Book Reviews

As an expert on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, I am pleased to provide a comprehensive review of the book "The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking." This work, written by Saifedean Ammous, is a seminal exploration of the revolutionary implications of Bitcoin and its potential to transform the global financial landscape. The book delves deep into the…

The book "Hijacking Bitcoin" by Roger Ver provides a compelling and eye-opening account of how the original vision for Bitcoin has been co-opted and distorted over time. As one of the earliest Bitcoin supporters, the author's firsthand insights are invaluable. The book is divided into three main parts. The first part offers a detailed exploration of Bitcoin's original design…

The Blocksize War is a captivating deep dive into one of the most defining conflicts in Bitcoin's history. Author Jonathan Bier masterfully chronicles the intense technical and ideological battle that raged from 2015 to 2017 over the size of Bitcoin's blocks. At the heart of the war was a dispute over Bitcoin's protocol rules and who has the power…