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Books by Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin’s most recommended books
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
- Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper
- Ethereum by Matthew Connor
- Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
- Mastering Ethereum by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
- Ending Aging by Aubrey de Grey
- Human Action by Ludwig von Mises, Bettina Bien Greaves
Vitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian computer programmer best known for co-founding Ethereum. Buterin became involved with cryptocurrency early in its inception, co-founding Bitcoin Magazine in 2011, and in 2015 deployed the Ethereum blockchain with Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson, Anthony Di Iorio, and Joseph Lubin. During various podcast appearances, Buterin discussed several books that influenced him or caught his attention. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, he recommended Nathaniel Popper's Digital Gold as a work about the history of Bitcoin, and pointed to Andreas M. Antonopoulos's Mastering Ethereum and Mastering Bitcoin as technical resources. He also mentioned listening to the entire audiobook of William L. Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, which he found fascinating. Additionally, on Conversations with Tyler, Buterin discussed reading Aubrey de Grey's Ending Aging at around age thirteen as an enduring early influence, and mentioned reading Ludwig von Mises's Human Action as part of the libertarian and internet hive-mind reading he did in his youth.
Books recommended by Vitalik Buterin
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L.
Discussed“and after that i also got into um audiobooks um oh i listened to the entire um the rise and fall of the third reich the whole thing 45 hours that that was fascinating”
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Digital Gold
Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper chronicles the fascinating history of Bitcoin, detailing its mysterious creation, its early community of pioneers, and its turbulent rise as a global financial phenomenon.
Recommended“and theres like nathaniel poppers digital gold which is just about the history of bitcoin”
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Ethereum
Ethereum by Matthew Connor is a book that explores the complex history and development of the Ethereum cryptocurrency platform.
Recommended“there's like one and then matthew lysing announced that there's one about the history of ethereum”
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Mastering Bitcoin
Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas M.
Recommended“um for technical ones and there's andreas antonopoulos as mastering ethereum”
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Mastering Ethereum
Mastering Ethereum by Andreas M.
Recommended“for technical ones and theres andreas antonopoulos as mastering ethereum great”
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Ending Aging
Discussed“the other one was I read aubry's book on ending aging when I was around 13 and that's uh definitely stuck with me is pretty much forever”
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Human Action
Human Action by Ludwig von Mises is a foundational and dense treatise on Austrian economics, methodological individualism, and human decision-making.
Discussed“uh always the libertarian inner and I have mine told you to read back then like you know I went through mine rans went through my Human Action”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrating Marginal Revolution's 20th Anniversary | Conversations with Tyler | 2023-08-23 | 2 |
| #188 – Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum 2.0 | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2021-06-03 | 2 |
| #80 – Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2020-03-16 | 4 |