The best Bitcoin books
Ten books worth your time, from first steps to deep dives. Start with Inventing Bitcoin or The Little Bitcoin Book if you are new.
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Christmas picks
Stuck for a gift? Three easy wins, depending on who is unwrapping it:
- Inventing Bitcoin: for the curious beginner who wants it explained in an afternoon. See it on Amazon UK*
- Broken Money: for the friend who thinks they understand money. They will not after this. See it on Amazon UK*
- The Blocksize War: for the one who already owns a hardware wallet and wants the drama. See it on Amazon UK*
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The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean AmmousWhy sound money matters and where Bitcoin fits in the history of money.
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Broken Money
Lyn AldenHow the financial system really works and why Bitcoin is a fix worth studying.
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Mastering Bitcoin
Andreas M. AntonopoulosThe technical bible: keys, transactions, mining and the network.
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The Internet of Money
Andreas M. AntonopoulosShort, inspiring talks on why Bitcoin matters beyond price.
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Inventing Bitcoin
Yan PritzkerThe clearest short explanation of how Bitcoin works. Great first read.
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Bitcoin CollectiveBitcoin for freedom, finances and the future, in under 150 pages.
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Layered Money
Nik BhatiaMoney as layers, from gold and dollars to Bitcoin and CBDCs.
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The Blocksize War
Jonathan BierThe inside story of the fight over who controls Bitcoin's rules.
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Digital Gold
Nathaniel PopperThe early days of Bitcoin, told as a page-turning true story.
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The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson & William Rees-MoggThe 1997 book that predicted digital money and the information age.
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