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15 Books to Understand Money, Power, and Economics
The Best Economics Books for Bitcoiners Who Want to Think Differently
Why Bitcoiners Need to Study Economics
Most people think economics is just about charts, GDP reports, and boring academic jargon.
But real economics is about power, incentives, and the hidden forces shaping our daily lives. If you understand it, you see the world differently. If you don’t, you’re just another pawn in the system.

Bitcoiners already know this: the fiat monetary system is rigged, inflation is theft, and governments are masters of financial illusion.
But how did we get here? What are the incentives behind this system? And most importantly—what happens next?

That’s where this Bitcoin-friendly book list comes in. These 15 must-read economics books will not only expand your mind but also arm you with the knowledge to outthink the system.
Each book is widely available in print, digital, and audiobook formats, so no excuses!! 🚀
1️⃣ The Bitcoin Standard — Saifedean Ammous
The #1 book every Bitcoiner must read. It breaks down the history of money, the failures of fiat, and why Bitcoin is the ultimate monetary revolution. Forget Keynes—this book will orange-pill you on sound money forever.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
2️⃣ The Fiat Standard — Saifedean Ammous
If The Bitcoin Standard is the why, The Fiat Standard is the how—how governments engineered the most exploitative financial system in history. This book dissects fiat like a surgeon, showing how it distorts incentives, fuels inflation, and traps people in debt.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
3️⃣ Human Action — Ludwig von Mises
This Austrian Economics bible dismantles everything you were taught about how economies work. Mises explains why central planning fails, inflation steals wealth, and free markets always win—ideas that are suspiciously absent from mainstream economics classes.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
4️⃣ The Sovereign Individual — James Dale Davidson & Lord William Rees-Mogg
Written in the 1990s, this book predicted the rise of digital money, cyber economies, and the collapse of nation-states. Bitcoiners love this book because it lays out how individuals can escape government control through technology. Read it before it becomes your reality.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
5️⃣ Economics in One Lesson — Henry Hazlitt
If you’ve ever been confused by economists making things more complex than they need to be, this book is for you. Hazlitt destroys Keynesian nonsense in simple, clear terms. Once you finish this, you’ll never fall for politicians’ economic lies again.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
6️⃣ Layered Money — Nik Bhatia
Ever wondered how modern money actually works? This book explains the hierarchy of money, from gold to central banks to Bitcoin. If you’re serious about Bitcoin’s role in replacing fiat, this book is essential.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
7️⃣ When Money Dies — Adam Fergusson
A terrifying first-hand account of hyperinflation in Weimar Germany. If you think money printing isn’t a big deal, read this. This book will force you to take Bitcoin seriously as a hedge against fiat collapse.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
8️⃣ The Price of Tomorrow — Jeff Booth
Why is everything getting more expensive while tech gets cheaper? Booth explains why our current system requires inflation, and why Bitcoin is the inevitable solution to a system built on debt.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
9️⃣ The Creature from Jekyll Island — G. Edward Griffin
The shocking origin story of the Federal Reserve and how it was created to serve bankers, not citizens. This book reads like a financial crime thriller, and after reading it, you’ll understand why Bitcoin is necessary.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
🔟 The Road to Serfdom — F.A. Hayek
A warning against central planning, written by a Nobel Prize-winning economist. Hayek explains how government control over the economy leads to tyranny, which is exactly why Bitcoin’s decentralization matters.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
1️⃣1️⃣ Debt: The First 5000 Years — David Graeber
An anthropological look at the true history of money and debt. Graeber argues that money was never about barter—it was always about control. This book will change how you see financial history.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
1️⃣2️⃣ The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047 — Lionel Shriver
A fictional but eerily realistic story about a future where the US dollar collapses. If you want to know what fiat failure looks like in real life, this novel is a must-read.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
1️⃣3️⃣ End the Fed — Ron Paul
Ron Paul has been calling out central banks for decades. This book explains why the Federal Reserve is a corrupt institution and why Bitcoin fixes this.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
1️⃣4️⃣ The Law — Frédéric Bastiat
A short but powerful book that explains how governments distort markets by controlling money. Bastiat’s arguments destroy socialist economics in 100 pages.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Free PDF Online
1️⃣5️⃣ Softwar — Jason Lowery
One of the newest Bitcoin books, Softwar argues that Bitcoin is not just money—it’s digital warfare. It presents Bitcoin as a tool for global defense, changing how we think about cyber security and state power.
📖 Available in: Print | Kindle | Audible
Read to Stay Free
Bitcoin isn’t just about number go up—it’s about understanding the system we’re fighting against.
The more you understand money and power, the better equipped you are to navigate and resist the fiat system.
These 15 books will change how you see the world. Pick one, start reading, and get ahead of the masses who still trust the system.
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