Notebook 04 · Books & Research

Bitcoin Book

A research shelf for the Bitcoin book project: concepts, reading notes, questions, and the evolving map of an unfamiliar monetary system.

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The Ponzi Accusation

Why Bitcoin can resemble a reflexive speculative market without fitting the regulatory definition of a Ponzi or pyramid scheme.

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Scarcity Is Necessary but Not Sufficient

Why Bitcoin’s 21-million limit matters, why scarcity alone cannot create demand, and what a serious valuation thesis must explain.

Read Chapter 3 →
The Digital-Gold Hypothesis

Where the comparison between Bitcoin and gold works, where it breaks, and what evidence could falsify the digital-gold thesis.

Read Chapter 2 →
You Can’t Hold Bitcoin

Buying Bitcoin is easy. Holding it requires an understanding strong enough to survive volatility without becoming blind faith.

Read Chapter 1 →
Bitcoin’s Opportunity Has Changed

Bitcoin’s opportunity has not disappeared; the source of the potential edge has shifted from an understanding gap to the market cycle.

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