Publisher's Synopsis
23 Bitcoin Questions You Were Too Shy to Ask (with Plain-English Answers) is a clear, funny, and practical guide to the world's most misunderstood digital asset.
Written in a Q&A format, the book tackles the big, small, and often awkward questions people have about Bitcoin-without the jargon. It answers:- Isn't Bitcoin created out of thin air?
- Wasn't it mostly used for criminal activity at first?
- Who really runs Bitcoin-miners, governments, a secret cabal?
- If Bitcoin is open source, what's stopping me from starting my own Bitcoin-say, VarmaCoin?
- What essential technical problem did Bitcoin solve that no other digital money could?
- Why do we even need Bitcoin-what's wrong with the banking system?
- What happens when all the bitcoins are mined?
- Why is the price so volatile-and how high can it really go?
- Are exchanges safe? What about hacks like FTX or Mt. Gox?
- What is a bitcoin treasury company?
- How does Ethereum differ from Bitcoin?
- Lots more...
