At the end of the Economics of Bitcoin panel at Cheatcode with Preston Pysh, nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a and nostr:npub1sfhflz2msx45rfzjyf5tyj0x35pv4qtq3hh4v2jf8nhrtl79cavsl2ymqt, I offered a book recommendations list that will 100x your economic understanding and appreciation of Bitcoin.

After the talk, 20+ people asked me to write it down, so here it is, all books available for free in pdf, epub, and audiobook:

## Theory and History
### by Ludwig von Mises

This is about the theoretical foundations of Praxeology, Mises explains methodological dualism and defines the axiom of action, from which economic science can be deduced. At first glance it seems dry to read, but the ideas and concepts are very juicy.

https://mises.org/library/book/theory-and-history-interpretation-social-and-economic-evolution

## Economic Science and the Austrian Method
### by Hans Hermann Hoppe

Hoppe's foundational masterwork using a synthetic apriori proposition to define the axiom of argumentation, the bedrock for the deduction of a reasonable ethics. For centuries it was not possible to "derive an ought from an is", and Hoppe triumphantly proves that in fact a private property society ought to be.

https://mises.org/library/book/economic-science-and-austrian-method

## Man, Economy and State, with Power and Markets
### by Murray Rothbard

This is Rothnard's magnum opus treatise, the one book you must read to understand everything there is in economic science. It is full of beautiful logic, compelling history, and a very entertaining prose, Rothbard is a master wordsmith. Power and Markets is a deep dive into hard core anarchist thought, demolishing the illusion of government authority, so radical it got cut from the original print.

https://mises.org/library/book/man-economy-and-state-power-and-market

## The Ethics of Money Production
### by Jörg Guido Hülsmann

A solid exploration of the economic and moral consequences of inflation, a fascinating history of monetary interventionism, with insights from numerous religious scholars. This book shined a spotlight on this most devilish trick which turns humanity into a pack of looters and demolished the production stages of a civilization. It's published the year before the Bitcoin whitepaper, even mentioning the difficulty of creating digital base money, and I bet my stack that Satoshi read this book as he was designing bitcoin.

https://mises.org/library/book/ethics-money-production

## Cryptoeconomics, Fundamental Principles of Bitcoin
### by Eric Voskuil

This is not only the single best book about Bitcoin, it is also a monumental achievement in praxeological thought among those of Mises and Hoppe, because Voskuil introduces the axiom of resistance. This is the missing puzzle piece to articulate an applicable strategy of security and defense, without which freedom tech like Bitcoin cannot be understood. Voskuil has accurate definitions and solid arguments that lead to a proper understanding of each aspect of Bitcoin.

https://voskuil.org/cryptoeconomics/


One of my unreasonable wishes is to resurrect Rothbard and orrange pill him.

I would love to see his mind cope with Bitcoin at first contact.

The guy never even used a computer, he wrote everything on a typewriter!

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Thanks I just ordered Eric Voskuil’s book on Amazon $30.


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Let's go 🚀


Hülsmann is spot on in his analysis in 2007.

It is INCREDIBLY unlikely that something like bitcoin exists!

I can imagine Satoshi reading this and be like "hold my beer"

Checkout the Ethics of Money Production, it's great!
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Onward 🫡


Idk if there's a better way but there should be one


Cheers


:reading bob:


It's on Spotify. I think Max read it.


Nah I meant paying in Bitcoin lol.

Something about having a book in your hand gives you a sense of completion, which I crave sometimes. Depends on how much I value it.


Yayy


More entries for my reading list
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This panel was fantastic nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt


Thanks Jeff


Thanks very much


YYYAAAASSSS. Finally someone recommends Eric. I've seen both over confidence and under confidence in Bitcoin for the wrong reasons by people who haven't read it. It's dense and you have to do active reading the whole time, but you just don't "get" bitcoin without it.

The history around the publishing of the other books is itself interesting, the personalities, the controversies from YOU KNOW WHO.
Their content is not so much a burden to read, as lifting the weight of ignorance. So i recommend the Mises institute podcasts for daily optimism.


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Here is the panel about the Economics of Bitcoin with nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z nostr:npub1sfhflz2msx45rfzjyf5tyj0x35pv4qtq3hh4v2jf8nhrtl79cavsl2ymqt and me at Cheatcode in Bedford.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA4jzHIPj7A

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I just listened to this podcast a few minutes ago and was going to copy the list down. Thanks for sharing this!


Nice, was going to re listen to get the list


Thank you


Let's go 🚀


Very welcome


You forgot to mention the added candy - Cryptoeconomics audiobook is narrated by nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt 🥰