The library
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The films, podcasts, books and tools that shaped Money with Mara, from other people. Start with the film that started it all.
Start here · the film
Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It
It's more than a Bitcoin movie. It's a movie about money: where it comes from, who controls it, and why that matters to you.
the film that inspired Money with Mara.
The library · outside sources
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Films, podcasts, books and tools from other people, not made by Money with Mara. Some are a few years old, so some facts may have changed. Don't trust, verify.
The Bitcoin starter pack
The watch and read lists below, on a few pages you can print or share.
Download the PDFStart with Bitcoin, in this order
- 1 hr
- 1.5 hr
- 30 min
- 30 min
Only have 7 minutes? Dollars or Bitcoin? Which one is better? (Tuttle Twins)
More films about money
- Inside JobDocumentary, 2010The 2008 financial crisis and who caused it. Won the Oscar for best documentary.
- Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal ReserveDocumentary, 2013How the Fed works, and its role in booms and busts.
- Banking on BitcoinDocumentary, 2016Bitcoin's early years and the people who built it.
- The Big ShortFilm, 2015The 2008 crisis told as a drama, based on Michael Lewis's book.
Visualizing the debt
- 2 minThe 2020 stimulus, visualizedWhat trillions of new dollars look like.
Follow the moneyThe official debt numbersOur debt clock
New tech always meets resistance
The printing press, electricity, cars and the internet were all feared, mocked or fought before they changed everything.
- ClipFlashback! The Internet in 1995TODAY show archives: anchors trying to work out what the internet even is.
- ShortBill Gates explains "this internet thing"On Late Show with David Letterman.
- PodcastWhat Bitcoin DidPeter McCormack's long-form interviews about Bitcoin, money and power.
- PodcastCoin StoriesNatalie Brunell's interviews on Bitcoin and the economy, for newcomers.
- PodcastBitcoin FundamentalsThe Investor's Podcast Network's show on Bitcoin, money and the economy.
- PodcastPlanet MoneyNPR stories about how money and the economy actually work.
- The Bitcoin StandardSaifedean AmmousThe case for Bitcoin as sound money, starting from the history of money.
- Broken MoneyLyn AldenWhy the financial system keeps failing people, and how it could be better.
- The Big PrintLawrence LepardWhat happened to America's money, and the case for sound money.
- The Fiat StandardSaifedean AmmousHow today's government money works, and who it works for.
- Layered MoneyNik BhatiaMoney as layers, from gold to central banks to Bitcoin.
- When Money DiesAdam FergussonGermany's 1920s hyperinflation, told through the people who lived it.
- The Price of TomorrowJeff BoothWhy technology pushes prices down, and what that means for debt-based money.
Free to read online
- Free book21 LessonsGigi's short chapters on what Bitcoin teaches about money, philosophy and technology.
- Free bookMastering BitcoinAndreas Antonopoulos's classic technical guide, free online.
- ArticlesLyn AldenFree long-form research on money, debt and markets, by the author of Broken Money.
- ArchiveSatoshi Nakamoto InstituteOriginal documents: the white paper, b-money, Satoshi's early emails and posts.
Follow the moneyHow Wall Street and Washington talk about Bitcoin
Don't trust, verify: read the ledger yourself
- Explorermempool.spaceWatch new Bitcoin transactions and blocks arrive live. Every one is public.
- ExplorerBlockchain.com explorerLook up any block, address or transaction on Bitcoin's ledger.
Data and charts
- Live dataClark Moody Bitcoin DashboardSupply, blocks, fees and more, updated live.
- ChartsBitcoin VisualsCharts of Bitcoin network data over time.
- ResearchCambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption IndexUniversity of Cambridge estimates of Bitcoin mining's energy use.
- PolicyBitcoin Policy InstituteResearch on Bitcoin and public policy.
The big picture
- ChartsVisual CapitalistCharts and graphics on money, debt and markets.
- DataOur World in DataLong-run data on the economy, poverty and growth.
Learn from Bitcoin educators
- EducationHope.comMichael Saylor's free Bitcoin education site.
- CourseBitcoin for Everybody (Saylor Academy)A free, self-paced college-style course.
- Start herebitcoin.orgThe original Bitcoin site, home of the white paper.
- ExplainersLearn Me a BitcoinHow Bitcoin works, explained simply with diagrams.
- GuidesRiver LearnClear beginner guides. River sells Bitcoin, so read it as their case.
Hold your own keys
- GuidesBitcoiner.guideStep-by-step guides to wallets, backups and security.
- LinksJameson Lopp's Bitcoin resourcesA huge, well-kept list of Bitcoin links, sorted by topic.
Education, not financial advice. Links go to outside sites Money with Mara doesn't control.
Follow the moneyWhere the numbers come fromShareable data explainersPrintables