At the end of the Economics of Bitcoin panel at Cheatcode with Preston Pysh, nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a and nostr:npub1sfhflz2msx45rfzjyf5tyj0x35pv4qtq3hh4v2jf8nhrtl79cavsl2ymqt, I offered a book recommendations list that will 100x your economic understanding and appreciation of Bitcoin.

After the talk, 20+ people asked me to write it down, so here it is, all books available for free in pdf, epub, and audiobook:

## Theory and History

### by Ludwig von Mises

This is about the theoretical foundations of Praxeology, Mises explains methodological dualism and defines the axiom of action, from which economic science can be deduced. At first glance it seems dry to read, but the ideas and concepts are very juicy.

https://mises.org/library/book/theory-and-history-interpretation-social-and-economic-evolution

## Economic Science and the Austrian Method

### by Hans Hermann Hoppe

Hoppe's foundational masterwork using a synthetic apriori proposition to define the axiom of argumentation, the bedrock for the deduction of a reasonable ethics. For centuries it was not possible to "derive an ought from an is", and Hoppe triumphantly proves that in fact a private property society ought to be.

https://mises.org/library/book/economic-science-and-austrian-method

## Man, Economy and State, with Power and Markets

### by Murray Rothbard

This is Rothnard's magnum opus treatise, the one book you must read to understand everything there is in economic science. It is full of beautiful logic, compelling history, and a very entertaining prose, Rothbard is a master wordsmith. Power and Markets is a deep dive into hard core anarchist thought, demolishing the illusion of government authority, so radical it got cut from the original print.

https://mises.org/library/book/man-economy-and-state-power-and-market

## The Ethics of Money Production

### by Jörg Guido Hülsmann

A solid exploration of the economic and moral consequences of inflation, a fascinating history of monetary interventionism, with insights from numerous religious scholars. This book shined a spotlight on this most devilish trick which turns humanity into a pack of looters and demolished the production stages of a civilization. It's published the year before the Bitcoin whitepaper, even mentioning the difficulty of creating digital base money, and I bet my stack that Satoshi read this book as he was designing bitcoin.

https://mises.org/library/book/ethics-money-production

## Cryptoeconomics, Fundamental Principles of Bitcoin

### by Eric Voskuil

This is not only the single best book about Bitcoin, it is also a monumental achievement in praxeological thought among those of Mises and Hoppe, because Voskuil introduces the axiom of resistance. This is the missing puzzle piece to articulate an applicable strategy of security and defense, without which freedom tech like Bitcoin cannot be understood. Voskuil has accurate definitions and solid arguments that lead to a proper understanding of each aspect of Bitcoin.

https://voskuil.org/cryptoeconomics/