Considering the advantages the advantages Bitcoin has on the future of money, very few people know the potential of Bitcoin. This book provides a solid foundation on what is bitcoin. The author defines what is and how it works, how we are transitioning into a digital economy, how money is used today in a manipulated way and how we can benefit by using money digitally, information on monetary policy and ownership through Bitcoin, and the history of Bitcoin and how it gained value over the years. An overview of the contents is as follows:
- What is a Digital Economy?
- What is an economy and how we are transitioning into a digital economy.
- What digital ownership means
- Scarcity, Money and a postage Stamp
- What money is, how it’s being manipulated today and why we need a new kind of money in the digital economy.
- Why is Bitcoin important?
- Explains the sea change of monetary policy and ownership and Bitcoin allows
- How does crypto work?
- Explains in plain English how blockchain and crypto currencies work in real world, day to day interactions
- Where did Bitcoin come from?
- A history of the crazy beginnings of Bitcoin, how it almost died and how it’s taken over the world
BEN ARMSTRONG is a YouTuber, podcaster, Crypto enthusiast, and creator of BitBoyCrypto.com. He educates and informs the Crypto community of all things Crypto, including news updates, information about the different kinds of Cryptocurrencies, and trading and investment tips. His YouTube channel has grown to over 1 million subscribers.
Foreword
Dedication
Chapter 1 - The Great Devaluation: Old Money, Central Banks & the Fed
Central Banks
The Fed
Chapter 2 - Digital Money Tree: eCash, E-Gold & eBay
New Money
New Ways to Spend
Chapter 3 - First-Gen Giants: Cypherpunks & Disruptive Tech
Cypherpunk
Disruptive Tech
Chapter 4 - Genesis Block: Satoshi Nakamoto & Bitcoin
A Culture Is Born
Bitcoin for President
Chapter 5 - A Short Course in Blockchain: Hashing, Mining & Forking
Blockchain 101
Blockchain 201
Blockchain 365
Chapter 6 - A Necessary Evil: Silk Road’s Original Sin
Silk Road
The Streisand Effect
Chapter 7 - “Mo Money, Mo Problems”: BitInstant and BitLicense
BitInstant
Regulators Take Notice
Chapter 8 - What the Fork?: The Block-Size War
Shots Fired
ASICBoost
Chapter 9 - The Future Is Born: Ethereum & Smart Contracts
The Ethereum Team
Blast Off
The DAO
Chapter 10 - Digital Gold Transformation: Cryptocurrencies & Crypto Assets
Bitcoin Becomes Digital Gold
Halving
Chapter 11 - Crypto Turning Point: The Crypto-Rich
Buy Bitcoin
Moonboys and Lambos
Chapter 12 - New Layer to the Internet: Decentralized Finance
DeFi
The Challengers
Chapter 13 - Brave New World: Beyond Bitcoin
Stablecoins
Oracles
Memecoins
Community Coins
Chapter 14 - Investment Prep: NOT Financial Advice
Step One: Researching
Step Two: Choosing
Step Three: Deploying
Chapter 15 - Tips of the Trade: Charting, Trendspotting & Leveraging
Trading Tokens
Some Trading Caveats
Trader Training
Types of Trading
Risk Management
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Chapter 16 - Non-Fungible Tokens: NFTs
Historical NFTs
The Next Generation of NFTs
The Next Next Generation
Chapter 17 – Web3 & the Metaverse
The Metaverse
Not a New Idea
Chapter 18 - Crypto FUD: Fear, Doubt & Uncertainty
The Long Arm of The Law
Energy Use
Volatility, Centralization, and Quantum Computing
Chapter 19 - Crypto Warnings: Hackers, Scammers & Contagion
Hackers
Scammers
Contagion
Chapter 20 - The Future of Crypto: Equities, ReFi & UBI
Crypto Grows Up
Stablecoins
The Flippening
Regenerative Finance
Universal Basic Income
Chapter 21 [[TK]]
Appendix [[TK]]
Notes
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