The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking

by Saifedean Ammous

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119473861
• ISBN13: 9781119473862
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Incredibly informative and insightful

This is my favorite book. It covers, or uncovers, the truth of economy and utility. It should be mandatory for any economics class. If you find you like this book you will also love Principles of Economics by Saifedean.