The Framework Behind TBL
Foundational Works
The books that define how we analyze money, liquidity, and Bitcoin.
Layered Money
From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies.
A framework for understanding the evolution of money, from gold to central banking to Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Age
Nik Bhatia's second best-selling book. Out now.
An exploration of Bitcoin's emergence as a new monetary era shaped by technology and global liquidity.
About The Author
Nik Bhatia is a financial researcher, CFA charterholder, and adjunct professor of finance and business economics at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies, which has been translated into more than 11 languages. Nik is the founder of The Bitcoin Layer, a research platform dedicated to institutional-grade analysis of Bitcoin and global macro.