Jonas Hietala

Why Cryptocurrencies? Jonas Hietala

Bitcoin is one of the most transformative technologies in history, but at the same time it's dismissed as useless or only seen as a speculative vehicle. Why Cryptocurrencies? will dispel that myth by exploring real use-cases and show how cryptocurrencies are uniquely positioned to revolutionize the way we use money today.




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What makes this book special?




Gives you the important conceptual ideas. It's all too easy to get bogged down with technical details; the high-level concepts are what's truly important. Easy to read. The book is beginner-friendly and doesn't require any prior knowledge. Focused on utility. The focus is on concrete use-cases, instead of the more seductive speculative approach. It's bigger than Bitcoin. There are many more cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin. The focus is on the general cryptocurrency concept and it's potential, instead of on a single implementation. Visits a wide variety of topics. This isn't only about cryptocurrencies. It's also about money, censorship, our financial system, and the dark secrets that Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden revealed. The order doesn't matter. Chapters are self-contained, so you can jump around and read the sections you're interested in.