Magic Internet Money: A Book About Bitcoin
Magic Internet Money: A Book About Bitcoin
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What is money? The question is simple, but the answer is not. Pulling back the curtain on ideas at the heart of the modern monetary renaissance, Magic Internet Money takes you on a timely journey through the intertwined worlds of money and Bitcoin.

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Dedication
What is Money?
Chapter 1: Narrative
  1. 1.1 Once Upon a Time
  2. 1.2 From Seed to Sapling
  3. 1.3 Down the Rabbit Hole
Chapter 2: Origins
  1. 2.1 Immaculate Inception: Satoshi’s Vision
  2. 2.2 Genesis: A New Hope
  3. 2.3 Open Source: The Internet Strikes Back
  4. 2.4 Consensus: The Return of Integrity
  5. 2.5 E-Money: Fully Charged
  6. 2.6 Fixed Supply: The Promised Land
  7. 2.7 In Memoriam: The Shrine of Satoshi.
Chapter 3: Money
  1. 3.1 The Root of All Good
  2. 3.2 Sound Money Redefined
  3. 3.3 A Very, Very Brief History of Money
  4. 3.4 What the Fiat!
  5. 3.5 Fiat Functionality
  6. 3.6 Bitcoin on Point
  7. 3.7 Bitcoin Functionality
Chapter 4: Growth
  1. 4.1 The Root of All Growth
  2. 4.2 The Value of Price
  3. 4.3 Time Is Money
  4. 4.4 Calculated Risk
  5. 4.5 Divestment Advice
Chapter 5: Innovation
  1. 5.1 Evolution & Revolution
  2. 5.2 The Smart Money
  3. 5.3 Blockchain 101
Chapter 6: Resilience
  1. 6.1 An Unstoppable Force
  2. 6.2 Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
  3. 6.3 An Immovable Object
  4. 6.4 Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Chapter 7: Scarcity
  1. 7.1 Limited Edition
  2. 7.2 $€¥£: A Sea of Fiat
  3. 7.3 Setting a Precedent
  4. 7.4 Pushing Limits
  5. 7.5 Making a Statement
  6. 7.6 No Second Chance for First Impressions
Chapter 8: Competition
  1. 8.1 A New Frontier
  2. 8.2 Bitcoin Versus Fiat
  3. 8.3 Bitcoin Versus Gold
  4. 8.4 Bitcoin Versus Crypto
  5. 8.5 Bitcoin Versus Forks
  6. 8.6 Bitcoin Versus Stablecoins
Chapter 9: Governance
  1. 9.1 Fair Is Rare
  2. 9.2 Tilted
  3. 9.3 Balanced
  4. 9.4 Ground Rules
  5. 9.5 Lead by Example
Chapter 10: Freedom
  1. 10.1 The Golden Rule
  2. 10.2 The Dependency Trap
  3. 10.3 Home of the Brave
  4. 10.4 Capital Control
  5. 10.5 Moral Hazard
  6. 10.6 Amoral Safeguard
  7. 10.7 Unchained
Chapter 11: Drawbacks
  1. 11.1 Mind the Gap
  2. 11.2 Ease of Use
  3. 11.3 Speed & Scale
  4. 11.4 Full Custody
  5. 11.5 Dark Mode
  6. 11.6 Mining
  7. 11.7 On Apathy & Atlas
  8. 11.8 Upset the Setup
Chapter 12: Outlook
  1. 12.1 Monopoly Money
  2. 12.2 The Debtor’s Dilemma
  3. 12.3 From Sapling to Sequoia
  4. 12.4 Forward Guidance
  5. 12.5 The Bottom Line
Resources
Endnotes
Key Terms
Acknowledgments