Saifedean Ammous
The Bitcoin Standard
The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
A brief history of money — from seashells to central banks and out the other side. Read it for the history, keep it for the exit: money nobody can print, confiscate, or ask permission for.
Saifedean Ammous is a Palestinian-Jordanian economist who taught at the Lebanese American University. Published in 2018, the book traces the history of money — from primitive collectibles through gold and government fiat — and argues Bitcoin is the next step in the evolution of sound, hard-to-inflate money.
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