Plain-English books for readers who want to understand what is changing, and why.
Three books so far, more on the way.
Newest
The story of broken money
Why does life keep getting more expensive, however hard you work? A plain-English story of broken money, and why Bitcoin was built as the answer. No code, no trading tips.
More about the bookKindle, paperback and hardcover
Financial inclusion and social good
How stablecoins can give people outside the banking system real financial tools, from remittances and savings to more transparent giving, and what it will take to get there.
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“Borja has masterfully tackled the vast topic of stablecoins, offering a comprehensive yet in-depth perspective.”
Kindle, paperback and hardcover
Web3 and the future of sports
Fan tokens, Web3 gaming, prediction markets and fan-made media: what they mean for the business of sport. Written for the people who run clubs, leagues and rights.
More about the book“The Lonely Planet for navigating the impact of Web3 on sports.”
Kindle, paperback and hardcover
Coming soon
Change the incentives and you change the country
In Spanish
Spain is not short of answers. It is short of a political system that lets them happen. Two rules to change the incentives in politics and unlock a country’s potential.
More about the bookOr follow on XPlain-English guides to what the books are about.
What it is, who made it, and why a money with fixed rules had to exist.
Digital dollars: how they hold their value, why they matter and the rules arriving.
Total rewards, pay transparency and what digital money changes for HR.
Inflation explained: who wins, who loses and what changed in 1971.
Borja writes for people who want to understand money without the jargon.
Born in Madrid and based in Dubai since 2012, he has advised companies on people and pay, built tech startups, and now works on how the region adopts digital money through the Middle East Stablecoin Association.
Borja Burguillos is a Spanish entrepreneur and author, born in Madrid and based in Dubai since 2012. He has spent nearly twenty years working on people, pay and technology across the Gulf, and co-chairs the People & Organisation Committee at the Middle East Stablecoin Association. He writes plain-English books on Bitcoin, stablecoins, the business of sport and Spain.
Money and how it is changing: Bitcoin, stablecoins, inflation, pay and total rewards, the business of sport and, in his next book, Spanish politics. This site has a plain-English guide on each of these topics, written by Borja.
Three so far: Why Bitcoin Had to Exist (also in Spanish as Por Qué Existe Bitcoin), Stablecoins for a Better World, and Beyond the Game: Web3 and the Future of Sports. A fourth book, España, caballo ganador, is coming soon in Spanish.
It explains in plain English why money keeps losing value, and why Bitcoin was created as a response. It needs no technical background and gives no trading advice. It is available in English and Spanish on Amazon.
It looks at how stablecoins can give people outside the banking system access to payments, savings and remittances, and at what it will take for that to happen.
Published in November 2023, it explains how fan tokens, Web3 gaming, prediction markets and fan-made media are changing the business of sport. It is written for people who run clubs, leagues and media rights.
It argues that Spain is not short of solutions but of a political system that lets them happen, and proposes two rule changes to shift the incentives of Spanish politics. It is in Spanish and coming soon. Leave your email on this page or follow @Borbur on X to hear when it is out.
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