Joakim Book

Joakim Book
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Joakim Book is interested in all things money and financial history. He holds degrees in economics and economic history from University of Glasgow and University of Oxford.

Are Bitcoin Treasury Companies Ponzi Schemes?

Financial machines of perpetual motion don’t work but bitcoin treasury companies are certainly trying. Why would this fad be any different?

Vegas Comedown, or Was Bitcoin 2025 Too Noisy?

Clear eyes and open minds about Bitcoin 2025: Was there too much noise, politicians, and shitcoinery?

Book’s Books: Knut Svanholm, Luke de Wolf, and “Bitcoin: The Inverse of Clown World”

Knut Svanholm's new book "Bitcoin: The Inverse of Clown World," is the perfect combination of light, relaxed reading and hard-hitting punch — sprinkled with a whole jar of humor.

In Defense of Bitcoin Culture

A response to the recent piece "Reflections on Bitcoin Culture" by Margot Paez, by Joakim Book.

Things Are Brewing In Prague

At BTC Prague, techno ambiance permeated, meandering paths collided and a rockstar moment stole the show.

What is hyperinflation and how does it happen?

“Gradually, then suddenly,” goes the Hemingway trope about going bankrupt that Bitcoiners have so enthusiastically adopted. When crypto exchanges, stablecoins and banks are collapsing left and right, it looks...

The Four Worst Ways To Attack Bitcoin

In his latest book, Nouriel Roubini demonstrates the worst ways to try and attack Bitcoin.

How I’ll Talk To Family Members About Bitcoin This Thanksgiving

The best way to address your family members at this year’s Thanksgiving dinner when the orange coin comes up in conversation.

Honey Badger Should Care: Why Bitcoin’s Price Action Does Matter

Despite repeated statements from Bitcoiners that price does not matter, the price of bitcoin is fundamentally a measure of its success.

What Warren Buffett Gets Right About Bitcoin

Warren Buffet’s most recent critique about Bitcoin is its lack of “producing” anything, which actually proves its monetary properties and usefulness as money.

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