Dr. Saifedean Ammous and Preston Pysh have a conversation about how the existing fiat financial system works, how it has created a warped incentive structure for things like academia, food, and many other things. Then they also talk about how Bitcoin offers a solution to many of these issues and concerns. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:16 - What gave Saifedean the idea for the new book. 0:04:24 - What are the four key elements of how the Fiat system works? 0:11:29 - What surprised Saifedean the most about what value fiat brings to the existing economy. 0:17:23- Inflation is a vector - what does that mean? 0:23:22 - How has fiat corrupted the existing incentives in food, academia and other areas? 0:37:51 - What is the shadow banking system? 0:39:58 - What's the purpose of the IMF? 0:56:43 - How does fiat mess with economic calculation? ✔️ Subscribe to Bitcoin Fundamentals/We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://open.spotify.com/show/28RHOkXkuHuotUrkCdvlOP 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/bitcoin-fundamentals/how-fiat-works-saifedean-ammous/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/tip_network?lang=en ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.