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As the world goes digital, it appears that the paper currency will soon get eliminated. Currently, there are many financial transactions taking place without the use of fiat currencies, thanks to the emergence of cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrencies rely on blockchain technology to create digital currencies such as bitcoin.

If you are new to bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, here are the top six books to get you started.

1. Digital Gold

Popper Nathaniel is the author of Digital Gold. Just from the title, you can easily tell the book deals with the comparison between gold and bitcoin as stores of value. The author looks at the history of bitcoin, who created bitcoin, and who is now influencing the cryptocurrency space.

2. The Dark Net

Jamie Bartlett is the author of The Dark Net. From the title, you might think it deals with the Darknet, but it’s not. The Dark Net deals with cryptocurrency, but it also touched a little on how bitcoin enabled the darknet.

The author has dedicated a section in this book to examine the Silk Road, particularly how people used bitcoin to buy things.

3. Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps

Daniel Drescher authored this book. If you are struggling to understand blockchain and cryptocurrency, then this book is for you. The author breaks down the blockchain and cryptocurrency jargon into simpler terms that you’ll understand, even if you aren’t tech-savvy.

Drescher doesn’t use complex codes, formulas, or ideas in this book, but he builds up the knowledge of the reader from the basic elements of cryptocurrency.

4. The Internet of Money

The Internet of Money was authored by Antonopoulos M. Andreas, a renowned expert in digital currency space. The book gets referenced in many of the top cryptocurrency blog for blockchain news. That said, the author starts by looking at the history of bitcoin. He then discusses how bitcoin is growing, and its prospects.

5. Bitcoin: The future of money?

Dominic Frisby authored this 304-paged book. Well, from the title, you might think the author is discussing how bitcoin will change the future of monetary transactions or the world, far from it. In this book, Frisby looks backward, how bitcoin came about, and the reason and the process of its creation.

Many newbies in cryptocurrency like this book because of its simple language. Being that Frisby is a stand-up comedian, he applies his comedic charm in this book to make it jovial and light.

6. The Book of Satoshi

The author of The Book of Satoshi is Phil Champagne. In this book, the author has dwelt on the works of bitcoin creator Nakamoto Satoshi. It is, therefore, a compendium of all that Satoshi wrote about bitcoin and its creation.

Final Words

If you are a fan of cryptocurrencies, or maybe you want to invest in them, the above six books will provide you with the best starting point. They will help eliminate any skepticism you might have about cryptocurrencies.

If you want to know more about digital currencies, read more books on bitcoin and cryptocurrency, and also do more research online.