Curated Reads for the Curious Mind
Over the years, I’ve read extensively across the fields I write about. Along the way, many readers have asked for recommendations on where to begin or how to dive deeper without getting lost in overly technical material.
In response, I’ve curated this list of books, articles, and white papers that I’ve found especially insightful. Most of the selections are accessible and non-technical, written for curious minds rather than domain experts. Whether you’re new to these topics or looking to sharpen your perspective, this list is designed to help you explore and enjoy the ideas shaping our digital future.
Dive in, and enjoy the read.
Essential Bitcoin White Papers and Essays
📄 The Bitcoin Whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto (2008)
📄 Why I Invested in Bitcoin by Chamath Palihapitiya (2013)
📄 Why Bitcoin Matters by Marc Andreessen (2014)
📄 How Bitcoin Works: A Guide for the Digitally Perplexed by Richard Bondi (2014)
Foundational Readings on Ethereum
📄 The Ethereum Whitepaper by Vitalik Buterin
📄 What is Ethereum and How Does it Work? Michelle Rama-Poccia (2018)
📄 Smart Contracts: Building Blocks for Digital Markets by Nick Szabo (1996)
📄 What is Proof of Stake by Everett Muzzy (2020)
The Origins of Crypto: Non-Fiction Books on Bitcoin and Ethereum
📖 Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires by Nathaniel Popper (2016)
📖 How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance by Brian Eha (2017)
📖 Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption by Ben Mezrich (2019)
📖 The Infinite Machine: How an Army of Crypto-hackers is Building the Next Internet with Ethereum by Camila Russo (2020)
📖 Out of the Ether: The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the $55 Million Heist that Almost Destroyed It by Matthew Leising (2020)
📖 Kings of Crypto: One Startup's Quest to Take Cryptocurrency Out of Silicon Valley and Onto Wall Street by Jeff John Roberts (2020)
Understanding Bitcoin and the Evolution of Money
📖 The Little Bitcoin Book by Bitcoin Collective (2019)
📖 The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking by Saifedean Ammous (2018)
📖 Understanding Bitcoin: Cryptography, Engineering and Economics by Pedro Franco (2014)
📖 Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor's Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond by Chris Burniske (2017)
Exploring Blockchain Technology and Its Evolution
📖 Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World by Don Tapscott (2016)
📖 Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy by George Gilder (2018)
📖 The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything by Michael Casey (2019)
The Development of Gaming: Books on Its Past and Progress
📖 Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry by Jason Schreier (2021)
📖 Replay: The History of Video Games by Tristan Donovan (2010)
📖 The Book of Esports by William Collis (2020)
The Road Ahead: AI and the World It’s Shaping
📖 The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil (2024)
📖 Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom (2016)
📖 AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future by Chem Qiufan (2024)
📖 The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma by Mustafa Suleyman (2023)
📖 Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford (2015)