
E54 - Bitcoin: A New Monetary System, Not Just a Digital Coin
Published: August 21, 2026
Duration: 1:05:00
What if understanding Bitcoin means unlearning almost everything you think you know about money?
In this episode, John Pratt joins Honest Money to strip Bitcoin back to first principles, debunk the misconceptions that trip up newcomers and skeptics alike, and explain why Bitcoin represents a genuinely new monetary system rather than a digital version of the money we already have. From intrinsic value and monetary premium to scarcity and distribution, this is a ground up look at what makes Bitcoin work.
This conversation explores why fiat paradigms get in the way of understanding Bitcoin, what...