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