The Last Trade E076: Bitcoin Enables Ethical Finance with Harris Irfan

The Last Trade: a weekly, bitcoin native, interactive podcast covering where Bitcoin and traditional finance meet on a macro scale. Hosted by Jackson Mikalic, Michael Tanguma, Brian Cubellis, and a special weekly guest host.

Join us as we dive into what Bitcoin means for how individuals & institutions save, invest, and propagate their purchasing power through time. It’s not just another asset – in the digital age, it’s the Last Trade that investors will ever need to make.

00:00 – Introduction to Harris Irfan
08:44 – A message from Onramp
09:52 – The evolution of Islamic finance
18:33 – Unsound money misaligns incentives
23:41 – The intersection of bitcoin & Islamic finance
30:35 – Bitcoin enables ethical finance
38:54 – The role of Zakat & government in society
43:38 – Onramp Multi-Institution Custody
45:06 – Low time preference, efficiency, & human progress
52:20 – Different frameworks for convincing skeptics
59:03 – Islamic finance & misconceptions about bitcoin
01:05:56 – The evolution of bitcoin custody
01:12:47 – Opportunities for bitcoin adoption in MENA
01:21:10 – Outro

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