Recommended Books
Essential reading list for understanding Bitcoin, Austrian Economics, and Libertarianism - from The Bitcoin Standard to Human Action, with key takeaways and reviews.
The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean Ammous Wiley · 2018Through the history of money, it argues the importance of sound money and Bitcoin's monetary policy.
The Fiat Standard
Saifedean Ammous Saif House · 2021Analyzes how the fiat currency system works and why bitcoin can be an alternative.
The Book of Satoshi
Phil Champagne e53 Publishing · 2014Through Satoshi Nakamoto's published writings, one can understand the design philosophy behind Bitcoin.
End the Fed
Ron Paul Grand Central Publishing · 2009Critically analyzes how the Federal Reserve System is the root cause of economic fluctuations and crises.
How Humans Came to Rule the World
Yuval Noah Harari Harvill Secker · 2014Describes how mankind came to dominate the Earth through the Cognitive Revolution, Agricultural Revolution, and Scientific Revolution.
Bitcoin Whitepaper (Annotated Korean Edition)
비트코인 백서 (Korean commentary edition, no English edition) Satoshi Nakamoto, with commentary by Philemon Phileusis · 2025A Korean edition that presents the Bitcoin whitepaper alongside detailed commentary on its core concepts.
Daylight Robbery
Dominic Frisby Penguin Business · 2019Analyzes the history of taxation from ancient times to the present and its relationship to the rise and fall of civilizations.
Ray Dalio on Life and Work
Ray Dalio Simon & Schuster · 2017A book that systematically organizes the principles Ray Dalio has learned from life and work.
Bitcoin Usage Guide
비트코인 사용 가이드 (Korean original, no English edition) Philemon Phileusis · 2025A step-by-step guidebook for practical Bitcoin use, from wallet setup to node operation.
Homo Deus
Yuval Noah Harari Harvill Secker · 2016Explores how AI and biotechnology will transform the future and essence of humanity.
Ray Dalio on Why Empires Fall Apart
Ray Dalio Avid Reader Press · 2025Analyzes patterns of imperial rise and fall over 500 years to forecast changes in the current world order.
For a New Liberty
Murray Rothbard Macmillan · 1973Presents the theoretical foundation of libertarianism and a practical vision of the free market.
The Law
La Loi Frédéric Bastiat Foundation for Economic Education · 1850The essence of law is the protection of individual freedom and property; beyond this, it becomes legal plunder.
Just Meat
단지 소고기 (Korean original, no English edition) Hong Ji-soo MID · 2025Investigates the history of demonizing meat consumption and reexamines the nutritional value of animal-based foods.
What Went Wrong with Capitalism
Ruchir Sharma Simon & Schuster · 2024Diagnoses how excessive government intervention has destroyed the self-correcting mechanisms of the free market.
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
Murray Rothbard Ludwig von Mises Institute · 1963A book that traces from the origins of money how government intervention has corrupted currency
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel Harriman House · 2020A book that demonstrates through 20 stories how financial decision-making is driven by psychology rather than spreadsheets
Layered Money
Nik Bhatia Self-published · 2021A book explaining how the monetary system has historically evolved into a layered structure
History Is Money
역사는 돈이다 (Korean original, no English edition) Hong Choon-wook Rokmedia · 2019A book that reinterprets major turning points in history through the lens of currency and finance from an economic history perspective
The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle
Ludwig von Mises, Gottfried Haberler, Murray Rothbard, Friedrich Hayek Ludwig von Mises Institute · 1996A book that analyzes from the Austrian School perspective the mechanism by which central bank credit expansion creates cycles of economic booms and busts
Mises and the Last Stand of Sound Money
Jörg Guido Hülsmann Ludwig von Mises Institute · 2007A biography covering the life and thought of Ludwig von Mises, the most important liberal economist of the 20th century
1984
George Orwell Secker & Warburg · 1949A dystopian novel depicting thought control and surveillance in a totalitarian state. It shows how power manipulates language and truth.
The Little Bitcoin Book
The Bitcoin Collective 21M Books · 2019An introductory guide that explains what Bitcoin is and why it matters in an easy-to-understand way for non-experts
The Blocksize War
Jonathan Bier Self-published · 2021A book that records in detail the entire process of the Bitcoin blocksize debate.