Some Books we need to read

[aysg76]

We all know learning is a continuous process and we acquire knowledge throughout our life and we should always learn from as many as sources possible. There are lot of study material around us but only few of us tend to have a look but we if we do have a look we could open our minds to next level. Books and writings are one best way to have knowledge about something rather than always looking for answers on net. So I would like to share with you some of the books we must read before or after entering the crypto market which could help us to grow here. So here goes my list for the same:

BITCOIN RELATED BOOKS

These all books are associated with bitcoin related topics and cover all the basic as well as technical aspects of bitcoin network and you should try to read them if not all but you should read one or two like "MASTERING BITCOIN" and "BITCOIN STANDARD" and I hope you will happy.

BLOCKCHAIN RELATED BOOKS

So these are some books which will take you to the ride of new technology era termed as "Blockchain" and how it can and is changing the world. For programmers these books can be of great help who want to learn solidity and build blockchain applications.

CRYPTO TRADING RELATED BOOKS

Day trading and short term trading is main concern for many investors and they want to make profits out of the market pumps and dumps but first they need to have knowledge how trading works. Although it will not provide you any exact strategy to profits but can guide you wit roadmap how to move and survive in this highly risky crypto market for traders and they must check these books

ALTCOINS RELATED BOOKS

With bitcoin many more coins came into the market and they are termed as altcoins as we all know and you must be aware about them also if you wish to do so and here is the list for some of altcoin study books on which you can have a look for your knowledge enhancement.

BITCOIN BOOKS FOR YOUR KIDS

We all know technology is growing at faster pace and coming generations are way smarter than us and love tech related things. So it's better to teach them about bitcoin and this crypto market at an early stage not as a burden on them but to make them aware of the upcoming scenario in which pre-acquired knowledge will help them a lot.

NOTE: My intention is just to make all aware about all these books and it's not a compulsion for everyone to read as I have also not read them all but slowly I am trying to cover them all just for my knowledge enhancement and so that I could post more effectively on the forum because i will be having sufficient knowledge to answer any question and same goes with you. You can choose any of it to read and try to finish it and you might not understand some technical terms but try to find the answers within the book at completion you will have something on your mind and will not loose anything so why don't make it it a habbit? You will find output in your posts also.

[Welsh]

Mastering Bitcoin by  Andreas M. Antonopoulos is probably one of the best out of the bunch. Anything by Andreas is usually pretty good. I've not heard nor read most of these though, and I'm dubious by some of the titles such as. Especially, the kids books this was being discussed in another thread, but I don't think its overly important to be teaching your kids about Bitcoin, especially at a very young age like the "B is for Bitcoin" book aims to do. Since, kids generally learn quicker when they can talk about every day things, see those things, and then can relate. Bitcoin is something that you can potentially suggestion once they reach their teens, but earlier than that I feel wouldn't be suitable.

[kxwhalexk]

Mastering Bitcoin by  Andreas M. Antonopoulos is probably one of the best out of the bunch.

I just got this book today.

If you have a good understanding of c++ then you can go to bitcoin core's repository on github and go through the code. Start from net_processing.cpp as that is where each message comes in and is processed including new blocks, new transactions, etc.
That requires a better understanding of how bitcoin works though which would be better if you start by learning more. The book called Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos is a very good start https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook

After listening to pooya87’s advice, I bought this book-Mastering Bitcoin.

Today, my express has just arrived today, I should write this book into my schedule.I'm not sure if this book is genuine. May not be able to buy genuine in my country

[Maus0728]

Anyone can also download the Master Ethereum by Andreas Antonopolous in his github.

[1] https://github.com/ethereumbook/ethereumbook

Plus this book by Eric Voskuil. It talks about concept and technicalities at the very deep level of understanding. Though I still not fully understand what was written, I think it would still be interestimg to read if one can understand bitcoin both in technical and economic concept.

[2] https://voskuil.org/cryptoeconomics/

[Lucius]

I have to admit I haven’t read any of these books (so far), but while I have no problem reading them in English, it would be nice to have translated editions. Has anyone perhaps bought any of these books translated into another language?

I've only found The Bitcoin Standard translated into my own language, so I'm wondering if this book is suitable as a gift for someone who is a beginner, or is it still about some more advanced things?

[DdmrDdmr]

Reading one of those books once in a while is a decent way to obtain some linear information, and the variety let’s one hover from the more technical prone books to those more related to usage, trading or historical background.

Out of those listed in the OP, I’ve only gone through Mastering Bitcoin and Bitcoin Billionaires. I’ve also has a crack at Hard Money you can’t F*ck with (Jason A. Williams) and of course The Internet of Money (Andreas Antonopoulos), all of which I found enjoyable, and one in particular seemed to bring the hype into exceeding hyper mode after reading it (Hard Money …).

[Welsh]

Reading one of those books once in a while is a decent way to obtain some linear information, and the variety let’s one hover from the more technical prone books to those more related to usage, trading or historical background.

Its surprising no matter how long you've been involved with anything, how was you forget if you aren't using it on a regular basis. This is especially the case for languages, ,and syntax for programming as well as Bitcoin. Bitcoin is very complicated, and it would impossible to remember all the details of it if you weren't using them every day, which lets me honest none of us do, unless your actively developing.

[aysg76]

Mastering Bitcoin by  Andreas M. Antonopoulos is probably one of the best out of the bunch. Anything by Andreas is usually pretty good. I've not heard nor read most of these though, and I'm dubious by some of the titles such as.

Indeed mastering Bitcoin is one of the best book out there by Andreas and which takes you to to the Bitcoin journey and explain every topic in detail and in simple terms.You can be a newbie and have no knowledge of Bitcoin but after you read this book you will Gain enough knowledge of the bitcoin network like how transaction are prompted and how address are generated and all technical aspects.So it's under must read category.

Bitcoin is something that you can potentially suggestion once they reach their teens, but earlier than that I feel wouldn't be suitable.

Yes we can't give extra burden on children with all these stuff and that's why I have mentioned burden part in note at the end.But when they get little bigger we can try to tell them about Bitcoin with all these books but surely not at an very small age.

Today, my express has just arrived today, I should write this book into my schedule.I'm not sure if this book is genuine. May not be able to buy genuine in my country

Good to see that you have listened to the advice of @pooya87 and now you have the key to best learning guide on Bitcoin and don't doubt that it will be worth because most of us have learned a lot from this book and it has 12 chapters guiding you will all the Bitcoin related facts and after you have completed this you will be technically sound to tell others about Bitcoin.This book is available free of cost on GitHub and you could have downloaded it from there:
Mastering Bitcoin

[blue Snow]

I just remembered Maus0728 ever posted the book for free downloaded. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5238586.0
the bitcoin standard, the internet of money and etc.

Maybe someone interesting to read Bitcoin Related Book; the little bitcoin book, it could be download here > https://littlebitcoinbook.com/



Available free e-book download for other languages; Spanish, Punjabi, Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Korean, and French.

[bitmover]

I have to admit I haven’t read any of these books (so far), but while I have no problem reading them in English, it would be nice to have translated editions. Has anyone perhaps bought any of these books translated into another language?

I've only found The Bitcoin Standard translated into my own language, so I'm wondering if this book is suitable as a gift for someone who is a beginner, or is it still about some more advanced things?

You can find dozens of translations here:

Mastering Bitcoin (Open Edition), based on the First Edition, has been translated by volunteers into more than a dozen languages. Translations are available for free under CC-BY-SA license at: https://bitcoinbook.info

https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook



https://bitcoinbook.info/translations-of-mastering-bitcoin/

Spanish
Buy now! – All 3 formats: PDF, EPUB and MOBI without any DRM restrictions. Use on as many e-reader or mobile devices as you want.

Romanian
Buy now! – All 3 formats: PDF, EPUB and MOBI without any DRM restrictions. Use on as many e-reader or mobile devices as you want.

Volunteer translation and draft print: “Mastering Bitcoin Open Second Edition” in Romanian (free PDF)

The first edition was released in 2014 – it is now OBSOLETE. The second edition was released in 2017. Translations are ongoing…

Spanish
“Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition” in Spanish
Chinese
“Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition” in Chinese (Simplified)
Portuguese (Brazilian)
“Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition” in Brazilian Portuguese
Japanese
“Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition” in Japanese
French (incomplete)
“Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition” in French (Incomplete)
Russian (incomplete)
“Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition” in Russian (Incomplete)
Italian (incomplete)
“Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition” in Italian (Incomplete)
Greek
“Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition” in Greek
Czech
“Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition” in Czech
Hungarian

Edit: IMO, Mastering Bitcoin is the best book about Bitcoin around. A must read for anyone interested in the subject.

[dkbit98]

Anything written by Andreas Antonopoulos about Bitcoin is a good reading material, and even his videos are interesting to watch.
One more interesting book about Bitcoin would be The Book Of Satoshi: The Collected Writings of Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, written by Phil Champagne.
It is a compilation of everything posted online by Satoshi Nakamoto, including posts from Bitcointalk forum, in chronological order with added comments from the author.

Included are:
- Satoshi Nakamoto Emails and Posts on Computer Forums Presented in Chronological Order
- Bitcoin Fundamentals Presented in Layman’s Terms
- Bitcoin’s Potential and Profound Economic Implications
- The Seminal Paper Which Started It All

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

I love two books for kids. The world need to have more kids to know about Bitcoin. Next 30 or 40 years, they will be dominant bitcoiners, not us. We will belong to the elderly population next 3 to 4 decades. Kids now will be the future of the world and they will be the ones to accept or reject Bitcoin.

If they are taught about Bitcoin in young ages, they will hardly to be poisoned by governments. I believe in them and have good impression with two books for kids.

Blockchain Books, Bitcoin Movies And Documentaries
Bitcoins Related Books

[aysg76]

If they are taught about Bitcoin in young ages, they will hardly to be poisoned by governments. I believe in them and have good impression with two books for kids.

Mostly the government will not be against Bitcoin at that time and no such blames would be given to btc and coming generations will use BTC as mainstream mode of payment in their daily life and we might be able to witness that time.Buy yes they must be aware about the upcoming scenario as technology is growing at such a fast pace and they need to have this knowledge but remember not to burden them with any kind of forced study of these books.But yes you can tell them exciting stories and in unique way teach them the importance of Bitcoin at present and upcoming time.The best way is to invest for them and gift them a wallet holding btc when they are grown up and then they know how to use it.

[AniviaBtc]

There are a lot of good books just like the OP mentioned but I'm not that that good at reading an actual book.

I'm more on an E-book and watching videos so that I can visualize how crypto market works and how a cryptocurrency can change our lives.

You have your own preferences on how can you make yourself improve and become knowledgeable in crypto world, so it is your choice.

[hugeblack]

I have read Mastering Bitcoin and some parts of the Bitcoin Standard, both are good for anyone who wants to learn Bitcoin but first they should read some classic books on economics so they can imagine the idea of Bitcoin price volatility and decentralization.
I haven't read the rest of the books but I have a little free time in the coming days so I will order some of these books.
Thank you for this topic.

[Welsh]

Indeed mastering Bitcoin is one of the best book out there by Andreas and which takes you to to the Bitcoin journey and explain every topic in detail and in simple terms.You can be a newbie and have no knowledge of Bitcoin but after you read this book you will Gain enough knowledge of the bitcoin network like how transaction are prompted and how address are generated and all technical aspects.So it's under must read category.

Anything by Andreas is generally quite good, and that's not exclusive to his books, but his talks, and videos that hes done. He's probably contributed to Bitcoin adoption more than hes given credit for. I'm also sure he's encouraged, and influenced several new developers about using the Blockchain.

I'm more on an E-book and watching videos so that I can visualize how crypto market works and how a cryptocurrency can change our lives.

If you can get any of these books as a audio book I'd recommend. I don't tend to read too many books these days because of time, and audio books have been a life saver in some aspects. 

[pooya87]

This book is available free of cost on GitHub and you could have downloaded it from there:

Sometimes it is easier to read a physical copy of a book rather than a digital copy.
Additionally by purchasing the physical copy you are supporting the author for their efforts of gathering all this information in one place and explaining it in simple terms.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Mostly the government will not be against Bitcoin at that time and no such blames would be given to btc and coming generations will use BTC as mainstream mode of payment in their daily life and we might be able to witness that time.Buy yes they must be aware about the upcoming scenario as technology is growing at such a fast pace and they need to have this knowledge but remember not to burden them with any kind of forced study of these books.

They want to prevent people to get abundant exposure to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency too easily. It can be for their beneficiaries, with their CBDCs. Additionally, it is their preparation for more regulations to protect people from scam projects.

I don't like the first reason but I would agree to the second one. We want to have our own bank with Bitcoin but in society, newbies are vulnerable to scam projects. To protect them, primary solutions as regulations from governments are good.

But yes you can tell them exciting stories and in unique way teach them the importance of Bitcoin at present and upcoming time.The best way is to invest for them and gift them a wallet holding btc when they are grown up and then they know how to use it.

Governments never reveal the truth to kids but books can, if they are not censored or distorted by governments.

[aysg76]

Sometimes it is easier to read a physical copy of a book rather than a digital copy.
Additionally by purchasing the physical copy you are supporting the author for their efforts of gathering all this information in one place and explaining it in simple terms.

I also have the physical copy of Mastering Bitcoin with me but in my case I downloaded the PDF file and print it out from my printer and yes it's easy to read from physical copies that's why I have also done the same when I was reading it.

I don't like the first reason but I would agree to the second one. We want to have our own bank with Bitcoin but in society, newbies are vulnerable to scam projects. To protect them, primary solutions as regulations from governments are good.

Many small nations are likely to pass the crypto regulation bill in their parliament and some have already adopted it like El Salvador and what I was talking about was some years later when majority of government would come up with these regulations instead of putting a ban on Bitcoin.They will continue with all their centralized system of CDBC but yes BTC would be mainstream everywhere in the positive scenario.

[GeorgeJohn]

You're making Sense towards this, i think from my perspective this book can expand our knowledge concerning cryptocurrency, most especially newbies are suppose to an article of cryptocurrencies in order to comprehend more better about cryptocurrency, because those countries that refuse to endorse crypto exchanges,and also those people living around the vicinity that Lacks the knowledge of cryptocurrencies with this recommendation of articles without further or explanation of cryptocurrency they will understand more better concerning it.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Many small nations are likely to pass the crypto regulation bill in their parliament and some have already adopted it like El Salvador and what I was talking about was some years later when majority of government would come up with these regulations instead of putting a ban on Bitcoin.They will continue with all their centralized system of CDBC but yes BTC would be mainstream everywhere in the positive scenario.

Big nations are slowly to change in their policies and it is normal to see small nations are more interested in as well as readily to change policies.

The trend is adoption globally, big nations can not stay outside of the trend because they can not accuse Bitcoin is a fraud when they launch their CBDCs. They will try to make more regulations go into force and when they feel good enough with their regulations, they will officially allow Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. It would be 4 years, 10 years or 20 years.

[aysg76]

You're making Sense towards this, i think from my perspective this book can expand our knowledge concerning cryptocurrency, most especially newbies are suppose to an article of cryptocurrencies in order to comprehend more better about cryptocurrency, because those countries that refuse to endorse crypto exchanges,and also those people living around the vicinity that Lacks the knowledge of cryptocurrencies with this recommendation of articles without further or explanation of cryptocurrency they will understand more better concerning it.

You can always acquire knowledge from as many sources possible and crypto world has open new doors of technology with Blockchain and decentralization payment system and only way to learn about them is from some reliable resources like books which don't distort or filter any information based on personal bias.We should make it a habit of reading these books as we read some fun stories and with this we can gain enough knowledge that we can tell others also the working of cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and that will also reflect into your post quality.

[GeorgeJohn]

The Library is a place were multiple collections and Volumes of books can be accessed accurately and effectively at his/her own time, hopefully for the vast spread of bitcoin around the world, because of the banned placed on bitcoin in some countries against scammers on newbies as well....... E-books as well as can be accessed faster.
Bitcoin books should be made available at so it can spread versatile.

[Smartvirus]

This book is available free of cost on GitHub and you could have downloaded it from there:

Sometimes it is easier to read a physical copy of a book rather than a digital copy.
Additionally by purchasing the physical copy you are supporting the author for their efforts of gathering all this information in one place and explaining it in simple terms.

Yeah, I tend to agree with you on this. Reading a physical copy of a book has this way of putting you all in the moment you know and it's much easier, seriously. You tend to be soaked in and its more safe health wise. You don't have light stationed in your face all day and your phone battery stays safe. You know how it's way more pressure on your phone or device yo keep the lights on all through the reading section, lots of taps to the screen to ensure some sort of activity. I know the world is going more digital and a digital book might seem a very niece idea but physical books has a thing about them.

As for the listed books, I guess I'll be getting my hands on a few sooner than later.

[aysg76]

Yeah, I tend to agree with you on this. Reading a physical copy of a book has this way of putting you all in the moment you know and it's much easier, seriously. You tend to be soaked in and its more safe health wise. You don't have light stationed in your face all day and your phone battery stays safe. You know how it's way more pressure on your phone or device yo keep the lights on all through the reading section, lots of taps to the screen to ensure some sort of activity. I know the world is going more digital and a digital book might seem a very niece idea but physical books has a thing about them.

As for the listed books, I guess I'll be getting my hands on a few sooner than later.

For sure physical copy has some advantages like you don't need to scroll up or down and always glance at your mobile or laptop screen and that's why I also printed mastering Bitcoin around 425-460 pages and study from there.

You should have a look at some of them and I will add more books to the list as I cam acrose them along my reading journey and make you all aware about it also as "Knowledge increase with sharing and learning" so it's better to do both.

[lightning0]

I'm very lucky and thank you for bringing these book recommendations. I have never seen these books before, which puzzles me a bit. If I want to buy two books on Bitcoin, which one should I choose is better?

If anyone has read these books, please help me to find the best one. thanks

[DdmrDdmr]

<…> If you can get any of these books as a audio book I'd recommend. <…>

I haven’t tried it out myself, but I have checked that over half of the books in the OP are available in audible format at amazon. Likely, the programming books, and those that rely heavily on charts for explanations are not going to be the same thing as reading the book and pausing for the visual cues, but others that are more narrative prone would be an interesting choice to try out.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

Wow.. This is indeed a great list of books. But not until now, I never knew we have crypto books for kids, which I think is a great move, because with that, the future of bitcoin is in a safer hand.

But I think you are missing out some other vital book in your list, which are:

1. Cryptocurrency Beginners Bible by Stephen Satoshi
ABOUT:
The book talks about how you can mine coins directly from your cellphone, the hidden secrets to making profit from mining coins, how to spot a mining scam before investing your money, and in summary, how to make profit trading and investing in cryto currencies


2. The Book Of Satoshi by Phil Champagne
ABOUT:
The book talks about all what the creator of bitcoin (Satoshi Nakamoto) wrote before his disappearance in 2009. So if you want to know more about the history of bitcoin. This book is the best read.


3. Bitcoin For Dummies by Prypto
ABOUT:
This book talks about the fundamentals basics of bitcoin, what it is, where it came from, what it does, how it can be stored and the best way to secure your bitcoin.
So if you are new to bitcoin, this book is the best read for you.

So that's it..

[aysg76]

I'm very lucky and thank you for bringing these book recommendations. I have never seen these books before, which puzzles me a bit. If I want to buy two books on Bitcoin, which one should I choose is better?

If anyone has read these books, please help me to find the best one. thanks

If you are totally new to Bitcoin world and really interested to learn about it then the best choice for you is to go with "MASTERING BITCOIN" by Andreas Antopolous and try to learn in depth what he is trying to convey to the readers and for sure you will learn a lot from it.

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Thanks for sharing this but as I have said that I am going to add more to the list as there are many books available but want to add only that which have some vital information for all of us so will surely add some more to the list.

[Lucius]

1. Cryptocurrency Beginners Bible by Stephen Satoshi
ABOUT:
The book talks about how you can mine coins directly from your cellphone, the hidden secrets to making profit from mining coins, how to spot a mining scam before investing your money, and in summary, how to make profit trading and investing in cryto currencies

This is the first time I've heard of this writer, and it's unlikely that his last name is Satoshi - but he certainly uses it to sell more books, because some may think he's really the real Satoshi. Besides, do you really think that cryptocurrency mining with a mobile phone is something that makes sense in 2021? Some shitcoins may be mined that way (maybe), but everything else requires much more serious equipment.

In addition, cloud mining is scam in 99.99% of cases - you don't need to read a book to understand that.

[cheezcarls]

I would like to suggest a book coming from Erica Stanford called Crypto Wars: Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption.



I've ordered this book online and still waiting for it to arrive in my doorstep. I bought a bundle that includes paper back copy and eBook version of it. I've also interviewed the author on my Youtube channel last time.

So far, I am still reading her book digitally and I have learned a lot especially when it comes to crypto scams around the corner.

[aysg76]

1. Cryptocurrency Beginners Bible by Stephen Satoshi
ABOUT:
The book talks about how you can mine coins directly from your cellphone, the hidden secrets to making profit from mining coins, how to spot a mining scam before investing your money, and in summary, how to make profit trading and investing in cryto currencies

This is the first time I've heard of this writer, and it's unlikely that his last name is Satoshi - but he certainly uses it to sell more books, because some may think he's really the real Satoshi. Besides, do you really think that cryptocurrency mining with a mobile phone is something that makes sense in 2021? Some shitcoins may be mined that way (maybe), but everything else requires much more serious equipment.

In addition, cloud mining is scam in 99.99% of cases - you don't need to read a book to understand that.

Yes he might be trying to use his last name to gain some attention of the readers and giving fake impression of Satoshi.Upon checking i have found out that he has almost 42 books on cryptocurrency listed on Amazon and kindle edition

Stephen Satoshi

[DdmrDdmr]

What you’ve got there I fear is a fake impostor. Now the real impostor, as the name denotes, is this one (books by Satoshi Nakamoto):

https[colon]//www[dot]barnesandnoble[dot]com/s/%22Satoshi%20Nakamoto%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall
https[colon]//www[dot]goodreads[dot]com/author/list/7020017[dot]Satoshi_Nakamoto

Surprising how people can use a penname like that for marketing purposes. I’d have thought that editorials would be a little more prone to avoiding this type of stunt, and although rightfully there is no (known) real person behind the name IRL, it is usurping a well known pseudonym in order to sell books.

[aysg76]

Surprising how people can use a penname like that for marketing purposes. I’d have thought that editorials would be a little more prone to avoiding this type of stunt, and although rightfully there is no (known) real person behind the name IRL, it is usurping a well known pseudonym in order to sell books.

They use renowned name in order to sell their books and try to fool people by using subname of that person which is really bad things on their part.Your thought as editor or author of the book are main and you should use your name and provide some really good crypto related materials to readers.