Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart i - Foreword i
Part ii - Introduction iii
Part iii - Note from the Authors v
PART ONE -- THE PRIMER 1
Chapter 1: What's the Big Deal About Blockchain? 1
Chapter 2: Bitcoin, the First Application of a Blockchain 24
Chapter 3: What Makes a Smart Contract Smart? 45
Chapter 4: What is DeFi? 60
Chapter 5: Metaverse, NFTs & Web 3.0 72
PART TWO -- DEBUNKING MYTHS 88
Chapter 6: Myth - Regulation Will Kill Crypto 90
Chapter 7: Myth -- Crypto Is a Bubble 97
Chapter 8: Myth - Crypto Is Bad for the Environment 117
Chapter 9: Myth - Crypto is a Fraud 126
Chapter 10: Myth -- Crypto Empowers Crime 140
PART THREE -- THE BREAKTHROUGH 150
Chapter 11: A Primer on Technological Innovation 150
Chapter 12: The Byzantine General's Problem 162
Chapter 13: Peer-to-Peer Models 172
Chapter 14: Trusting Trustless Transactions 186
Chapter 15: No Permission Required 191
Chapter 16: Digital Scarcity 200
Chapter 17: A New Decentralized, Autonomous Economy 209
Chapter 18: Liquid Venture 218
PART FOUR -- THE APPLICATION 226
Chapter 19: Signals v. Noise 227
Chapter 20: Interpreting Charts 244
Chapter 21: Crypto as Diversification in a Total Portfolio 260
Chapter 22: Savings, Borrowing, Income Strategies & Taxes 270
Chapter 23: Retirement 277
Chapter 24: Looking Ahead 283
What's Next? 298
