The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking is a 2018 book by Saifedean Ammous, published by Wiley.
A review in Reason magazine praised Ammous' explanations, but criticised periodic rants "attributing all of society's alleged cultural failings... to government-issued money", a criticism repeated in a review in Cato Journal.
A 2021 review by the Central Bank of Barbados criticised Ammous' summary of the gold standard era, and the lack of empirical evidence for his claims.
See also
References
- Epstein, Jim (July 22, 2018). "Can Bitcoin Become the Global Monetary Standard?".
- https://www.cato.org/cato-journal/fall-2018/bitcoin-standard-decentralized-alternative-central-banking-saifedean-ammous
- Barbados, Central Bank of. "Book Review:". www.centralbank.org.bb.