Dr. Saifedean Ammous is the author of The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, the best-selling groundbreaking study of the economics of bitcoin, published in 36 languages. The book was a pioneer in explaining bitcoin’s value proposition as the hardest money ever discovered, and the only working alternative to national central banks for international payments. He is also the author of The Fiat Standard, and the forthcoming economics textbook, Principles of Economics. Dr. Ammous teaches economics to thousands of students worldwide on his online learning platform Saifedean.com, and hosts The Bitcoin Standard Podcast.
Dr. Ammous holds a PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia University, where his doctoral thesis studied the economics of biofuels and alternative energy sources. He also holds an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor of Engineering from the American University of Beirut.
