Why Cryptocurrencies?
Why they exist, what they do and why they matter
Why cryptocurrencies in five minutes
About the book
How to use this book
Completely free
About me, the author
What is a cryptocurrency?
Properties of a cryptocurrency
How do cryptocurrencies work?
Look out for snake oil
What is money?
Are cryptocurrencies money?
Better digital payments
Cheaper & faster
“Undesirable” businesses
Freezing of merchant accounts
Uncensorable donations
For the unbanked
A better currency
The financial crisis, bad loans and bailouts
The blind leading the blind
A defective system
Anonymous Money
A global currency
Brave new world
Separation of money and state
A swiss bank account in your pocket
Darknet markets
Protection against government seizures
The cashless dystopia
Extensions
Timestamping service
Uncensorable Twitter
Provably fair gambling
Tokens
Verifiable voting
Appendix
The Bitcoin white paper
An introduction to cryptography
Is Facebook’s Libra a cryptocurrency?
Further research
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