Chapters Brief Overview:
1: Digital currency: Defines digital currencies and their pivotal role in decentralized finance.
2: Privacy and blockchain: Examines blockchain’s privacy dynamics and their political implications.
3: History of bitcoin: Traces Bitcoin’s rise and its disruptive impact on global monetary policy.
4: Consumertobusiness: Explores how Bitcoin transforms traditional consumerbusiness relationships.
5: Cryptocurrency and crime: Investigates crypto's dualuse in innovation and illicit finance.
6: Digital rupee: Analyzes India's digital rupee and its reflection of monetary sovereignty.
7: Virtual currency law in the United States: Breaks down U.S. regulations shaping digital assets.
8: Cryptocurrency in Nigeria: Highlights Nigeria’s crypto adoption amid sociopolitical constraints.
9: Cryptocurrency wallet: Introduces wallets as gateways to digital autonomy and asset control.
10: History of central bank digital currencies by country: Reviews CBDC evolution across nations.
11: Economics of bitcoin: Explains Bitcoin's influence on traditional and modern economic theories.
12: Cryptocurrencies in Europe: Explores European engagement with digital currency and regulation.
13: Virtual currency: Clarifies virtual currencies’ role in digital economies and virtual spaces.
14: Colored Coins: Introduces Colored Coins and how they expand Bitcoin’s capabilities.
15: Central bank digital currency: Defines CBDCs and their strategic role in national policy.
16: Cryptocurrency exchange: Covers exchanges as pivotal points in the crypto financial ecosystem.
17: Circle (company): Profiles Circle and its role in fostering cryptofinancial infrastructure.
18: Cryptocurrency: Presents a broad view of the crypto landscape beyond Bitcoin.
19: Bitcoin: Focuses on Bitcoin's technical foundation, philosophy, and cultural impact.
20: Private currency: Explores nongovernment currencies challenging traditional monetary control.
21: Cashless society: Envisions a future without physical money, guided by Bitcoin principles.
This book offers professionals, students, and curious minds a thorough understanding of how Bitcoin connects digital finance to political systems. Its insights reveal the transformative power of digital currencies in reshaping governance, regulation, and economics.