🏦 Alternative Currencies

Examinations of monetary systems beyond conventional fiat — from local exchange networks and time banks to digital tokens — and how they reshape economic relationships.

The Internet of Money

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos • 2016

Why money no longer needs a king: the network where any community mints its own currency.

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The Internet of Money 92%

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by Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2016

4.05

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The Bitcoin Standard

by Saifedean Ammous • 2018

Before Bitcoin, every digital good could be copied. The argument for what happens when that changes.

4.17

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The Bitcoin Standard 91%

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by Saifedean Ammous 2018

4.17

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The Internet of Money, Volume Three

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos • 2019

Money without gatekeepers means financial privacy is no longer a favor, but a feature.

4.29

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The Internet of Money, Volume Three Summary

The Internet of Money, Volume Three 91%

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by Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2019

4.29

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The Little Bitcoin Book

by Bitcoin Collective • 2019

Money that can't be printed, frozen, or surveilled: why Bitcoin matters beyond the price.

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The Little Bitcoin Book 91%

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by Bitcoin Collective 2019

4.12

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💸 Digital Currency 🏦 Monetary Policy 🔗 Cryptocurrency Basics 🔑 Financial Sovereignty 🌐 Decentralization

Hijacking Bitcoin

by Roger Ver • 2024

Bitcoin was hijacked. Not by governments or banks, but by a handful of its own developers.

4.21

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Hijacking Bitcoin 91%

Bitcoin was hijacked. Not by governments or banks, but by a handful of its own developers.

by Roger Ver 2024

4.21

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🪙 Cryptocurrency 🤝 Peer-To-Peer Cash 🏴 Financial Sovereignty 🗳️ Open Source Politics 📜 Monetary History

Layered Money

by Nik Bhatia • 2021

Money is a stack of promises. Bitcoin offers a new bottom layer no government can touch.

4.29

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by Nik Bhatia 2021

4.29

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Goldene Zukunft

by Florian Bruce-Boye • 2024

An engineered digital asset with ideal monetary traits outperforms every traditional asset class.

4.33

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Goldene Zukunft 91%

An engineered digital asset with ideal monetary traits outperforms every traditional asset class.

by Florian Bruce-Boye 2024

4.33

27 ratings

🪙 Sound Money 🌐 Cryptocurrency 🏛️ Austrian Economics 🥇 Digital Gold 🔐 Financial Sovereignty

Broken Money

by Lyn Alden • 2023

Gold was too slow for the telegraph. That speed gap created fiat money; Bitcoin closes it.

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Broken Money 91%

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by Lyn Alden 2023

4.60

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Cloudmoney

by Brett Scott • 2022

Cash blocks total surveillance of your spending. Banks and tech firms are dismantling it together.

3.66

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by Brett Scott 2022

3.66

480 ratings

💳 Digital Payments 🏦 Cashless Society 👁️ Financial Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Power 💻 Tech Criticism

Bitcoin Answered

by Jon Law • 2021

Bitcoin demystified: how mining, blockchain, and wallets work, and what to know before you invest.

5.00

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Bitcoin Answered 91%

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by Jon Law 2021

5.00

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The Age of Cryptocurrency

by Paul Vigna • 2015

When the 2008 crash shattered trust in banks, a currency emerged that runs on math alone.

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The Age of Cryptocurrency 91%

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by Paul Vigna 2015

3.83

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The Fiat Standard

by Saifedean Ammous • 2021

Money backed by nothing but debt reshapes human behavior from the table to the battlefield.

4.24

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The Fiat Standard 91%

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by Saifedean Ammous 2021

4.24

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Bitcoin

by Dominic Frisby • 2014

Satoshi Nakamoto solved digital trust without banks. The repercussions are still unfolding.

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by Dominic Frisby 2014

3.86

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Cryptocurrency (WIRED guides)

by Gian Volpicelli • 2021

A cypherpunk rebellion against banks became a parallel financial system governments now mimic.

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Cryptocurrency (WIRED guides) 91%

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by Gian Volpicelli 2021

3.83

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Money

by Jacob Goldstein • 2020

Money is a story we agree to believe, and its history is stranger than textbooks admit.

4.19

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Money 91%

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by Jacob Goldstein 2020

4.19

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The Bitcoin Enlightenment

by Ricardo B. Salinas • 2025

Fiat currency is a slow-motion heist; the anonymous fix already runs on millions of computers.

4.47

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The Bitcoin Enlightenment 91%

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by Ricardo B. Salinas 2025

4.47

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The Sovereign Individual

by James Dale Davidson • 1997

Encryption will destroy the nation-state: a 1997 prophecy the internet keeps proving.

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by James Dale Davidson 1997

4.17

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Beyond Bitcoin

by Simon Dingle • 2022

Bitcoin was the rehearsal. Smart contracts now replace banks, and the money is already moving.

3.90

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Beyond Bitcoin 91%

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by Simon Dingle 2022

3.90

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🔗 Decentralized Finance 💰 Cryptocurrency 🤝 Trustless Systems 📜 Smart Contracts 💥 Financial Disruption

The Internet of Money, Volume Two

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos • 2017

Money can now be code: borderless, programmable, and controlled by math instead of institutions.

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The Internet of Money, Volume Two Summary

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by Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2017

4.27

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💰 Cryptocurrency ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 🔗 Decentralization 📜 Monetary History 🔐 Financial Sovereignty

Thank God for Bitcoin

by Bitcoin and Bible Group • 2020

Money is spiritual, fiat is theft, and Bitcoin is the biblical fix.

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Thank God for Bitcoin 91%

Money is spiritual, fiat is theft, and Bitcoin is the biblical fix.

by Bitcoin and Bible Group 2020

4.12

494 ratings

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DeFi and the Future of Finance

by Campbell R. Harvey • 2021

Banks replaced by code, middlemen by protocols: the blockchain remaking of global finance.

3.50

597

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DeFi and the Future of Finance 90%

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by Campbell R. Harvey 2021

3.50

597 ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 📱 Fintech ⛓️ Blockchain 📝 Smart Contracts 💎 Digital Assets

Digital Gold

by Nathaniel Popper • 2015

A currency invented by a ghost, adopted by drug dealers, and pursued by Wall Street billionaires.

4.14

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Digital Gold 90%

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by Nathaniel Popper 2015

4.14

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💰 Cryptocurrency History 💳 Fintech 📰 Tech Journalism 🔓 Decentralization 🏦 Austrian Economics

Blockchain Revolution

by Don Tapscott • 2016

The technology inside Bitcoin could replace banks, rewrite business, and reinvent how we govern.

3.39

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Blockchain Revolution 90%

The technology inside Bitcoin could replace banks, rewrite business, and reinvent how we govern.

by Don Tapscott 2016

3.39

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🔗 Cryptocurrency 💳 Financial Technology 🌐 Decentralized Systems 💻 Digital Economy ⚡ Economic Disruption

Quantum Economics

by David Orrell • 2018

The economy follows the rules of quantum physics, not clockwork, and that changes everything.

3.38

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Quantum Economics 90%

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by David Orrell 2018

3.38

136 ratings

🏦 Monetary Reform 🔮 Quantum Social Science 💸 Money Creation 🕸️ Complexity Economics 📉 Beyond GDP

The Only Bitcoin Investing Book You’ll Ever Need

by Freeman Publications • 2021

Bitcoin for the cautious beginner: how to buy, store, and hold through the chaos.

4.15

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The Only Bitcoin Investing Book You’ll Ever Need Summary

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by Freeman Publications 2021

4.15

423 ratings

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The Truth Machine

by Michael J. Casey • 2018

Trust used to require banks and governments. A shared digital record is making them optional.

3.67

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The Truth Machine 90%

Trust used to require banks and governments. A shared digital record is making them optional.

by Michael J. Casey 2018

3.67

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🔗 Blockchain 🪙 Digital Currency 🏗️ Trust Infrastructure 🌐 Decentralization 📉 Institutional Decline

The Great Taking

by David Rogers Webb • 2023

Your stocks aren't yours. They're collateral for a derivatives bet you never made.

4.13

157

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The Great Taking 90%

Your stocks aren't yours. They're collateral for a derivatives bet you never made.

by David Rogers Webb 2023

4.13

157 ratings

🕵️ Financial Conspiracy 🏦 Central Banking ⛓️ Debt And Power 💻 Digital Currencies 📉 Financial Collapse

Bitcoin For Dummies

by For Dummies • 2015

Buy, store, and spend Bitcoin without losing your money to hackers, scams, or your own mistakes.

3.38

176

🪙 Cryptocurrency Basics ⛓️ Blockchain Explained ₿ Bitcoin Guide 💻 Financial Technology ⛏️ Cryptocurrency Mining

Bitcoin For Dummies 90%

Buy, store, and spend Bitcoin without losing your money to hackers, scams, or your own mistakes.

by For Dummies 2015

3.38

176 ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency Basics ⛓️ Blockchain Explained ₿ Bitcoin Guide 💻 Financial Technology ⛏️ Cryptocurrency Mining

How Global Currencies Work

by Barry Eichengreen • 2017

The dollar surpassed sterling in the 1920s, not the 1940s. One-currency dominance was always a myth.

3.60

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How Global Currencies Work 90%

The dollar surpassed sterling in the 1920s, not the 1940s. One-currency dominance was always a myth.

by Barry Eichengreen 2017

3.60

89 ratings

📜 Monetary History 💵 Reserve Currencies ⚔️ Currency Competition 🏦 Central Banking 📈 Market Liquidity

Modernising Money

by Andrew Jackson • 2012

Banks create 97% of all money through lending. That hidden power drives every crash.

4.34

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Modernising Money 90%

Banks create 97% of all money through lending. That hidden power drives every crash.

by Andrew Jackson 2012

4.34

53 ratings

🔄 Monetary Reform 🏛️ Banking Reform 💵 Money Creation 🔒 Full-Reserve Banking 🗳️ Economic Democracy

Cryptoassets

by Chris Burniske • 2017

Treat crypto like an asset class, not a bet: how to value, size, and survive it.

3.92

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Cryptoassets 90%

Treat crypto like an asset class, not a bet: how to value, size, and survive it.

by Chris Burniske 2017

3.92

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Beyond Money

by Anitra Nelson • 2022

Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.

2.96

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Beyond Money 90%

Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.

by Anitra Nelson 2022

2.96

24 ratings

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Money

by David McWilliams • 2024

Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.

4.17

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Money 90%

Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.

by David McWilliams 2024

4.17

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💰 Monetary History 💳 Credit And Debt 📉 Boom And Bust 👑 Power And Money 💡 Financial Innovation

Sacred Economics

by Charles Eisenstein • 2011

Money is a story. Our version programs scarcity, demands infinite growth, and hoards wealth.

4.21

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Sacred Economics 90%

Money is a story. Our version programs scarcity, demands infinite growth, and hoards wealth.

by Charles Eisenstein 2011

4.21

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A Beginners Guide To Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies

by Acquilia Adams • 2021

The beginner's playbook for buying Bitcoin, keeping it safe, and staying put through the chaos.

3.80

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A Beginners Guide To Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Summary

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by Acquilia Adams 2021

3.80

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The Money Problem

by Morgan Ricks • 2016

Panics, not bubbles, destroy economies. And panics start wherever short-term debt acts like cash.

4.33

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The Money Problem 90%

Panics, not bubbles, destroy economies. And panics start wherever short-term debt acts like cash.

by Morgan Ricks 2016

4.33

45 ratings

📋 Financial Regulation 🏦 Shadow Banking 🏃 Bank Runs 💵 Money Creation 👑 Sovereign Money

Mastering Bitcoin

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos • 2014

21 million coins, zero central banks, one public ledger: the architecture that makes it all work.

4.31

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Mastering Bitcoin 90%

21 million coins, zero central banks, one public ledger: the architecture that makes it all work.

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2014

4.31

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💰 Digital Currency ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 🖥️ Distributed Systems 💵 Monetary Systems 📖 Technical Reference

The Truth About Crypto

by Ric Edelman • 2022

Why your portfolio needs Bitcoin: the precise allocation, from a traditional advisor who gets it.

3.65

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The Truth About Crypto 90%

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by Ric Edelman 2022

3.65

412 ratings

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The Breaking Point

by James Dale Davidson • 2016

Energy built the modern economy. The surplus is going away. The debt cannot survive it.

3.57

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The Breaking Point 90%

Energy built the modern economy. The surplus is going away. The debt cannot survive it.

by James Dale Davidson 2016

3.57

42 ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 💵 Monetary History ⚡ Energy Economics 🏛️ Crony Capitalism 🔄 Civilization Cycles

Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?

by Steve Keen • 2017

When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.

4.22

281

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Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? Summary

Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? 90%

When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.

by Steve Keen 2017

4.22

281 ratings

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The Philosophy of Money

by Georg Simmel • 1900

Before coins, money was already an idea: that value is a relationship, not a substance.

4.04

426

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The Philosophy of Money 90%

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by Georg Simmel 1900

4.04

426 ratings

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The Infinite Machine

by Camila Russo • 2020

What happens when a decentralized revolution turns out to depend on one 23-year-old?

4.10

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The Infinite Machine 90%

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by Camila Russo 2020

4.10

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Money

by Yuval Noah Harari • 2018

Algorithms are building an economy where the human is the bottleneck, not the point.

3.90

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Money 90%

Algorithms are building an economy where the human is the bottleneck, not the point.

by Yuval Noah Harari 2018

3.90

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The New Case for Gold

by James Rickards • 2016

Digital assets can be erased overnight. The coming monetary collapse demands physical gold.

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The New Case for Gold 89%

Digital assets can be erased overnight. The coming monetary collapse demands physical gold.

by James Rickards 2016

3.98

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The Great Silver Bull

by Peter Krauth • 2022

Your cash is melting. Silver is heading for $300. Here's the exact allocation.

4.40

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The Great Silver Bull 89%

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by Peter Krauth 2022

4.40

107 ratings

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Easy Money

by Vivek Kaul • 2013

Money's 2,500-year history is a single story: governments debase, bubbles burst, and no one learns.

4.16

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Easy Money 89%

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by Vivek Kaul 2013

4.16

224 ratings

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Cryptocurrency Trading

by Owen Hill • 2018

From wallet to trade: what every first-time Bitcoin buyer needs to know before opening an exchange.

3.00

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Cryptocurrency Trading 89%

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by Owen Hill 2018

3.00

1 ratings

🧱 Cryptocurrency Basics 📈 Crypto Trading ⛓️ Blockchain Explained 💰 Decentralized Finance 💥 Financial Disruption

Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp

by Julian Hosp • 2017

Crypto demystified: what it is, how it works, and what it means for your money.

3.65

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Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp Summary

Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp 89%

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by Julian Hosp 2017

3.65

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🪙 Cryptocurrency ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 📈 Crypto Investing 💳 Fintech 💡 Tech Explained

Kings of Crypto

by Jeff John Roberts • 2021

One startup made bitcoin simple. The regulators came. Then the rivals. Then the civil war.

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Kings of Crypto 89%

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by Jeff John Roberts 2021

3.98

991 ratings

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What Has Government Done to Our Money?

by Murray N. Rothbard • 2018

Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.

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🏫 Austrian Economics 💰 Monetary Theory 🥇 Gold Standard 🏦 Central Banking 🏛️ Free Banking

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Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.

by Murray N. Rothbard 2018

4.31

955 ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 💰 Monetary Theory 🥇 Gold Standard 🏦 Central Banking 🏛️ Free Banking

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