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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Money has value only when based on a system of trust.
Chapter 3: Bitcoin is money since people widely accept it today as a unit of exchange globally.
Chapter 4: Bitcoins are mined, with a public ledger of all transactions known as the blockchain.
Chapter 5: Bitcoin eliminates middlemen and keeps both buyers and sellers anonymous throughout transactions.
Chapter 6: Bitcoin has become a worldwide industry.
Chapter 7: Bitcoin may have a massive, positive impact across the developing world soon.
Chapter 8: Bitcoin retains many weaknesses and remains difficult to regulate today.
Description
The Age of Cryptocurrency gives an overview of the history and nature of Bitcoin. It explores the definition of “money” and explains the dramatic impacts that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin will have on our economy and the world at large.
Who Should Listen
Anyone who wants to know how Bitcoins work
Anyone curious about the future of money
About the Authors
Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey are both journalists at the Wall Street Journal. Vigna is also an anchor on MoneyBeat, and Casey is the author of Che’s Afterlife and The Unfair Trade. Casey is also a regular commentator on the BBC.