Everyone wants the next 100x… but few understand the foundations that create it.

𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦.

This is the perfect moment to go back to basics and level up.🧵👇

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 8 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘪 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵;
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➢ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝

This is by @saifedean sets the stage by taking us back through the entire history of money. Ammous argues that Bitcoin is not just a digital asset but the most advanced form of “sound money” ever created, a monetary evolution that could reshape global savings, economic stability, and political power.
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➢ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝

There were people that believed in Bitcoin from the start apart from Satoshi. @nathanielpopper in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 talks deeply into the story of the earliest believers.

Through libertarians, misfits, hackers, and visionaries, Popper shows how a fragile idea transformed into a global movement.
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➢ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞

We all saw how Ethereum started from the ICO days to how big it has become now. @CamiRusso in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 explore the origin story of Ethereum.

Russo details the chaotic, visionary, sometimes explosive journey of @VitalikButerin and the early Ethereum team, the moment when programmable money, smart contracts, ICOs, and DeFi first became possible.
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➢ 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲

@sherminvo in 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 talked explicitly how token enable coordination, governance, and some new organization models.

Shermin elaborates how it brings DAOs together and described it as the best blueprint for understanding how Web3 creates economic systems that traditional institutions can’t match.
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➢ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲

@mikejcasey and @paulvigna in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 came together to write about how crypto is a bridge between the old and new world.

The book explains how crypto challenges the existing financial system, promotes financial inclusion, and forces governments to rethink money altogether.
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➢ 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐛3 & 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞

AI is becoming a big shift in the space and in @kenhuangus's book, 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐛3 & 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞, he examined the technological shift from traditional blockchains toward fully decentralized Web3 ecosystems and the emerging metaverse economy.

It breaks down how distributed ledgers, digital identity, decentralized storage, and smart contracts create the foundation for immersive virtual worlds.
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➢ 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬

Adam Greenfield’s 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 also examine how blockchain, along with AI and other emerging tools, is reshaping society and power structures.

It takes a more critical stance, helping readers see blockchain not just as innovation, but as infrastructure capable of altering institutions.
Adam is not active on
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➢𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

This is a recent book by @Andre1Popescu & Cristi Marcel focuses on modeling and managing risk in digital asset portfolios, covering cryptocurrencies, DeFi products, and NFTs.

It provides frameworks for quantifying volatility, correlations with traditional assets, and portfolio exposure, making it valuable for investors, analysts, and academics bridging traditional finance with Web3.
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𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰, 𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴👇