Bitcoin pursues a monetary standard

I've always wanted to slowly study *The Bitcoin Standard*—read it from cover to cover—to see how it influences my thinking. It frequently appears in the context of many Bitcoin discussions and is hailed as a foundational work. People will say, "As Saifuddin explained…," and then you realize that everything they've quoted is just based on a meme or a cover screenshot.

So, I will read this book in three parts. This is the first part.

We are currently in the early chapters and haven't yet entered the later, more comprehensive critique of "fiat currency ruins everything, from architecture to waistlines."

We are still in the early chapters and haven't yet entered the later, more comprehensive critique of "fiat currency ruins everything, from architecture to waistlines."