Saifedean Ammous
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Saifedean Ammous

The Bitcoin Standard; hard-money / time-preference framework

Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, making the case for Bitcoin as a sound monetary system grounded in Austrian economics.

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Rank #12·The Bitcoin Standard; hard-money / time-preference framework
Frameworks

Attributed to Saifedean Ammous

Mental models, principles, and operating frameworks extracted from sources where Saifedean is the credited author or speaker.

24frameworks
01
Austrian Business Cycle Theory
Boom and bust cycles
Mindset·from The Bitcoin Standard
02
Austrian School of Economics
Sound Money
Mindset·from The Bitcoin Standard
03
Capital Market Socialism Framework
Socialism's calculation problem
Mindset·from The Bitcoin Standard
04
Impossible Trinity Framework
Monetary policy trilemma
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
05
Monetary Inflation Framework
The impact of money creation on society
Mindset·from The Bitcoin Standard
06
Monetary Nationalism Framework
National control of money
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
07
Price System Framework
Prices as info
Mindset·from The Bitcoin Standard
08
Proof-of-Work Framework
Secure by design
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
09
Sound Money Framework
Free Market Choice
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
10
The 51% Attack Framework
Attack on Bitcoin
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
11
The Absolute Scarcity Framework
Fixed quantity
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
12
The Academic Corruption Framework
Government funding corrupts academia
Mindset·from The Bitcoin Standard
13
The Altcoin Competition Framework
Altcoins competing with Bitcoin
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
14
The Antifragility Framework
Gain from adversity
Mindset·from The Bitcoin Standard
15
The Bezzle Framework
Unmasking Unsustainable Booms
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
16
The Bimetallism Framework
Using two metals as money
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
17
The Bitcoin Custody Framework
Secure Bitcoin Storage
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
18
The Bitcoin Reserve Currency Framework
Bitcoin as a reserve currency
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
19
The Bitcoin Scaling Framework
Scaling Bitcoin
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
20
The Bitcoin Security Framework
Securing Bitcoin
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
21
The Bitcoin Standard Framework
Decentralized Alternative
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
22
The Blockchain Feasibility Framework
Decentralize with caution
Finance·from The Bitcoin Standard
23
The Blockchain Limitations Framework
Understanding blockchain's limitations
Mindset·from The Bitcoin Standard
24
The Blockchain Trilemma Framework
Security, decentralization, scalability
Mindset·from The Bitcoin Standard
Domains

Framework distribution

75frameworks
Finance49 frameworks · 65.3%
Mindset25 frameworks · 33.3%
Innovation1 framework · 0.1%
Bibliography

Sources by Saifedean Ammous

1source
Book
2018
The Bitcoin Standard
Book·150 frameworks extracted
Appears alongside

Top neighbors of Saifedean Ammous

8people
01
Adam Back
Blockstream; Hashcash inventor; BTC-maximalist engineering thesis
1shared list
02
Aleksander Larsen / Jiho
Sky Mavis / Axie; play-to-earn framework (historical)
1shared list
03
Alex Thorn
Galaxy research; market-structure publishing
1shared list
04
Alyse Killeen
Stillmark; Bitcoin VC thesis
1shared list
05
Andre Cronje
Yearn / Sonic; "test in prod" DeFi composability
1shared list
06
Andreas Antonopoulos
Mastering Bitcoin; education + decentralization framework
1shared list
07
Andrew Kang
Mechanism Capital; market-structure + reflexivity essays
1shared list
08
Anthony Pompliano
Pomp Letter; Bitcoin-as-savings-tech
1shared list
Last updated
10 May 2026
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