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Book SynopsisWALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
From the cofounder of the longest-running Bitcoin exchange comes a compelling argument for how this digital currency will transform the global economyâand how it can work for you.A financial revolution is materializing before our eyes. The way individuals, organizations, and governments conduct transactionsâfrom purchasing a book online to acquiring major corporations to delivering billions in financial aidâwill look vastly different in the near future. Bitcoin is spearheading this revolution and may be the best investment opportunity of our time, yet most people have yet to understand its promise.
In this book, Bobby C. Lee, one of the earliest, most successful pioneers in the cryptocurrency space, debunks myths and dispels fears that surround Bitcoin, arguing that this rational, logical system is superior to traditional monetary systems. He cites signs of Bitcoinâs widening acceptance: a g
Table of ContentsIntroduction: My Journey into Bitcoin
1 BIRTH OF BITCOIN: SATOSHI’S GENIUS
2 THE THREE HORSEMEN: MINING, WALLETS,
AND EXCHANGES
3 DARK UNDERBELLY OF THE FIAT BEAST
4 WHY REGULATORS ARE SLOWING ADOPTION
BUT SHOULDN’T
5 LET’S GET PHILOSOPHICAL: MONEY IS A
NATURAL RIGHT
6 AN EVOLVING INDUSTRY
7 MAY I SUGGEST YOU IGNORE THE
TURBULENCE
8 BITCOIN IS LESS VULNERABLE THAN
YOU THINK
9 FIVE OTHER MAJOR FEARS DECONSTRUCTED:
FDIC, LOSS, REGULATION, MINING,
AND GOVERNMENT
10 A BETTER WAY OF DOING BUSINESS
11 HOW TO INVEST: BITCOIN’S WORLD OF
GREAT RESOURCES
12 BITCOIN IS ONLY GOING UP
13 FIFTEEN PREDICTIONS FOR THE WORLD
OF CRYPTOCURRENCY
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
