Books, apps and gear from the Bitcoin world.

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  Inventing Bitcoin

  The Technology Behind the First Truly Scarce and Decentralized Money Explained

  Yan Pritzker · 2019

  How Bitcoin works, in about 100 short pages. The best first book I know.

  Get it at inventingbitcoin.com
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  The Little Bitcoin Book

  Why Bitcoin Matters for Your Freedom, Finances, and Future

  The Bitcoin Collective, eight authors · 2019

  Why Bitcoin matters, written for someone who has never thought about money systems.

  Get it at littlebitcoinbook.com
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  Bitcoin Clarity

  The Complete Beginners Guide to Understanding

  Kiara Bickers · 2019

  A patient, step-by-step walk through the basic ideas.

  Get it at getbitcoinclarity.com
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  Proof of Money

  The Big Idea Behind Bitcoin

  Terence Michael · 2023

  Bitcoin as a defense against inflation, for savers new to the idea. From a filmmaker who explains money in plain English.

  Get it at terencemichael.com
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  Why Buy Bitcoin

  Investing Today in the Money of Tomorrow

  Andy Edstrom · 2019

  A financial advisor makes the case to traditional investors.

  Get it at andyedstrom.com
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  The Bullish Case for Bitcoin

  Vijay Boyapati · 2021

  Why Bitcoin works as money. Short, clear, and sold by the author.

  Get it at the author’s store
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  The Bitcoin Standard

  The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking

  Saifedean Ammous · 2018

  The history of money, from shells to gold to Bitcoin. The book most Bitcoiners read first.

  Get it at The Saif House
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  The Price of Tomorrow

  Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future

  Jeff Booth · 2020

  A tech CEO on why technology keeps pushing prices down, and why debt-based money fights it.

  Get it at jeffbooth.ca
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  The Big Print

  What Happened to America and How Sound Money Will Fix It

  Lawrence Lepard · 2025

  An investor’s account of what money printing has cost the country.

  Get it at thebigprintbook.com
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  Broken Money

  Why Our Financial System Is Failing Us and How We Can Make It Better

  Lyn Alden · 2023

  How money and banking got here, and where Bitcoin fits. Calm and balanced.

  Get it at lynalden.com
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  Layered Money

  From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies

  Nik Bhatia · 2021

  A short way to picture money as layers, from gold at the bottom to the dollar and Bitcoin.

  Get it at layeredmoney.com
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  Gradually, Then Suddenly

  Parker Lewis · 2023

  Short essays that answer the common objections one at a time. Free to read online.

  Get it at read it free
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  21 Lessons

  What I’ve Learned from Falling Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole

  Gigi · 2019

  Reflective essays on what Bitcoin teaches about money, technology and patience. Free online.

  Get it at 21lessons.com
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  Digital Gold

  Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money

  Nathaniel Popper · 2015

  A reporter’s lively history of the early years and the people in them.

  Get it at nathanielpopper.com
• Next step

  Check Your Financial Privilege

  Inside the Global Bitcoin Revolution

  Alex Gladstein · 2022

  How people living under dictators and runaway inflation use Bitcoin.

  Get it at Bitcoin Magazine store
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  When Money Dies

  The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany

  Adam Fergusson · 1975

  The classic history of Germany in 1923. Hard to put down.

  Get it at Bookshop.org
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  Bitcoin: Hard Money You Can’t F*ck With

  Why Bitcoin Will Be the Next Global Reserve Currency

  Jason A. Williams · 2020

  An investor’s blunt case for Bitcoin as the hardest money. The title tells you the tone.

  Get it at Bookshop.org
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  The 7th Property

  Bitcoin and the Monetary Revolution

  Eric Yakes · 2021

  A finance professional explains why Bitcoin’s properties make it money.

  Get it at Bookshop.org
• Next step

  Cryptoasset Inheritance Planning

  A Simple Guide for Owners

  Pamela Morgan · 2018

  How to pass bitcoin on to your family without passing on your keys too early. Pairs with Chapter 13.

  Get it at Bookshop.org
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  The Fiat Standard

  The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization

  Saifedean Ammous · 2021

  A sharp critique of government money. You will disagree with parts of it, and that is fine.

  Get it at The Saif House
• Deep dive

  The Blocksize War

  The Battle Over Who Controls Bitcoin’s Protocol Rules

  Jonathan Bier · 2021

  The 2015 to 2017 fight over Bitcoin’s rules, and why the users won.

  Get it at Bitcoin Magazine store
• Deep dive

  The Genesis Book

  The Story of the People and Projects That Inspired Bitcoin

  Aaron van Wirdum · 2024

  The cypherpunks and earlier digital-cash attempts that led to Bitcoin.

  Get it at Bitcoin Magazine store
• Deep dive

  Mastering Bitcoin

  Programming the Open Blockchain, third edition

  Andreas M. Antonopoulos and David A. Harding · 2023

  The standard technical reference. Free to read online.

  Get it at read it free
• For kids

  Bitcoin: A Treasure to HODL

  Lindey Magee · 2026

  A book for young readers about Bitcoin and saving. The author sells it directly, with a discount for paying in bitcoin.

  Get it at lindeymagee.com
• For kids

  Bitcoin Money

  A Tale of Bitville Discovering Good Money

  Michael Caras · 2019

  A village learns what makes money good.

  Get it at the author’s site

• Free Market KidsGames

  Board and card games about Bitcoin and money: mining, Lightning, seed phrases, and how prices work. Made for families to play together.

• Bitcoin: A Treasure to HODLBook

  Lindey Magee’s book for young readers about Bitcoin and saving. Buy it from the author.

• Bitcoin MoneyBook

  Michael Caras’s story of a village that learns what makes money good.

• Tuttle TwinsVideos

  Animated shows about money, inflation and freedom that a grandparent and an eight-year-old can watch together.

• Mission Bitcoin board gameGames

  A board game for 2 to 4 players, ages 6 and up.

• FOMO21Clothes

  Bitcoin tees, hoodies and hats.

• The Bitcoin Diaries (Sats Made)Clothes

  More than 60 organic cotton kids’ tees with Bitcoin designs, like Magic Internet Money and Down the Rabbit Hole.

• SatoshistoreClothes

  Bitcoin clothes for kids and babies, plus toys and books.

• Bitcoin for FamiliesParents

  Stories and ideas for raising children with sound money.

• My First BitcoinTeens

  Free Bitcoin lessons built for classrooms. Good for teens and homeschool groups.

• Bitwage

  Get part of your paycheck in bitcoin. Popular with freelancers.

• Bitcoin for Everybody, Saylor AcademyFree course

  A free online course with a free final exam and a certificate. Self-paced.

• My First BitcoinFree course

  The Bitcoin Diploma, a free course built for classrooms and study groups.

• Learn Me A BitcoinExplainers

  Greg Walker’s clear, illustrated explainers. Start with the beginners’ guide; the technical pages, like what is inside a block, go as deep as you like.

• Looking Glass EducationFree course

  Co-founded by Greg Foss. A free foundation course on Bitcoin and your financial future.

• Blockchain and Money, MIT OpenCourseWareFree course

  Free recorded MIT lectures from 2018, taught by Gary Gensler before he ran the SEC. Covers all of crypto, not only Bitcoin.

• MIT blockchain demoTry it

  Change one letter in an old block and watch every block after it break. Two minutes, no math.

• Certified Bitcoin Professional (C4)Certificate

  The CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium’s self-paced course and exam, for people who want a credential.

• Satoshi Nakamoto InstituteLibrary

  Satoshi’s emails and forum posts, the whitepaper, and the cypherpunk writing that came before.

• The Bullish Case for Bitcoin (essay)Free read

  Vijay Boyapati’s original 2018 essay, free to read. The book grew from it.

• Why Bitcoin MattersFree read

  Marc Andreessen’s 2014 essay, written when most people still laughed. Worth reading for how much he saw early.

• Bitcoin and energyFree read

  Lyn Alden’s long, careful answer to the energy question. Pairs with Chapter 7.

• Mises InstituteEconomics

  The home of Austrian economics, the school most Bitcoiners read. Free books and articles.

• Bitcoin MagazineNews

  News, explainers and long interviews, every day since 2012.

• Bitcoin Policy InstitutePolicy

  Nonpartisan research on Bitcoin and public policy, for lawmakers and curious citizens.

• River LearnReference

  A plain-English library of Bitcoin terms and explainers.

• Bitcoiner GuideGuides

  Step-by-step guides to wallets, privacy and backups.

• Jameson Lopp’s Bitcoin resourcesReference

  The longest organized list of Bitcoin links on the internet. His security page is the one to bookmark.

• Lopp’s security pageSecurity

  Everything on keeping bitcoin safe, from beginner to paranoid.

• Bitcoin ResourcesReference

  Gigi’s hand-picked books, articles, podcasts and videos.

• bitcoin-only.comDirectory

  A directory of Bitcoin-only tools, books, podcasts and services.

• Bitcoin AudiblePodcast

  The best Bitcoin articles and books, read aloud.

Start with these

• @sboyleStacey Boyle, PhD

  The author of this book.

• @ProofOfMoneyTerence Michael

  Explains money in plain English. Author of Proof of Money. Co-hosts Bitcoin Today.

• @BitcoinToday__Bitcoin Today

  A live Bitcoin show on X Spaces, Monday to Friday at 8:30 a.m. Pacific. Two underscores at the end.

• @LorenHodlLoren HODL

  Co-host of Bitcoin Today.

• @LawrenceLepardLawrence Lepard

  Bitcoin Boomers co-host. Author of The Big Print.

• @boomer_btcBob Burnett

  Bitcoin Boomers co-host.

• @GaryLelandGary Leland

  Bitcoin Boomers co-host.

• @BitcoinVeteransBitcoin Veterans

  Veterans helping veterans. Hosts regular X Spaces; their profile shows the next one.

Live audio: X Spaces

A Space is a live call anyone can listen to in the X app. Tap the purple circle on a profile when it’s live. Bitcoin Today is on weekdays at 8:30 a.m. Pacific, and Bitcoin Veterans posts its Spaces on its profile. You can listen without saying a word.

The 25 most-followed Bitcoin accounts

Roughly in order of followers, 2026. Following is not agreeing; several of these people disagree with each other, and a few talk mostly about price.

1. @saylorMichael Saylor

   Strategy chairman; the largest corporate bitcoin holder.

2. @jackJack Dorsey

   Twitter co-founder, Block CEO, funds Bitcoin developers.

3. @BitcoinMagazineBitcoin Magazine

   News, and the big annual conference.

4. @APomplianoAnthony Pompliano

   Investor and podcaster on bitcoin and markets.

5. @100trillionUSDPlanB

   Created the stock-to-flow model. Mostly price talk.

6. @DocumentingBTCDocumenting Bitcoin

   Bitcoin news and adoption, one post at a time.

7. @LynAldenContactLyn Alden

   Macro analyst; author of Broken Money.

8. @woonomicWilly Woo

   On-chain data and price analysis.

9. @adam3usAdam Back

   Blockstream CEO; his Hashcash is cited in the whitepaper.

10. @PrestonPyshPreston Pysh

    Investor; co-founded The Investor’s Podcast.

11. @jackmallersJack Mallers

    Strike and Twenty One Capital CEO.

12. @natbrunellNatalie Brunell

    Former TV journalist; hosts Coin Stories.

13. @loppJameson Lopp

    Casa co-founder; self-custody and security.

14. @saifedeanSaifedean Ammous

    Author of The Bitcoin Standard.

15. @PeterMcCormackPeter McCormack

    Founded What Bitcoin Did.

16. @ExcellionSamson Mow

    JAN3 CEO; works with countries on adoption.

17. @NickSzabo4Nick Szabo

    Bit gold pioneer. Rarely posts.

18. @TuurDemeesterTuur Demeester

    Early bitcoin investor and analyst.

19. @JeffBoothJeff Booth

    Author of The Price of Tomorrow.

20. @pete_rizzo_Pete Rizzo

    Bitcoin historian and journalist.

21. @MartyBentMarty Bent

    TFTC founder; news and podcasts.

22. @BTCsessionsBTC Sessions

    Step-by-step wallet tutorials.

23. @ODELLMatt Odell

    Citadel Dispatch host; privacy and freedom tech.

24. @gladsteinAlex Gladstein

    Human Rights Foundation; Bitcoin and human rights.

25. @parkeralewisParker Lewis

    Author of Gradually, Then Suddenly.

Scam warning. None of these people will message you first about an investment, a giveaway or a “recovery” service. Fake copies of every big account exist. Check the exact spelling of the handle, and see Chapter 11.

• Simply BitcoinNews

  Daily live Bitcoin news and commentary.

• What Bitcoin DidInterviews

  Long interviews on Bitcoin, money and freedom.

• The “What is Money?” ShowIdeas

  Robert Breedlove on the philosophy of money. Now WiM Media.

• The Bitcoin BoomersMonthly

  Lawrence Lepard, Bob Burnett and Gary Leland. Plain talk for people over 40, no price predictions.

• BTC SessionsHow-to

  Wallet setups, step by step. The best place to watch before you try.

• Andreas M. AntonopoulosTeaching

  Patient, free Bitcoin talks and Q&As.

• But how does bitcoin actually work?One video

  3Blue1Brown’s animated 26 minutes. I assign it every term.

• The IOU Machine: How Currency Is CreatedOne video

  Mike Maloney’s Hidden Secrets of Money, episode 4. How banks create dollars, in plain pictures.

• The Saylor SeriesSeries

  Robert Breedlove and Michael Saylor walk through the history of money, from the Stone Age on.

• Terence MichaelShort videos

  Money explained from a skateboard, in plain English.

• Bitcoin MagazineNews

  News, interviews and conference talks.

• Swan BitcoinLearning

  Videos on Bitcoin, money and economics.

• The Jack Mallers ShowWeekly

  Weekly live show on Bitcoin, money and the news.

• Coin StoriesInterviews

  Natalie Brunell’s interviews about money and Bitcoin.

• Bitcoin VeteransCommunity

  Veterans on life, liberty and Bitcoin.

• The Bitcoin Standard PodcastEconomics

  Saifedean Ammous on economics and Bitcoin.

• Stephan LiveraInterviews

  Calm, technical interviews.

• Bitcoin UniversityShort lessons

  Short lessons on Bitcoin and self-reliance.

• Lyn AldenMacro

  Money, debt and the big picture.

• Guy Swann (Bitcoin Audible)Audio

  The best Bitcoin essays, read aloud.

• Bitcoin ParkTalks

  Talks from the Nashville Bitcoin community.

• Bitcoin Policy InstitutePolicy

  Research on Bitcoin and public policy.

• Preston PyshInterviews

  Bitcoin Fundamentals interviews, plus some general investing.

• Mark MossInvesting

  Bitcoin-leaning money and investing. Mixed topics.

• mempool.spaceLedger

  Watch the ledger live. The site the book uses for every lookup.

• Timechain CalendarLedger

  The calendar in block heights: live blocks, past blocks, and when future blocks should arrive.

• Bitcoin Block HalfHalving

  Countdown to the next halving, with the supply numbers behind it.

• Bitcoin node mapNetwork

  A live world map of the computers that keep the ledger.

• Onramp TerminalCharts

  A dashboard of Bitcoin market and network charts.

• Exchange balances, CoinGlassCharts

  How much bitcoin sits on each exchange. Falling balances mean more people are moving coins out.

• Exchange reserves, CryptoQuantCharts

  The same question, charted over years.

• Exchange reserves, NewhedgeCharts

  A third view of exchange reserves, with simple charts.

• Nakamoto PortfolioCalculator

  See what a small bitcoin slice would have done to a stock-and-bond mix in the past. History, not a forecast.

• Bitcoin vs. stocksCalculator

  Compare what a dollar amount in bitcoin and in a stock would have done.

• Priced in BitcoinCharts

  Houses, gold, stocks and more, priced in bitcoin instead of dollars.

• WTF Happened in 1971?History

  Dozens of charts that bend the same year the dollar left gold. Pairs with Chapter 3.

• U.S. Debt ClockDollars

  The national debt, ticking in real time.

• ChainalysisResearch

  The blockchain-analysis firm behind the yearly crypto crime reports the book cites.

Bitcoin-only

• River

  Bitcoin-only exchange with free recurring buys and free withdrawals to your own wallet.

• Swan

  Bitcoin-only. Automatic savings plans, IRAs, and a vault option.

• Strike

  Bitcoin and dollar payments app. Buy, send over Lightning, or withdraw.

• Fold

  Buy bitcoin and earn it back on spending with its cards.

• Bitcoin Well

  Sends what you buy straight to your own wallet.

• Rhino Bitcoin

  Buy and sell bitcoin, with purchases sent to a Casa vault if you use one.

Full exchanges

• Coinbase

  The largest U.S. exchange. Sells many coins besides bitcoin.

• Kraken

  Long-running exchange. Not available in every state.

• Gemini

  Exchange run from New York, with a bitcoin rewards credit card.

Apps and brokerages you may already use

• Cash App

  Buy small amounts in the app many people already have. Withdraw to your own wallet any time.

• Robinhood

  Brokerage app that sells bitcoin alongside stocks.

• PayPal and Venmo

  Buy inside the payment apps.

• Fidelity Crypto

  Buy bitcoin in a separate account at the brokerage.

• Charles Schwab

  Direct bitcoin trading since May 2026, in a separate Schwab Crypto account.

Borrow against it (read Chapter 14 first)

• Ledn

  Loans backed by your bitcoin. A fall in price can force a sale at the worst time.

Taxes and records

• Bitcoin.tax

  Imports your trades and fills in the capital-gains forms.

• Koinly

  Tax reports from exchange and wallet records.

• CoinTracker

  Tracks cost basis across accounts, with tax forms.

Person to person

• Bisq

  Desktop app for trading with other people, no company in the middle.

• Hodl Hodl

  Web marketplace for person-to-person trades.

Sorted by yearly fee, as published by each issuer in October 2026. Fees change; the fund’s own page is the final word. Osprey’s OBTC also trades, at 0.49%. You buy any of these through an ordinary brokerage account, including most IRAs. A fund gives you bitcoin’s price, not bitcoin: you cannot send it, spend it or hold the keys. Chapter 13 explains the trade-off.

Private funds

• The Pearl Bitcoin FundAccredited investors

  A private bitcoin fund built on Opportunity Zone tax rules. You put in a recent capital gain, and the fund says growth can be tax-free if you hold 10 years. For accredited investors only, with a $500,000 minimum, a 1% entry fee and a 2% exit fee. Ask your tax advisor first.

1. Easiest to start

Plug in or pair with your phone, follow the app, and you are set up in about half an hour.

• Bitkey

  From Block, the Cash App company. A phone app plus a small key. No seed words to write down. The gentlest first step.

• Trezor

  The first hardware wallet (2014). Open-source, with a clear desktop and phone app. Bitcoin-only editions available.

• BitBox

  Swiss-made BitBox02, with a Bitcoin-only edition. Very simple setup.

• Ledger

  The best-selling brand. Holds many coins. Buy only from ledger.com: in October 2026, devices from one Southeast Asian reseller arrived with a hidden implant.

2. A step up: never touches your computer

These sign by scanning QR codes with a camera, so the device never plugs into anything online. A little more to learn, a little more privacy.

• Blockstream Jade

  Low-cost and open-source. Use it by camera and QR codes, or with a cable if you prefer.

• Foundation Passport

  Passport Prime. Also stores two-factor codes and works as a security key.

• Keystone

  Large touchscreen, QR codes only, with Bitcoin-only firmware.

3. For tinkerers

You build it yourself and nothing is stored on it. For people who enjoy the hobby side.

• SeedSigner

  Built from a Raspberry Pi for about $50. Open-source and Bitcoin-only. It keeps no keys between uses, so you load your seed each time.

Metal backups for your seed words

• Cryptosteel

  Steel capsules for your seed words. Survives fire and flood.

• Billfodl

  Steel tiles that slide into a steel frame.

• Blockplate

  Punch your words into a steel plate. Made in the U.S.

Help holding larger amounts

• Casa

  Multisig with a company holding one backup key and helping when you need it.

• Unchained

  Multisig vaults, bitcoin IRAs and inheritance help.

• Nunchuk

  Free multisig app, with paid inheritance plans.

• River Private Client

  For people who want a company to hold larger amounts. Bitcoin-only, with customer bitcoin held in full and a public proof of reserves. River holds the keys.

• AnchorWatch

  Multisig custody with insurance against theft and loss. For larger amounts.

• BitGo

  A large custody company, mostly for institutions, with a retail app.

You hold the keys

• BlueWallet

  A classic first wallet. Simple, open-source, phone only.

• Phoenix

  Lightning wallet that handles the technical parts for you.

• Aqua

  Bitcoin, Lightning and Liquid in one app.

• Blockstream app

  Formerly Blockstream Green. Pairs with a Jade.

• Edge

  Holds many coins. You keep the keys.

• Misty Breez

  Lightning payments in a very simple app.

• Zeus

  Lightning wallet for people who want more control.

• Wallet of Satoshi

  The easiest Lightning app. It now calls itself self-custody; some experts dispute that label.

• Sparrow

  Desktop wallet for your computer. Pairs with any hardware wallet above.

The company holds the keys

• Cash App

  Buy, hold and send. Cash App holds the keys until you withdraw.

• Strike

  Strike holds the keys. Fast Lightning payments.

• River

  River holds the keys, with free withdrawals to your own wallet.

Cards

• Fold debit card

  Earn sats on everyday spending.

• Fold credit card

  Visa credit card that pays rewards in bitcoin.

• Gemini Credit Card

  Mastercard with no annual fee. Choose bitcoin as your reward.

• Coinbase One Card

  American Express card that pays rewards in bitcoin. Needs a paid Coinbase One membership.

• Cash App Bitcoin Back

  Pay with Lightning at Square sellers and get a little bitcoin back.

Earn back

• Lolli

  Bitcoin back when you shop online at thousands of stores.

• Crinkl

  Scan your receipts and earn sats.

• Orange Bible

  Earn sats for keeping a daily scripture-reading streak. iPhone now, Android coming.

Gift cards with bitcoin

• Bitrefill

  Thousands of gift cards, paid in bitcoin or Lightning.

• The Bitcoin Company

  Gift cards and prepaid Visa cards, with bitcoin back.

• CoinCards

  Gift cards for bitcoin, U.S. and Canada.

• Coinsbee

  Gift cards and phone top-ups, paid in bitcoin or Lightning.

• Satoshi’s Sugar BabyStickersMine

  My own sticker shop. Disclosure: I earn from this one.

• FOMO21Apparel

  Bitcoin tees, hoodies and hats.

• Crypto CloaksGear

  3D-printed Bitcoin gear: node cases, seed-backup holders and fun pieces.

• The Bitcoin Diaries (Sats Made)Apparel

  Bitcoin fashion for adults and kids, much of it organic cotton.

• Bitcoin Magazine StoreApparelHomeBooks

  Apparel, mugs, prints, books and games.

• SatoshistoreApparelHome

  Clothing for adults, kids and babies, plus mugs, pillows, candles and flags.

• 21rebelApparel

  Organic cotton Bitcoin shirts, hoodies, caps and blankets.

• Mr. SatoshiApparel

  Premium Bitcoin tees, hoodies and hats.

• Proof of InkArt

  Prints by Bitcoin artists, who are paid in sats.

• Go BrrrGearArt

  Printed gadgets, node cases and art prints.

• Coins of NakamotoGifts

  Collectible Bitcoin coins. A good gift for a first-timer.

• SkylaApparel

  Shoes for the whole family. Bitcoin-only checkout.

• Without RulersApparelArt

  Gen X attitude on Bitcoin shirts, hoodies, hats and canvas prints. Pay in bitcoin.

• Scarce CityArt

  Auctions and sales of Bitcoin art and collectibles, priced in sats.

• Cardsmiths Currency SeriesTrading cards

  Collectible trading cards about money and its history. Some packs hold redemption cards for real bitcoin (and a few other coins).

• Edward AvedisJewelry

  Fine jewelry, with a few Bitcoin pieces. Ask the jeweler about them.

• Bitcoin on EtsyMarketplace

  Hundreds of small makers selling Bitcoin mugs, shirts, ornaments and art. Read the reviews before you buy.

• Start9NodeServer

  Your own Bitcoin node and personal server. Buy their Server One or Server Pure, or install the free StartOS on a computer you already have.

• BitaxeHome miner

  An open-source home miner small enough to sit on a desk. Buy from the official seller list; copies are common.

• UmbrelNode

  Home server with a one-click Bitcoin node app.

Expected means last year’s dates, carried forward until the organizer announces. Do not book travel on an Expected row. Compiled September 2026 from the KenobiNakamoto conference lists on GitHub, Proof of Conference, bitcoinonly.events and btceventsmap, then checked against organizer sites.

• Meetup.comMeetups

  Type “Bitcoin” in the search box, set your city, and pick a group. Most meetups are free and happy to see beginners. Go once before you judge it.

• Bitcoin Pocket Guide meetupsMeetups

  A free list of Bitcoin meetups by U.S. state and by country, with when each one meets and how to reach the organizers.

• Club OrangeMeetupsApp

  An app made for finding Bitcoin meetups and Bitcoiners near you, at home or when you travel.

• BTC MapMap

  The map of places that accept bitcoin. Zoom to your town, or check before a trip.

• Fork & CoinRestaurant

  A Bitcoin-owned restaurant in Chicago’s Portage Park, started by members of the Chicago Bitcoin Collective, with a Bitcoin supper club. Dinner and weekend brunch.

• PubKeyRestaurant

  A Bitcoin bar and restaurant in New York and Washington, D.C. Pay in sats, meet Bitcoiners.

• GeyserGive

  Crowdfunding in bitcoin for Bitcoin education and community projects around the world.

• Bitcoin VeteransVeterans

  Veterans helping veterans reach financial independence through Bitcoin.

• Bitcoin Transformation CommunityNonprofit

  Bitcoin education for people in prison and returning home. I co-founded it.

• Bitcoin ParkEvents

  A community space in Nashville with events all year.