"In an imperfect world of rampant inflation, creeping authoritarianism, surveillance, censorship, and financial exclusion, bitcoin empowers individuals to elude the expanding reach and tightening grip of institutions both public and private. So although bitcoin is money, it isn't just money. Bitcoin is resistance money." Three philosophers make the case for Bitcoin. Rigorous, accessible, and refreshingly measured.

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Resistance Money - A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin

Three philosophers examine why Bitcoin was invented, how it works, and where it fits among other kinds of money. The authors offer a framework for ...

"Bitcoin is a never-ending quest for knowledge and anyone who joins the expedition will in due time find themselves embracing the cardinal virtues." Mitchell Askew on how the rabbit hole naturally leads people toward prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude.

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Bitcoin and the Cardinal Virtues: How the Rabbit Hole Instills Virtuous Behavior

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"My recommendation is to commit oneself to the truth and the promotion of the truth, and judge the effectiveness of rhetoric on its long term influence rather than short term popularity." New article added: "Mises: The Original Toxic Maximalist" by @Bitstein

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Mises: The Original Toxic Maximalist

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"Hyperinflation is a series of bad decisions that starts when governments go into too much debt." Just added "When Money Destroys Nations" by Philip Haslam & Russell Lamberti to bitcoin-resources.com. The story of Zimbabwe's monetary collapse, told through the people who lived it.

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When Money Destroys Nations - How Hyperinflation Ruined Zimbabwe, How Ordinary People Survived, and Warnings for Nations that Print Money

Zimbabwe was once one of the most prosperous countries in Africa, known as the continent's breadbasket. Then came land seizures, reckless spending,...

"Without a stable and independent unit of currency, there can be no property rights, and without these, savings and investment are impossible." New addition: Gold Wars by Ferdinand Lips. A Swiss banker's account of the systematic dismantling of the gold standard and why sound money is inseparable from liberty. Free PDF and more at

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Gold Wars - The Battle Against Sound Money As Seen From A Swiss Perspective

Published in 2001 by Swiss banker Ferdinand Lips, Gold Wars traces the systematic dismantling of the gold standard and its consequences for ordinar...

"There is no answer in the available literature to the question why a government monopoly of the provision of money is universally regarded as indispensable. ... It has the defects of all monopolies." Denationalisation of Money by F.A. Hayek, the 1976 argument for competitive private currencies that reads like a Bitcoin prophecy. Now available in the books section. Free PDF: https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Denationalisation%20of%20Money.pdf

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Denationalisation of Money - The Argument Refined

First published in 1976, Hayek's proposal to end the government monopoly on currency was revolutionary. He argued that instead of a national govern...