The Book Bridge
You finished the videos. You understand the foundations. Now it's time to go deeper. Here's your reading path — five books, in order, from foundational to technical.
The Bitcoin Standard
by Saifedean Ammous
The history of money from shells to gold to fiat to Bitcoin. If you read one book about Bitcoin, read this one. It will permanently change how you think about money.
This is the foundation. Everything you learned in the videos gets expanded and deepened here. Ammous walks through the entire history of money and shows why Bitcoin is the logical next step.
The Big Print
by Lawrence Lepard
A macroeconomic lens on the global monetary system and where Bitcoin fits. Lepard brings a professional investor's rigor to the question of why the current system is broken and what comes next.
Lepard connects the dots between fiscal policy, monetary policy, and Bitcoin in a way that's rigorous without being dense. A big-picture argument for why the current system is unsustainable.
The Price of Tomorrow
by Jeff Booth
Technology drives prices down. Our money system drives prices up. We're fighting a losing battle between deflationary technology and inflationary money. Bitcoin is the bridge.
Booth connects technology, economics, and Bitcoin in a way nothing else does. It's the argument for why Bitcoin matters beyond just 'sound money' — it's about the collision of two unstoppable forces.
Broken Money
by Lyn Alden
A deep exploration of what money is, how it evolved, and why it keeps breaking. Alden methodically walks through the history and mechanics of monetary systems with clarity and precision.
If The Bitcoin Standard is the why, Broken Money is the deeper how. Alden's analytical approach solidifies everything the videos covered and takes it further.
The Block Size Wars
by Jonathan Bier
The inside story of the most consequential governance battle in Bitcoin's history. When developers, miners, and companies fought over how to scale Bitcoin, the network's decentralization was put to the test.
This is for when you're ready to go deep. The block size war was the moment Bitcoin proved its decentralization wasn't just a claim — it was a tested, battle-hardened reality. Understanding this conflict is understanding why Bitcoin can't be captured.
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