BITCOIN - What It Is and Why It Matters

Money, as we know it, is changing. The liberating power of technology, combined with the proliferation of the internet, have been a boon to individual liberty and the betterment of humankind. This technology is now enabling individuals the opportunity to wrestle control of their money away from the centralized power structures that have robbed them of their production and purchasing power for centuries. When you free the money you can free the people.
This book is the result of a series of essays I have written about the exciting new commodity money known as “bitcoin”. I address the ideas behind it and I explore the potential that it offers to those who seek to advance their freedom and liberty. The age of the individual is before you - but only if you are prepared to seize it. It is my hope that this book will help arm you for the challenges that lie ahead and that you will be a freer person because of it.

Table of Contents:

Forward
Introduction
What is Money?
A New Commodity Created To Serve Market Demand
The Ultimate Offshore Bank Account?
Bitcoin And The Virtue of Hoarding and Deflation
Will Bitcoin Be Banned?
The Coming Attack On Bitcoin And How To Survive It
The Real Problem With Digital Currencies and Privacy
Further Observations on Bitcoin, Digital Currencies and Privacy
Appendix A - "Bitcoin Is Backed By Me"
Appendix B - What is Economics?
Appendix C - Bitcoin and the "non-economists" at The Economist
Appendix D - My Philosophy of Liberty
Appendix E - A Way To Be Free