From the cofounder of the longest-running bitcoin exchange comes a compelling argument for how this digital currency will transform the global economy—and how it can work for you. Bitcoin may be the best investment opportunity of our time, yet most people have yet to understand its promise. In this book, Bobby 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. Lee cites signs of bitcoin’s widening acceptance: a growing community of users worldwide and multiple initiatives for investing in and holding bitcoin among major financial services organizations and institutional investors who control trillions in assets. Lee offers a primer on the best strategies for purchasing and investing in this digital currency. He discusses the pros and cons, and covers the more complicated method of acquiring bitcoin, mining. He predicts developments in regulation, technology, business, and society that will lead to bitcoin’s price increasing 500 percent over the next two decades. In the wake of the current economic crisis, Lee calls on consumers to embrace a technology that will not only increase their wealth but make their lives easier. 1.) In-demand speaker: The author speaks regularly on all things bitcoin and crypto at the world’s most important cryptocurrency conferences and business organizations, including at Stanford University, Money20/20, RISE, and TEDx. 2.) Vast media platform: The author is frequently interviewed about bitcoin and crypto by major media outlets, including Bloomberg, Business Insider, CoinDesk, CNBC, Forbes, Reuters, the BBC, The Economist, Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. He has 84,000 Twitter followers and 10,000 newsletter subscribers. 3.) Network of influencers and endorsers: Bobby Lee is highly networked and will solicit endorsements from the likes of Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss (aka the Winklevi), Nathaniel Popper (author of Digital Gold), Barry Silbert (a prominent investor in bitcoin), Tim Draper (prominent investor in bitcoin), Charlie Lee (founder of Litecoin), Charlie Shrem (an early investor in bitcoin), Roger Ver (an early investor in bitcoin), Dennis Kucinich (former Ohio Congressman), and John Hennessy (the former president of Stanford University).
Introduction: My Journey into Bitcoin
Chapter 1 : Birth of Bitcoin : Satoshi's Genius
Chapter 2 : The Three Horsemen : Mining, Wallets, and Exchanges
Chapter 3 : Dark Underbelly of the Fiat Beast
Chapter 4 : Why Regulators are Slowing Adoption but Shouldn't
Chapter 5 : Let's Get Philosophical : Money is a Natural Right
Chapter 6 : An Evolving Industry
Chapter 7 : May I Suggest You Ignore the Turbulence
Chapter 8 : Bitcoin is Less Vulnerable Than You Think
Chapter 9 : Five Other Major Fears Deconstructed : FDIC, Loss, Regulation, Mining, and Government
Chapter 10 : A Better Way of Doing Business
Chapter 11 : How to Invest : Bitcoin's World of Great Resources
Chapter 12 : Bitcoin is Only Going Up
Chapter 13 : Fifteen Predictions for the World of Cryptocurrency
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
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