Resource List
Curated resources to help you learn more about Bitcoin.
Featured Resource
Bitcoin HODL Directory
125+ curated Bitcoin services: exchanges, wallets, cold storage, lending, and more. The most comprehensive directory of Bitcoin products and services on the web.
Visit bitcoinhodl.club →Learning Resources
Bitcoin Whitepaper
The original document by Satoshi Nakamoto that started it all.
Read the Whitepaper →Investment Tools
CoinMarketCap
Track Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices, market cap, and trading volume.
Visit Website →Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Model
Learn about the Stock-to-Flow model for predicting Bitcoin price.
View Model →Recommended Books
The Bitcoin Standard
By Saifedean Ammous - A comprehensive look at the history of money and Bitcoin's place in it.
Digital Gold
By Nathaniel Popper - The story of Bitcoin's creation and early years.
Layered Money
By Nik Bhatia - Understanding Bitcoin in the context of the evolution of money.
The Fiat Standard
By Saifedean Ammous — The follow-up to The Bitcoin Standard. A forensic analysis of how fiat money works and why it fails.
Broken Money
By Lyn Alden — A history of monetary systems and why Bitcoin is the first money in history with a genuinely fixed supply. Widely praised as the most thorough Bitcoin macro book.
The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
By Vijay Boyapati — Originally a viral essay, expanded into a book. The clearest explanation of why Bitcoin has monetary value and how adoption unfolds.
Videos
- Michael Saylor Bitcoin 2024 Keynote Speech— The case for Bitcoin as digital capital
- Andreas Antonopoulos: Bitcoin Security Model— Deep dive on self-custody and security
- Lyn Alden: Bitcoin as a Savings Technology— Monetary history and Bitcoin's role
- Parker Lewis: Gradually, Then Suddenly— Why Bitcoin's adoption follows an exponential curve (Bitcoin 2022)
- Preston Pysh: Bitcoin Macro Thesis— How Bitcoin fits into the global macro picture
- Jack Mallers: Fixing the Dollar with Bitcoin (Bitcoin 2023)— Strike CEO on Bitcoin as a payments network and monetary layer
Podcasts
What Bitcoin Did
Peter McCormack interviews Bitcoin builders, investors, and thinkers. Long-form, accessible conversations about Bitcoin.
Listen →The Bitcoin Standard Podcast
Saifedean Ammous explores Austrian economics, monetary theory, and Bitcoin. Dense but rewarding.
Listen →Unchained (Laura Shin)
Laura Shin covers crypto and Bitcoin with deep investigative journalism. Best for understanding the broader industry.
Listen →Simply Bitcoin
Daily Bitcoin news and analysis for long-term holders. Great for staying current without the noise.
Watch →TFTC (Tales from the Crypt)
Matt Odell and Marty Bent cover Bitcoin security, privacy, self-sovereignty, and industry developments. Essential for serious holders.
Listen →Stephan Livera Podcast
Deep technical and economic conversations with Bitcoin developers, researchers, and entrepreneurs. Best for going beyond the basics.
Listen →Bitcoin Audible (Guy Swann)
Guy Swann reads and discusses the best Bitcoin essays, papers, and articles. Great for consuming long-form Bitcoin literature on the go.
Listen →On-Chain Analysis Tools
Bitcoin Rainbow Chart
Visual logarithmic regression bands showing where Bitcoin is in its historical price cycle.
View Chart →MSTR Tracker
Track Strategy (MicroStrategy) Bitcoin holdings, cost basis, and premium to NAV in real time.
View Tracker →Bitcoin Treasuries
Track all public companies, ETFs, and governments that hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets.
View Holdings →Look Into Bitcoin
Free on-chain charts: MVRV, NUPL, Stock-to-Flow deviation, and 20+ other metrics for cycle analysis.
View Charts →mempool.space
The best open-source Bitcoin block explorer. Track transactions, monitor mempool congestion, estimate fees, and explore blocks in real time.
Explore →Clark Moody Bitcoin Dashboard
Real-time Bitcoin data dashboard: price, hash rate, difficulty, mempool, Lightning capacity, and on-chain metrics in one clean view.
View Dashboard →Nakamoto Institute
The definitive archive of foundational Bitcoin and cypherpunk literature. Satoshi's emails, early forum posts, seminal essays — all in one place.
Read →Follow on X
- Michael Saylor (@saylor)— Strategy CEO, Bitcoin maximalist
- Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact)— Macro analyst, Bitcoin author
- Matt Odell (@matt_odell)— Privacy, self-custody, TFTC podcast
- Peter McCormack (@PeterMcCormack)— What Bitcoin Did host
- Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele)— El Salvador president, Bitcoin legal tender pioneer
- Vijay Boyapati (@real_vijay)— Author of The Bullish Case for Bitcoin, monetary theory
- Preston Pysh (@PrestonPysh)— Bitcoin macro analyst, Investor's Podcast Network founder
- Jack Mallers (@jackmallers)— Strike CEO, Lightning Network payments pioneer
- Adam Back (@adam3us)— Blockstream CEO, inventor of Hashcash (cited in Bitcoin whitepaper)
- Documenting Bitcoin (@DocumentingBTC)— Tracks real-world Bitcoin adoption milestones and institutional developments