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Crypto and financial technology

Technology

This niche holds books on bitcoin, Ethereum and blockchains, crypto booms and frauds, electronic and high-frequency trading, and payment systems such as credit cards and M-PESA.

27 books on Crypto and financial technology, 2 of them tier 1, recommended by 15 people including Balaji S. Srinivasan and Anthony Pompliano.

27 books · 20 experts

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  1. Mastering BitcoinAndreas M. Antonopoulos, 2014
  2. Digital GoldNathaniel Popper, 2015
  3. The Age of CryptocurrencyPaul Vigna, Michael J. Casey, 2015
  4. The Bitcoin StandardSaifedean Ammous, 2018
  5. Flash CrashLiam Vaughan, 2020

The best books on Crypto and financial technology 27

Mastering BitcoinMastering Bitcoin
T1 Mastering Bitcoin
Andreas M. Antonopoulos · 2014
The technical reference for how the protocol actually works.
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Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan
Digital GoldDigital Gold
T1 Digital Gold
Nathaniel Popper · 2015
The standard origin history of bitcoin and its early holders.
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The Age of CryptocurrencyThe Age of Cryptocurrency
T2 The Age of Cryptocurrency
Paul Vigna, Michael J. Casey · 2015
Wall Street Journal reporters on money, trust and the blockchain claim.
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The Bitcoin StandardThe Bitcoin Standard
T2 The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean Ammous · 2018
The hard-money case for bitcoin; the most cited book inside the community.
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Recommended byBalaji S. SrinivasanAlex LiebermanRaoul Pal
Flash CrashFlash Crash
T2 Flash Crash
Liam Vaughan · 2020
Navinder Sarao, spoofing and the 2010 crash.
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Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
T2 Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
Zeke Faux · 2023
Wider crypto reporting with FTX at its center.
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Paying with Plastic: The Digital Revolution Paying with Plastic: The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing
T3 Paying with Plastic: The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing
David S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee · 2005
Payments economics: interchange, closed loops and why Amex's model differs.
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Algorithmic Trading and DMAAlgorithmic Trading and DMA
T3 Algorithmic Trading and DMA
Barry Johnson · 2010
Execution algorithms and direct market access, from the desk.
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Dark PoolsDark Pools
T3 Dark Pools
Scott Patterson · 2012
How electronic trading and off-exchange venues took over.
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Blockchain RevolutionBlockchain Revolution
T3 Blockchain Revolution
Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott · 2016
The high-water mark of enterprise blockchain enthusiasm.
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Digital Kenya
T3 Digital Kenya
Bitange Ndemo, Tim Weiss · 2016
Edited by the regulator who enabled M-Pesa; founder interviews throughout.
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Bitcoin BillionairesBitcoin Billionaires
T3 Bitcoin Billionaires
Ben Mezrich · 2019
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Recommended byAnthony Pompliano
The Infinite MachineThe Infinite Machine
T3 The Infinite Machine
Camila Russo · 2020
Narrative history of Ethereum and smart contracts.
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The Antisocial NetworkThe Antisocial Network
T3 The Antisocial Network
Ben Mezrich · 2021
GameStop and Citadel Securities' order flow; dramatised.
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The CryptopiansThe Cryptopians
T3 The Cryptopians
Laura Shin · 2022
The Ethereum world and token economics FTX was built to trade.
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Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino CapitalisEasy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
T3 Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman · 2023
Includes the authors' own interview with Bankman-Fried.
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Automate ThisAutomate This
T4 Automate This
Christopher Steiner · 2012
Popular account of algorithms taking over trading and other trades.
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Money, Real Quick: The Story of M-PESAMoney, Real Quick: The Story of M-PESA
T4 Money, Real Quick: The Story of M-PESA
Tonny K. Omwansa, Nicholas P. Sullivan · 2012
How Safaricom built the world's reference mobile-money business.
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Flash BoysFlash Boys
T4 Flash Boys
Michael Lewis · 2014
The IEX story and the public argument about latency arbitrage.
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Recommended byMohnish PabraiNat Eliason
China's Mobile EconomyChina's Mobile Economy
T4 China's Mobile Economy
Winston Ma · 2016
Payments and mobile commerce structure behind Alipay and Taobao.
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The Business BlockchainThe Business Blockchain
T4 The Business Blockchain
William Mougayar · 2016
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“He praised it (and wrote its foreword) for making blockchain "accessible for the non-technical.”Fred Wilson
Recommended byBrad FeldFred Wilson
American KingpinAmerican Kingpin
T4 American Kingpin
Nick Bilton · 2017
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Recommended byAndrew WilkinsonAlexis OhanianCasey NeistatChris DixonJeff JordanJohn Henderson
Attack of the 50 Foot BlockchainAttack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
T4 Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
David Gerard · 2017
The sceptic's brief against crypto claims.
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DeFi and the Future of FinanceDeFi and the Future of Finance
T4 DeFi and the Future of Finance
Campbell R. Harvey, Ashwin Ramachandran, Joey Santoro · 2021
Wiley. Open Library API unreachable this pass.
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Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing MillCrypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance
T4 Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance
Nathaniel Eliason
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Recommended byThe Barefoot Investor
The Little Bitcoin Book
T4 The Little Bitcoin Book
Bitcoin Collective
unverified
Recommended byAnthony PomplianoBalaji S. Srinivasan
The Truth Machine
T4 The Truth Machine
Paul Vigna, Michael J. Casey
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Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan

Experts 20

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 5

Ben Mezrichwrote 2 books hereCampbell R. Harveywrote 1 book hereMichael Lewiswrote 1 book hereDon Tapscottwrote 1 book here
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Scott Pattersonwrote 1 book here

Recommenders 15

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Balaji S. Srinivasanrecommends 4 books here
AP
Anthony Pomplianorecommends 2 books hereBrad Feldrecommends 1 book here
MP
Mohnish Pabrairecommends 1 book here
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Alex Liebermanrecommends 1 book hereAlexis Ohanianrecommends 1 book here
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Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 1 book hereCasey Neistatrecommends 1 book hereChris Dixonrecommends 1 book here
FW
Fred Wilsonrecommends 1 book here
JJ
Jeff Jordanrecommends 1 book here
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John Hendersonrecommends 1 book here
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Nat Eliasonrecommends 1 book here
RP
Raoul Palrecommends 1 book here
BI
The Barefoot Investorrecommends 1 book here
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