Bitcoin History: Rise and Evolution of the Digital Gold Standard From 2008 to Today
About this ebook
Chapters Brief Overview:
1: History of bitcoin: Traces Bitcoin’s rise, challenges, and transformation from 2008 to mainstream use.
2: Bitstamp: Examines Bitstamp’s regulatory approach and its role in legitimizing crypto exchanges.
3: Privacy and blockchain: Analyzes how privacy debates influence blockchain policy and user autonomy.
4: Cryptocurrency wallet: Highlights wallet tech's role in political resistance and economic selfcustody.
5: Stellar (payment network): Reviews Stellar’s decentralized vision and crossborder financial inclusion.
6: Cryptocurrency and crime: Investigates crime narratives and their impact on public crypto policy.
7: Cryptocurrency exchange: Unpacks how exchanges shaped regulation and public trust in crypto.
8: Cryptocurrency: Explores crypto's challenge to centralized power and traditional financial models.
9: Mt. Gox: Chronicles the infamous collapse and its effect on trust, oversight, and user protections.
10: Andreas Antonopoulos: Profiles a key thinker who frames Bitcoin as political and economic freedom.
11: Bitcoin: Delves into Bitcoin’s ideological roots and its global pushback against financial control.
12: BitFlyer: Details Japan’s crypto regulation and BitFlyer’s balancing act between freedom and law.
13: Jed McCaleb: Follows McCaleb’s influence on crypto’s development and decentralized platforms.
14: Nxt: Introduces Nxt as a pioneer in proofofstake and transparent blockchain governance.
15: Fork (blockchain): Explains forks as political events driven by community conflict and consensus.
16: Economics of bitcoin: Analyzes Bitcoin’s disruption of monetary policy and macroeconomic norms.
17: BTCe: Covers BTCe’s controversial history and the role of state intervention in crypto markets.
18: Bitcoin Cash: Explores the political split that birthed Bitcoin Cash from debates on scalability.
19: Digital Currency Group: Maps DCG’s influence in shaping policy, funding, and crypto narratives.
20: CoinDesk: Reviews CoinDesk’s journalistic role in informing, influencing, and framing the space.
21: Satoshi Nakamoto: Reflects on Bitcoin’s anonymous founder and the mythos fueling a movement.
This book is not just a record of events; it's a lens to understand how Bitcoin reshaped authority, value, and ideology. Readers gain insight into how decentralized systems are shifting political power worldwide. A compelling addition to any library, this book's value goes far beyond its price.
