💡 Also, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the episode in video format and enjoy the best bits from new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/Relai Follow us on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/Relai_app Join our community on Telegram ➡️ https://relai.ch/telegram Follow us on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/relai.app/ Like our Facebook page ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/pg/RelaiApp/community/ #bitcoin #personalfinance #savings #buybitcoin