Bitcoin Resources — Tools, Books & Links
Curated Bitcoin resources for beginners: books, websites, podcasts, and tools.
Must-Read Books
The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean Ammous
The definitive book on Bitcoin's monetary economics.
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies
Arvind Narayanan
Technical deep-dive for those who want to understand the code.
Layered Money
Nik Bhatia
How Bitcoin fits into the global monetary system.
Official Resources
Bitcoin.org
bitcoin.org
The original Bitcoin website with the whitepaper and documentation.
Bitcoin Whitepaper
Satoshi Nakamoto
The original 9-page document that started it all. Free to read.
Podcasts
What Bitcoin Did
Peter McCormack
Long-form interviews with Bitcoin developers, economists, and investors.
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast
Saifedean Ammous
Deep dives into Bitcoin economics and monetary theory.