Reference Books

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The Truth Machine
By

Michael Casey,
Paul Vigna

This book demystifies a new operating system that is revolutionary: the blockchain and how it can restore personal control over our data and assets.

Blockchain Revolution
By

Don Tapscott,
Alex Tapscott

This book is a foundation on blockchain technology. It explains recent developments in the world of cryptoassets, smart contracts, etc.

Attack Blockchain
By

David Gerard

It is a story of a young physics student that invents a new marketplace that is immune to State coercion. It talks about an experimental new money.

Radical Technologies
By

Adam Greenfield

This book is a field manual to the technology that is transforming our lives. How does it work? What challenges does it present to us?

Blockchain and the Law
By

Primavera De Filippi

This book is a go to guide for non-techies as it explains just how 'mine' money from ones and zeros? It explains new possibilities inherent in blockchains.

The Lightning Network
By

Andreas M. Antonopoulos

With this practical guide, authors explain how this advancement will enable the next level of scale for Bitcoin, increasing speed and privacy while reducing fees.

Blockchain Wars
By

Evan McFarland

This book is a definitive guide to both the present and the future of blockchain technology. Topics include Web3’s structure; the future of privacy; digital governance.

Blockchain For Dummies
By

Tiana Laurence

This book is for finance and technology pros. It will help you learn how a blockchain works, its evolution and its current state. It is a beginners guide. 

Mastering Blockchain
By

Lorne Lantz, Daniel Cawrey

This book talks the disruptive potential of this technology. This guide distills the complex, fast moving ideas behind blockchain into an easily digestible reference manual.

The Blocksize War
By

Jonathan Bier

This book covers Bitcoin's blocksize war, which was waged from August 2015 to November 2017. This book explores some of the major characters in the conflict.

Mastering Blockchain
By

Imran Bashir

This book will help grasp the mechanisms behind Bitcoin, Ethereum, and alternative cryptocurrencies. Understand cryptography and its usage in blockchain.

Blockchain Basics
By

Daniel Drescher

This book bridges the gap that exists between purely technical books about the blockchain and purely business-focused books. It explains all concepts.

The Business Blockchain
By

William Mougayar

The book charts new territory for technologists to better understand the business potential of the blockchain, and for business minded people to grasp blockchain.

Programming Bitcoin
By

Jimmy Song

Dive into Bitcoin technology with this hands-on guide from one of the leading teachers on Bitcoin and Bitcoin programming. It is for python programmers and developers.

Blockchain: The Insights
By

Don Tapscott, Marco Iansiti

This book asks important questions like can blockchain solve your biggest business problem? It gives critcal insights to its readers.

Blockchain Enabled Apps
By

Vikram Dhillon, David Metcalf

This book talks about blockchain and explains its potential beyond cryptocurrencies in the domains of healthcare.

The Future of Money
By

Paul Vigna, Michael Casey

This book is a definitive work on the Internet’s next big thing: a new kind of operating system with the potential to revolutionize our economy: the blockchain.

Basics Of Bitcoin
By

Antony Lewis

In this book you will learn about things one needs to know before buying cryptos, especially Bitcoin. Find trustworthy insights into investing in cryptos.

Cryptoassets
By

Chris Burniske, Jack Tatar

The innovative investor’s guide to an entirely new asset class— Cryptoassets, that represent the future of money and markets and this book is your guide to that future.

Digital Gold
By

Nathaniel Popper

A New York Times reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the internet age.

Internet of Money
By

Andreas M. Antonopoulos

While many books explain the how of bitcoin, this book delves into the why of bitcoin. It examines and contextualizes the significance of bitcoin through a series of essays.

Bitcoin Billionaires
By

Ben Mezrich

It is a fascinating story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss's big bet on crypto-currency and its pay-off. An interesting read on their journey.

Bitcoin Standard
By

Saifedean Ammous

The book analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic implications.

Bubble or Revolution
By

Aditya Agashe, Neel Mehta

This book cuts through the hype to offer a balanced, and comprehensive analysis of blockchains and cryptocurrencies. 

Layered Money
By

Nik Bhatia

In this fascinating deep dive into the evolution of monetary systems around the globe, the author takes us through the paradigm for the evolution of digital currencies Using gold as an example.

Mastering Bitcoin
By

Andreas Antonopoulos

This book is your guide through the seemingly complex world of bitcoin, providing the knowledge you need to participate in the internet of money and what this world is all about.

Infinite Machine
By

Camila Russo

This book is written with the verve of such works as The Big Short, The History of the Future here is the fascinating, true story of the rise of Ethereum and the future of the internet as we know it.

Mastering Ethereum
By

Andreas Antonopoulos

This book tells you everything you need to know about building smart contracts and DApps on Ethereum and other virtual-machine blockchains. It also shows how to develop the skills to be an innovator.