20+ recommended books on blockchain for technical and non-technical readers
Over the last few years I have had the opportunity to read and evaluate many books and manuals on blockchain, here is a list of the most interesting, arranged by topic. In each section the books are listed in order of relevance.
See also all my articles by topic.
Introduction to Bitcoin
The Internet of Money (Recommended)
Andreas M. Antonopoulos
A collection of talks explaining the social and economic motivations of Bitcoin and the history of its development, held by Andreas M. Antonopoulos, the most famous popularizer of the Bitcoin paradigm. Go to the book
The Internet of Money Vol. 2
Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The second volume of a collection of talks explaining the social and economic motivations of Bitcoin and the history of its development, held by Andreas M. Antonopoulos, the most famous popularizer of the Bitcoin paradigm. This book reports most of the concepts presented in the first volume. Go to the book
Introduction to Blockchain
Blockchain Revolution (Recommended)
Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott
Introduces the blockchain paradigm and technology in general, its fundamental elements, applications, risks and strategies for the future. One of the best non-technical introductory books on the subject. Go to the book
Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps
Daniel Drescher
A good semi-technical treatise with incremental complexity, which allows everyone to become familiar with the basic principles of blockchain technology. Go to the book
The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
Antony Lewis
Very complete non-technical manual that deals with various topics, from the history of money to decentralized assets and notions on crypto investments, passing through the governance and characteristics of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Go to the book
Introduction to Blockchain Technology
Tiana Laurence
An essay on blockchain technology, basic principles, consensus methods, economics and an analysis of the main public networks, the arrangement of some topics is not optimal. Go to the book
The Business Blockchain (Recommended)
William Mougayar
Introductory manual on the blockchain paradigm, mainly develops the business building aspects on this technology. Go to the book
The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything
M. Casey, P. Vigna
Introduces the main concepts of the blockchain in a very discursive way, then deepens some use cases. Go to the book
Blockchain: The Next Everything
Stephen Williams
Introduces the main concepts of blockchain with a semi-technical approach, then deepens some use cases. Go to the book
Ethereum: Complete Guide to Understanding Ethereum, Blockchain, Smart Contracts, ICOs, and Decentralized Apps.
Mark Gates
Non-technical manual that introduces the main concepts of blockchain and then examines the Ethereum ecosystem, in particular in the Smart Contract, Dapp and ICO fields. Go to the book
Decentralized Economy
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking (Recommended)
Saifedean Ammous
A highly recommended non-technical reading to have a vision of the economic and social effects of the blockchain paradigm, with a particular eye on the most large market by capitalization: Bitcoin. Go to the book
Blockchain Bubble or Revolution: The Present and Future of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (Recommended)
N. Mehta, A. Agashe, P. Detrojaratta
Tof the economic principles of Blockchain, of the main public networks and some principles for creating decentralized business models. Go to the book
Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor’s Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond (Recommended)
Chris Burniske, Jack Tatar
An interesting and detailed treatise on decentralized assets, analyzed from a financial and speculative point of view. Go to the book
Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies
Kiana Danial
A detailed technical manual on investments and speculative strategies with cryptocurrencies, which does not require specific traditional trading and investment skills. Go to the book
Technical Books
Mastering Blockchain: Distributed ledger technology, decentralization, and smart contracts explained, 2nd Edition
Imran Bashir
Very well structured and extensive technical manual that introduces the blockchain paradigm and provides detailed description of the protocols and development tools for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Hyperledger, as well as other relevant technologies in the blockchain landscape. Go to the book
Bitcoin
Mastering Bitcoin (Recommended)
Andreas M. Antonopoulos
An extremely detailed technical manual on protocol, tools and programming of Bitcoin-based software solutions. Go to the book
Ethereum
Mastering Ethereum (Recommended)
Andreas M. Antonopoulos
An extremely detailed technical manual on protocol, tools and programming of sw solutions based on Ethereum. Go to the book
EOS
Developer and Entrepreneur Guide to EOS Blockchain
James Ecendance
A good technical guide on EOS, after introducing the main concepts of blockchain, explains how EOS works and the differences with Ethereum. Finally, he dedicates an entire section to development tools on the EOS platform. Go to the book
Token Economy
Token Economy: How the Web3 reinvents the Internet
Shermin Voshmgir
Introduces the basic concepts of the blockchain and then focuses on the technical aspects of Ethereum, Dapps, tokenization strategies, ICO / STO, crypto trading, De-Fi (Decentralized Finance) to finish by analyzing some very interesting use cases. Go to book
Thematic Books
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Revolution: How Blockchain Technology Is Transforming the Global Flow of Assets
Don Tapscott
Don Tapscott is the author of famous best-sellers in technology, business and society. Already the author of Blockchain Revolution, in this book he explores the aspects of blockchain applied in the supply chain. Go to the book
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