> Nowhere in the cryptocurrency discussion was there any appreciation of the history of capitalism, which requires considerable study to get any meaningful knowledge of.

This is false. I recommend listening to Trace Mayer, for example.

> I would be very interested in further reading on how the economy of Israel works, if you have any links then do share.

I recommend Guy Rolnik[1] and Yaron Zelekha[2].

[1] https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4968179 [2] https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-yaron-zelekha-s-crusade-to-...