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Unlock the mysteries of Bitcoin with 'The Bitcoin Standard.' This comprehensive guide by Saifedean Ammous delves deep into the revolutionary cryptocurrency that is reshaping the face of finance. With a keen focus on the historical evolution of money, Ammous reveals how Bitcoin serves as a powerful alternative to traditional banking systems and fiat currencies. Through engaging narrative and economic analysis, readers will discover Bitcoin's role in modern monetary theory and its implications for global economy, societal structure, and cultural progress.
Published by John Wiley & Sons in 2018, this BRAND NEW edition spans 304 pages, packed with essential insights for both novices and seasoned investors in the cryptocurrency space. The book not only explores the rise of Bitcoin but also critiques the existing financial systems, offering valuable lessons on sound money.
Allow yourself to be inspired by the timeless quest for effective value transfer through history, from ancient trading systems to modern digital innovation. 'The Bitcoin Standard' is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding Bitcoin's position in the current economic landscape and its potential future impact.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Order your copy today to gain insights into the future of finance!
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119473862
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 304
Description:
A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history
When a pseudonymous programmer introduced śa new electronic cash system that™s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third partyť to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications.
While Bitcoin is an invention of the digital age, the problem it purports to solve is as old as human society itself: transferring value across time and space. Author Saifedean Ammous takes the reader on an engaging journey through the history of technologies performing the functions of money, from primitive systems of trading limestones and seashells, to metals, coins, the gold standard, and modern government debt. Exploring what gave these technologies their monetary role, and how most lost it, provides the reader with a good idea of what makes for sound money, and sets the stage for an economic discussion of its consequences for individual and societal future-orientation, capital accumulation, trade, peace, culture, and art. Compellingly, Ammous shows that it is no coincidence that the loftiest achievements of humanity have come in societies enjoying the benefits of sound monetary regimes, nor is it coincidental that monetary c
Published by John Wiley & Sons in 2018, this BRAND NEW edition spans 304 pages, packed with essential insights for both novices and seasoned investors in the cryptocurrency space. The book not only explores the rise of Bitcoin but also critiques the existing financial systems, offering valuable lessons on sound money.
Allow yourself to be inspired by the timeless quest for effective value transfer through history, from ancient trading systems to modern digital innovation. 'The Bitcoin Standard' is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding Bitcoin's position in the current economic landscape and its potential future impact.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Order your copy today to gain insights into the future of finance!
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119473862
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 304
Description:
A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history
When a pseudonymous programmer introduced śa new electronic cash system that™s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third partyť to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications.
While Bitcoin is an invention of the digital age, the problem it purports to solve is as old as human society itself: transferring value across time and space. Author Saifedean Ammous takes the reader on an engaging journey through the history of technologies performing the functions of money, from primitive systems of trading limestones and seashells, to metals, coins, the gold standard, and modern government debt. Exploring what gave these technologies their monetary role, and how most lost it, provides the reader with a good idea of what makes for sound money, and sets the stage for an economic discussion of its consequences for individual and societal future-orientation, capital accumulation, trade, peace, culture, and art. Compellingly, Ammous shows that it is no coincidence that the loftiest achievements of humanity have come in societies enjoying the benefits of sound monetary regimes, nor is it coincidental that monetary c