Unless you have been living under a rock for the last months, you will know that bitcoin and crypto currencies have basically taken over conversations relating to money and currencies.<\/p>\n
From an obscure industry that started barely 8 years ago with the creation of bitcoin, taken seriously only by very few tech geeks; currency traders and the make-quick-money online crowd; Cryptocurrency<\/strong><\/span><\/a> as a global means of exchange burst into the global consciousness with a vengeance in 2018.<\/p>\n With the world watching in disbelief, Bitcoin went from an exchange value of less than $1,000 to a giddy $19,000 in less than 60 days. This is apart from other cryptos like Ethereum, Litecoin and about 2000 others who soared in prices while most of the rest of the world scorned.<\/p>\n Now the frenzy is on as many people realized that this crypto craze may not just be a flash in the pan anymore. Many are now scrambling to learn as much as they can about this phenomenon.<\/p>\n Here are summaries of 9 books we believe will help you get a better handle on what the whole bitcoin and cryptocurrency mania is all about:<\/p>\n
\n1) “Mastering Bitcoin”<\/span> by Andreas M. Antonopoulos<\/strong>
\nPublished in 2014, this is a key book to understanding the idea and concept of a decentralized currency based in the digital world. The book goes into the technology behind bitcoin, the purpose of bitcoin and the currency’s application in the real world. Readers learn how the currency works, the nature of bitcoin transactions and details about the bitcoin network.
\nThere is also an interesting section on “bitcoin mining,” which is the process of how you can “earn” bitcoin by engaging in some computer analysis. The book also covers some critical concepts behind bitcoin, such as the blockchain and bitcoin wallet.<\/p>\n
\n2) “The Age of Cryptocurrency”<\/span> by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey<\/strong>
\nThe authors are Wall Street journalists who make the case about the future of bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general. With bitcoin, a person can buy practically anything, from coffee to airplanes. Thanks to bitcoin, the prospects of a global financial system without any governing intermediaries are a reality, and the authors investigate this concept. This book seeks to answer the simple question: Why should anyone care about bitcoin? In this 2015 book, Vigna and Casey aim to demystify the cryptocurrency and its uses in the current cyber-economy.<\/p>\n