Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Blockchain Adoption ByteWallet Banking CBDC Politics AI Cryptography Conference Culture Celebrities China Computer Books Currency Looking for "Books" Showing 1-5 of 5 jennyl • Aug 18, 2023, 12:44 pm EDT CRYPTOSOVEREIGNTY “Cryptosovereignty” by Erik Cason is available to pre-order from Bitcoin Magazine and will be released on 8/23/23. Cryptosovereignty is a collection of writer-analyst-philosopher Erik Cason’s essays exploring the philosophical ideals and intersections of Bitcoin, sovereignty, and cryptography in the 21st century. By approaching Bitcoin as a personal tool of self-sovereignty, Cason’s work evaluates the ontological ideals embedded in Bitcoin and how these ideals will change humanity for the better. When analyzed from the viewpoint of continental philosophy, a whole new way of understanding and thinking about Bitcoin emerges. The result about more than just money. It’s about the real personal power created through 1 minute jennyl • Jul 11, 2023, 3:45 pm EDT The Fiat Standard: The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization “The Fiat Standard: The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization” by globally acclaimed economist Saifedean Ammous is a rigorously constructed and thought-provoking examination of our current global monetary system. Building on his previous work, “The Bitcoin Standard,” Ammous continues to challenge conventional economic wisdom with a fierce intellect and unwavering conviction. In this formidable sequel to The Bitcoin Standard, Ammous navigates the intricate landscape of the fiat monetary system with a similar acuity he applied to Bitcoin. He examines the evolution from the gold standard to our present-day fiat system, presenting a comprehensive critique of its purpose, failures, and wider 2 minutes satoshin • Jul 11, 2023, 1:39 pm EDT How An Economy Grows and Why It Doesn’t: Timeless Economic Lessons For Everyone The American economic landscape is filled with complex theories and intricate practices. However, understanding these concepts doesn’t always require an economics degree. Sometimes, the simplest stories can capture the essence of complex economic ideas. Such is the case with Irwin Schiff’s classic educational comic from the 1980s, “How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn’t.” 4 minutes satoshin • Jun 29, 2023, 5:13 pm EDT The Bullish Case for Bitcoin The Bullish Case for Bitcoin, first published as a long-form article, represents an intellectual tour de force delivered with elegance and prescience by a polymath well-versed in mathematics, computer science, economics, philosophy, politics, and engineering. After March of 2020, it was evident to me that the world needed a new money based on technology. However, in February 2018, when Boyapati first published his paper, this insight required much greater perspicacity, courage, and conviction. In a clear and concise manner, Boyapati presents the theory of money, the anatomy of Bitcoin, the reasons it is superior to the gold and fiat standards 1 minute satoshin • Jun 29, 2023, 4:59 pm EDT The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history When a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications. While Bitcoin is 3 minutes