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Resources

The resources we would hand someone on day one. Or day one thousand.

Websites & Learning

Tools and educational resources for building real understanding of Bitcoin.

Primary Source
Bitcoin Whitepaper
The original 9-page paper by Satoshi Nakamoto. Where it all started. Short enough to read in one sitting.
Visualization
WTF Happened in 1971?
Charts showing what broke when the US left the gold standard. Wages, productivity, inequality, debt, housing — all diverged at the same moment. One of the most effective tools for explaining why sound money matters.
Essay Series
Parker Lewis — Gradually, Then Suddenly
Sixteen essays that walk through every major objection to Bitcoin and dismantle them one by one. If someone in your life wants to understand Bitcoin at a serious level, start here.
Archive
Satoshi Nakamoto Institute
The primary archive for Bitcoin's intellectual history. Houses the complete Satoshi writings, the Bitcoin whitepaper, foundational essays from the cypherpunk era, and the full Gradually, Then Suddenly series.
Visualization
Bitcoin 1 Million (B1M)
Interactive visualization of Bitcoin's potential future value through different adoption scenarios. Useful for framing long-term conviction with real numbers.
Visualization
Priced in Bitcoin
Tracks the purchasing power of Bitcoin against real-world assets over time. Shows what saving in Bitcoin actually looks like in practice.
Education
River Learn
One of the best structured Bitcoin education libraries available. Covers fundamentals, custody, economics, and technical concepts in plain language.
Course
Looking Glass Education
Free foundation course covering Bitcoin basics, security, and ownership principles. Structured format good for clients and family members starting from zero.

Bitcoin & Macro Podcasts

The podcasts we would recommend to a client, a colleague, or a friend.

Macro + Fundamentals
Bitcoin Fundamentals
Hosted by Preston Pysh
Institutional-grade analysis of Bitcoin fundamentals, macro positioning, and corporate treasury strategy. Structured and data-driven.
Macro + Bitcoin
The Jack Mallers Show
Hosted by Jack Mallers
Breaks down macro events in plain language and connects them back to why Bitcoin matters. Cuts through complexity without dumbing it down.
Broad Coverage
What Bitcoin Did
Hosted by Danny Knowles
One of the longest-running and most respected Bitcoin podcasts. Covers everything from beginner fundamentals to deep macro and policy discussions.
Global Macro
Forest for the Trees
Hosted by Luke Gromen
Deep macro analysis on sovereign debt, currency risk, and the structural case for hard assets. Luke Gromen connects the dots that most Wall Street analysts won't.
Interviews
Coin Stories
Hosted by Natalie Brunell
Interviews with leading Bitcoiners, macro thinkers, and capital allocators. Approachable tone with serious substance underneath.
Treasury + Corporate Strategy
The Hurdle Rate
Hosted by Tim Kotzman, Matt Cole, Ben Werkman & Jeff Walton
Four operators covering Bitcoin treasury strategy, corporate adoption, and capital deployment from a practitioner perspective.

Essential Reading

The books that shaped how we think about money, sovereignty, and Bitcoin.

Foundational
The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean Ammous
The foundational text on Bitcoin as sound money. Covers monetary history, the failures of fiat systems, and why Bitcoin matters as a long-duration hard asset.
Bitcoin as Money
Gradually, Then Suddenly
Parker Lewis
The best zero-to-one primer on why Bitcoin is money. Built from first principles, written for non-technical readers, and widely considered the single most effective book for converting skeptics.
Deflationary Thesis
The Price of Tomorrow
Jeff Booth
Makes the case that technology is inherently deflationary and that Bitcoin is the only monetary system aligned with that trajectory. Think in decades, not quarters.
Beginner's Guide
B is for Bitcoin
Seb Bunney
An accessible entry point covering Bitcoin's history, technology, decentralization, and self-custody. Good for clients and family members building early conviction.
Print and Kindle only. No audiobook currently available.
Macro
Broken Money
Lyn Alden
A thorough examination of the global monetary system, its structural fractures, and where Bitcoin fits. Arguably the most important Bitcoin book of the last two years.
Monetary Systems
The Fiat Standard
Saifedean Ammous
The companion to The Bitcoin Standard. Applies the same analytical framework to fiat money itself — how it works, why it fails, and what it distorts across food, fuel, science, and education.
Society & Money
The Hidden Cost of Money
Seb Bunney
Explores how broken money distorts economies, families, and incentive structures. Connects monetary policy to outcomes most people never attribute to it.
Sound Money
The Big Print
Lawrence Lepard
A detailed accounting of fiat money decay and the structural case for hard money. Written from an institutional investment perspective.
Monetary History
Layered Money
Nik Bhatia
A concise history of how money has always operated in layers, from gold to central banking to Bitcoin. Clarifies where Bitcoin fits in the existing financial architecture.

Where to Buy Bitcoin

Bitcoin-only platforms built for accumulation, not trading. All support withdrawals to external wallets.

River
Bitcoin-only platform built for long-term accumulators. Proof of reserves, no-fee recurring buys, and competitive interest on cash balances paid in Bitcoin. One of the most trusted names in the space.
Strike
Led by Jack Mallers, Strike offers no-fee recurring Bitcoin buys alongside competitive lending products, lines of credit, and bill pay. One of the leading platforms building real financial products around Bitcoin.
Cash App
Run by Jack Dorsey, Cash App offers Bitcoin buying integrated alongside its broader payments features. No-fee, no-spread purchases on orders over $2,000 make it one of the most cost-effective ways to stack for larger buyers.

People to Follow

The people whose work we follow and share with clients.

Michael Saylor
Corporate treasury strategy, enterprise adoption
Executive Chairman and co-founder of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin. Architect of the first modern corporate Bitcoin treasury strategy and the reference point for any board or CFO evaluating Bitcoin as a reserve asset.
Jack Mallers
Institutional adoption, Bitcoin treasury strategy, monetary infrastructure
Bitcoin-native CEO leading Strike and 21 Capital, focused on expanding institutional access and Bitcoin balance sheet adoption. His work centers on positioning Bitcoin as foundational monetary infrastructure.
Saifedean Ammous
Austrian economics, monetary theory, sound money history
Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard. His work gave a generation of holders the intellectual framework for why Bitcoin works as sound money. Also authored The Fiat Standard.
Parker Lewis
Bitcoin monetary theory, first-principles argumentation
Author of the Gradually, Then Suddenly essay series and the book of the same name. Sixteen essays that build the intellectual case for Bitcoin from first principles.
Lyn Alden
Macro strategy, monetary economics, BTC valuation frameworks
One of the most respected macro analysts globally. Engineering background combined with deep capital markets expertise. Accessible for beginners, rigorous enough for institutional allocators.
Luke Gromen
Global macro, sovereign debt, dollar-system fragilities
Macro researcher and founder of FFTT, LLC. Decades of experience connecting sovereign debt trends, liquidity cycles, and currency transitions. Widely followed by hedge funds and family offices.
Jeff Booth
Deflationary theory, technological disruption, long-term thesis
Author of The Price of Tomorrow. Articulates how technological deflation collides with debt-driven monetary systems and why Bitcoin is uniquely aligned with the long-term arc.
Preston Pysh
Bitcoin fundamentals, mining economics, macro-Bitcoin convergence
Co-founder of The Investor's Podcast Network. Engineering and military finance background. Data-driven analysis of Bitcoin network fundamentals, mining economics, and macro convergence.
Seb Bunney
Bitcoin education, financial literacy, family onboarding
Author of B is for Bitcoin and The Hidden Cost of Money, co-founder of Looking Glass Education. One of the best educators in the space at taking complex ideas and making them accessible.
Beau Turner
Bitcoin mining, hosting infrastructure, mining economics
CEO and founder of Abundant Mines, a Bitcoin mining hosting provider operating on low-cost hydroelectric power in the Pacific Northwest. Focused on making Bitcoin mining accessible to serious investors without the operational complexity.
James Lavish
Portfolio strategy, macro analysis, institutional allocation
Former hedge fund manager who breaks down macro and monetary policy with precision. His Informationist newsletter translates institutional-grade analysis into actionable understanding.
Jack Dorsey
Bitcoin infrastructure, open-source development, mining decentralization
Co-founder of Twitter and founder of Block, Spiral, and TBD. His companies are building open-source Bitcoin infrastructure across mining, payments, and self-custody tooling.