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The Bitcoin Standard | Book Review
The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous · Book Review
Watson and B. Sovereign break down The Bitcoin Standard — not to repeat Bitcoin slogans, but to understand the monetary argument from first principles.
Saifedean Ammous opens with a deceptively simple question: what makes something money? His answer upends the standard story. Money isn't created by government decree — it's selected by markets for saleability. Hard money isn't about rarity — it's about supply inelasticity. And Bitcoin d
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June 10, 2026
The Bitcoin Standard | Book Review
The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous · Book ReviewWatson and B. Sovereign break down The Bitcoin Standard — not to repeat Bitcoin slogans, but to understand the monetary argument from first principles.Saifedean Ammous opens with a deceptively simple question: what makes something money?…
June 5, 2026
A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 | Book Review
A Monetary History of the United States Milton Friedman & Anna Schwartz · Book Review Watson and B. Sovereign break down one of the most consequential economics books ever written — and ask what it means for builders working ...
May 27, 2026
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money | Book Review
Keynesian economics meets Bitcoin sovereignty. Watson & B. Sovereign break down why effective demand — not supply — controls employment, and what that means for builders today.In Episode 15 of Bitlemmas, Watson and B. Sovereign do a deep dive into John Maynard Keynes' General Theory of Employme…
May 21, 2026
The Dawn of Everything | Book Review
The Dawn of Everything — A BitLemmas Book Review Episode 14 | The BitLemmas Podcast What if everything you were taught about the origins of civilization was not just wrong — but politically limiting? In this episode, Watson a...
May 18, 2026
Exit, Voice and Loyalty | Book Review
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Four Counterintuitive Truths About How Systems Survive (or Fail) When institutions decline, what do people actually do — and what should they do? In Episode 13, Watson and B. Sovereign dig into Alber...
May 7, 2026
Governing the Commons | Book Review
Governing the Commons: A Review of Elinor Ostrom What if the tragedy of the commons was never really about the commons at all? In this episode, Watson and B. Sovereign do a deep dive into Nobel Prize-winning economist Elinor ...