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Alex Gladstein has a lot to say about Bitcoin, human rights, financial privilege, and personal freedom. In Check Your Financial Privilege, he says it, starting with the fact that anyone born into a reserve currency like the euro, yen, or pound has financial privilege over the 89 percent of the world population born into weaker systems.
In Nigeria, human rights activists depend on Bitcoin for donations after crackdowns by authoritarian regimes. In Cuba, after a dual-currency system devalued the peso, those who saved in Bitcoin managed to stay afloat. In El Salvador, where remittance fees and exchange rates can eat away a simple money transfer to family members in need, Bitcoin offers hope with lower fees and faster transactions (and now it's legal tender).
As CSO of the Human Rights Foundation, Gladstein is uniquely positioned to detail the rise of Bitcoin from cypherpunk dream to the real-life Bitcoin stories happening to real people across the globe. For people around the world, outside of Wall Street, Bitcoin offers a means of freedom from inflation, political strife, and an outdated monetary system. For these people, the majority of the world’s population, it might even save their lives.
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Stunningly biased. Reads like an ad for BTC
- De JD en 08-23-21
De: Nik Bhatia
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The Sovereign Individual
- Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
- De: James Dale Davidson, Peter Thiel - preface, William Rees-Mogg
- Narrado por: Michael David Axtell
- Duración: 19 h y 20 m
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Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the best seller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century. The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western civilization.
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Unfortunately distopian for mosty of humanity
- De Phil en 09-29-20
De: James Dale Davidson, y otros
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The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
- De: Vijay Boyapati
- Narrado por: Vijay Boyapati
- Duración: 2 h y 24 m
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Boyapati presents the theory of money, the anatomy of Bitcoin, the reasons it is superior to the gold and fiat standards that came before it, and the promise that it offers to human civilization. He describes path dependence and the trajectory of a newly monetizing asset in terms the layman can understand, and he addresses the concerns that most commonly arise as newcomers struggle to comprehend the essence and significance of this first digital monetary network.
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This is the book you give your dad.
- De Kirk en 01-25-22
De: Vijay Boyapati
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Fiat Food
- Why Inflation Destroyed Our Health and How Bitcoin Fixes It
- De: Matthew Lysiak, Saifedean Ammous
- Narrado por: Matthew Lysiak
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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THE REAL COST OF INFLATION ON A COUNTRY can be best seen not through government-sanctioned data points circulated throughout the corporate sponsored media, but in the financial, physical, and mental health of its citizenry.
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Incredible taste of reality
- De Sean Murphy en 08-12-24
De: Matthew Lysiak, y otros
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Broken Money
- Why Our Financial System Is Failing Us and How We Can Make It Better
- De: Lyn Alden
- Narrado por: Guy Swann
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
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Broken Money explores the history of money through the lens of technology. Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently. The book's goal is for the listener to walk away with a deep understanding of money and monetary history, both in terms of theoretical foundations and in terms of practical implications.
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Started great but ended up being mostly about Bitcoin
- De CARLOS MAD en 01-21-24
De: Lyn Alden
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The Fiat Standard
- The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization
- De: Saifedean Ammous
- Narrado por: Saifedean Ammous, Guy Swann
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
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In The Fiat Standard, world-renowned economist Saifedean Ammous applies his unique analytical lens to the fiat monetary system, explaining it as a feat of engineering and technology just as he did for bitcoin in his global best seller The Bitcoin Standard. This time, Ammous delves into the world's earlier shift from the gold standard to today's system of government-backed fiat money—outlining the fiat standard's purposes and failures; deriving the wider economic, political, and social implications of its use; and examining how bitcoin will affect it over time.
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Less informative than Bitcoin Standard
- De Andres Nolvak en 09-05-22
De: Saifedean Ammous
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The Price of Tomorrow
- Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future
- De: Jeff Booth
- Narrado por: Brian Troxell
- Duración: 5 h y 49 m
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We live in an extraordinary time. Technological advances are happening at a rate faster than our ability to understand them, and in a world that moves faster than we can imagine, we cannot afford to stand still. These advances bring efficiency and abundance - and they are profoundly deflationary. Our economic systems were built for a pre-technology era when labor and capital were inextricably linked - an era that counted on growth and inflation and an era where we made money from inefficiency.
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I've got this on constant repeat, 3 times already
- De Tim Kennedy en 05-20-20
De: Jeff Booth
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A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin
- A Path Toward a More Just, Equitable, and Peaceful World
- De: C. Jason Maier
- Narrado por: Colin Sherif Ghannam
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin is for everyone who is starting to learn about Bitcoin, and wants to understand the reality behind the buzz. Exploring the value proposition of Bitcoin through a progressive lens, Maier's book explores why Bitcoin is good for the environment, how it helps poor and marginalized communities, and why Bitcoin serves as a protest against too-big-to-fail banks: all the people-centric reasons Bitcoin was created in the first place.
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Comprehensive
- De shara en 02-26-24
De: C. Jason Maier
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21 Lessons: What I've Learned from Falling Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole
- De: Gigi
- Narrado por: Guy Swann
- Duración: 2 h y 22 m
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Like Bitcoin, these lessons aren’t a static thing. I plan to work on them periodically, releasing updated versions and additional material in the future. Bitcoin is an inexhaustible teacher, which is why I do not claim that these lessons are all-encompassing or complete. They are a reflection of my personal journey down the rabbit hole. There are many more lessons to be learned, and every person will learn something different from entering the world of Bitcoin.
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A Decent Essay That Should Have Remained an Essay
- De Matthew C Conlan en 06-26-21
De: Gigi
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The Hidden Cost of Money
- How Financial Forces Shape Our Lives & the World Around Us
- De: Sebastian Bunney
- Narrado por: Russell Newton
- Duración: 12 h y 21 m
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Do you ever feel like you're treading water, struggling to keep up with the rising tide of expenses? From groceries to housing to transportation, your cost of living continues to climb while your wages struggle to keep up. It's a frustrating and often isolating feeling. But the truth is, not only are you not alone in this struggle, but you are not the problem. The challenges we face stem from our money!
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An outstanding book
- De richard en 08-20-24
De: Sebastian Bunney
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Principles of Economics
- De: Saifedean Ammous
- Narrado por: Saifedean Ammous
- Duración: 12 h y 53 m
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Principles of Economics is a university-level textbook in economics that offers a clear and concise exploration of the most important economic concepts. This book is unapologetically Austrian in its approach. It tackles major economic concepts and topics independently, but in a logical sequence aimed at delivering the listener an understanding of economics at an individual and societal level, and the widespread implications of economics as a topic.
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I was already a fan of the Austrian school
- De PublicName en 10-13-23
De: Saifedean Ammous
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The Bitcoin Standard
- The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
- De: Saifedean Ammous
- Narrado por: James Fouhey
- Duración: 11 h y 16 m
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When a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small Online mailing list in 2008, very few paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally-accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications.
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Less Bitcoin, more old Austrian Economics Vendetta
- De Brian Considine en 07-19-19
De: Saifedean Ammous
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The Book of Satoshi
- The Collected Writings of Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, 1st Edition
- De: Phil Champagne
- Narrado por: Stephanie Murphy
- Duración: 7 h y 27 m
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The Book of Satoshi, the collected writings of Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of the bitcoin. The foreword was written by Jeff Berwick.
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Great historic read that'll teach the blockchain
- De Peter Hanson en 05-19-16
De: Phil Champagne
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Check Your Financial Privilege
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- JL
- 10-11-23
Incredibly informative!
A must read for anyone looking to understand the global monetary system, how it affects the developing world, and how Bitcoin can benefit everyone.
While I normally love the narrator Guy Swan’s work, I found his attempts to speak in various accents cringeworthy and super distracting. I almost gave up and just bought a physical copy.
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- 11-12-22
BTC MAXIMALIST REVIEW
As a BATM owner/operator since 2014 I’m pretty critical of “stakers and shakers,” and even though I was slightly put off by the title, this a great book for Bitcoin support and supporters.
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- Dan Brown
- 12-13-22
Well worth the credit; re-frames your world view
Love the framing of the discussion. This will make you re-think this whole problem (if you even knew it was one!)
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- DK
- 12-17-22
Brilliant historical breakdown
In his clarifications of where we’ve been, the author has woven together the dollar’s dominance, with the literal exploitation of developing nations. He presents a clear case a solution.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-28-22
Extremely thoughtful and educational world economic overview
If you’re interested in how the current global financial system works, how we got where we are, or what may be coming next, read this book.
Contains a meaningful amount of history as well as incredible stories of just how crippling the current financial system can be to those without real power.
I’ll be passing it along to those I care most about because the information is that important.
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- Rick Peters
- 03-05-23
The reason why we need Bitcoin
The book details how fiat money has been a means of controlling and impoverishing the have nots and has been a tool of the powerful and elite.
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An extremely important piece of work!
A must read/listen to understand how the manipulation of fiat money is the root cause behind most of the big problems today and how Bitcoin is the best chance we have to solve them.
First class research, dense with content yet easy to comprehend. Beautifully read.
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- Jay Bulsara
- 09-05-22
Very Insightful and Nuanced
This is an exceptional book on Bitcoin, mainly because it explores topics that are excluded from Western discourse. I have read a lot of Noam Chomsky's work, and I believe that Alex Gladstein is a continuing Chomsky's legacy with his journalism and pursuit of the true nature of the world.
This book focuses on the "why" of Bitcoin, rather than the "how". I think that this is the best way to present Bitcoin to the layperson. You don't need to know how Bitcoin works to use it. All you need to do is experience it. People in financially privileged nations will not get much out of using Bitcoin for the first time because, honestly, it's fairly lackluster when compared to Paypal or Cash App.
But for the remaining, vast majority of people on this planet, their first use of Bitcoin is more likely to be one of absolute wonder. For most people on this planet, for all of the people who are ignored by those with privilege, Bitcoin is a way for them to rise out from under the iron fist of their financial rulers. Bitcoin is a way for them to finally transact with their neighbors and community without "people in power" taking unfair cuts. Bitcoin gives power to the people and takes power away from middlemen (read: extortionists).
Guy Swann does an excellent job with his narration. I think I heard him significantly improve throughout the audiobook, and I hope to hear him narrate more in the future.
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- JHW
- 10-30-22
Primary reading for an equitable financial system
Address and proposes solutions for financially oppressed peoples. This book should be primary reading for anyone curious to look outside their own bubble.
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- Josh
- 11-30-22
Such a eye opener
This book opens ur eyes
So many awesome stories
Just remember
Stack sats and stay humble
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