The Bitcoin Standard

{{Short description|2018 book by Saifedean Ammous}}

The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking is a 2018 book by Saifedean Ammous, published by Wiley.

A review in Reason magazine praised Ammous' explanations, but criticised periodic rants "attributing all of society's alleged cultural failings... to government-issued money",{{Cite web|url=https://reason.com/2018/07/22/bitcoin-standard-ammous-blockchain-gold/|title=Can Bitcoin Become the Global Monetary Standard?|first=Jim|last=Epstein|date=July 22, 2018}} a criticism repeated in a review in Cato Journal.https://www.cato.org/cato-journal/fall-2018/bitcoin-standard-decentralized-alternative-central-banking-saifedean-ammous

A 2021 review by the Central Bank of Barbados criticised Ammous' summary of the gold standard era, and the lack of empirical evidence for his claims.{{Cite web|url=https://www.centralbank.org.bb/news/book-reviews/book-review-the-bitcoin-standard-the-decentralized-alternative-to-central-banking-by-saifedean-ammous|title=Book Review:|first=Central Bank of|last=Barbados|website=www.centralbank.org.bb}}