Vitalik Buterin is a programmer and crypto-enthusiast, pretty much recognizable as the co-founder of Ethereum, a blockchain platform that enables the development of breakthrough decentralized applications and smart contracts.
The Sovereign Individual
Vitalik ButerinsourceThe book was certainly a inspirational tome for much individualist cypherpunk thought in the 2000s
The Elephant in the Brain
Vitalik ButerinsourceOne of the most interesting books that I read
The Scout Mindset
Vitalik ButerinsourceThis reflects a broader intellectual evolution I've had: from "X is what I must defend, so whatever is favorable to X must be correct" to "I like X, but X has flaws and it seems like Y fixes them, so I support X+Y now"
The Precipice
Vitalik ButerinsourceThe Precipice does a great job of this. Very layman-accessible main section, more technical appendices, even more technical notes. Definitely one example of a model to follow