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How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World
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Get a handle on the digital currency revolution, and learn how to get on board
The Bitcoin Big Bang is a guide to navigating the uncharted territory of digital currency. Written by CNBC contributor Brian Kelly, this book goes beyond Bitcoin 101 to explain how this transformative technology is about to change the world. Digital currency is thrown into perspective against the history of payment systems and its own evolution, as readers are invited to explore the ways in which this technology is already changing the way business gets done. Readers gain insight into the mechanisms behind…mehr
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Get a handle on the digital currency revolution, and learn how to get on board
The Bitcoin Big Bang is a guide to navigating the uncharted territory of digital currency. Written by CNBC contributor Brian Kelly, this book goes beyond Bitcoin 101 to explain how this transformative technology is about to change the world. Digital currency is thrown into perspective against the history of payment systems and its own evolution, as readers are invited to explore the ways in which this technology is already changing the way business gets done. Readers gain insight into the mechanisms behind Bitcoin, and an expert perspective on digital currency's effect on the future of money and the economic implications of the Bitcoin revolution.
In the same way that e-mail changed the way we transfer information, the decentralized Bitcoin network is about to revolutionize the business world, the legal profession, and even the role of the government. The Bitcoin Big Bang dives head first into this paradigm shift, allowing readers to:
The digital currency revolution has implications that spread far beyond the finance industry. Anyone who exchanges payment for goods and services is on the cusp of the next big push in societal evolution, and only an understanding of the technology and a clear knowledge of the systems and behaviors at play can fully prepare us for the changes to come. The Bitcoin Big Bang is the go-to guide, helping those who use money use it better.
The Bitcoin Big Bang is a guide to navigating the uncharted territory of digital currency. Written by CNBC contributor Brian Kelly, this book goes beyond Bitcoin 101 to explain how this transformative technology is about to change the world. Digital currency is thrown into perspective against the history of payment systems and its own evolution, as readers are invited to explore the ways in which this technology is already changing the way business gets done. Readers gain insight into the mechanisms behind Bitcoin, and an expert perspective on digital currency's effect on the future of money and the economic implications of the Bitcoin revolution.
In the same way that e-mail changed the way we transfer information, the decentralized Bitcoin network is about to revolutionize the business world, the legal profession, and even the role of the government. The Bitcoin Big Bang dives head first into this paradigm shift, allowing readers to:
- Explore the origins of digital currency
- Learn the history and evolution of payment systems
- Discover how the Bitcoin network is facilitating free and instant transfer of value
- Understand the mining of Bitcoin, and how to invest
The digital currency revolution has implications that spread far beyond the finance industry. Anyone who exchanges payment for goods and services is on the cusp of the next big push in societal evolution, and only an understanding of the technology and a clear knowledge of the systems and behaviors at play can fully prepare us for the changes to come. The Bitcoin Big Bang is the go-to guide, helping those who use money use it better.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2014
- Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781118963654
- Artikelnr.: 41821703
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2014
- Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781118963654
- Artikelnr.: 41821703
BRIAN KELLY is a CNBC contributor who regularly appears on Fast Money, Halftime Report, and The Kudlow Report. His 20 years of success in U.S. and foreign currency and equities trading have gained him enormous respect among the clients of his investment management firm, Brian Kelly Capital, LLC, which focuses on global macro and currency investing. Brian holds an MBA from Babson Graduate School of Business, with a concentration in finance and econometrics.
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Author xv
Chapter 1 Bitcoin Is a Bubble 1
The Quest to Buy Bitcoin 3
Bitcoin Enlightenment 6
Currencies Are a Matter of Trust 8
What Is Bitcoin? 10
Is It a Currency? 13
It’s Revolutionary 17
Chapter 2 Understanding the Digital Gold Rush 19
The Language of Bitcoin 22
How Do I Buy Bitcoin? 26
Who “Gets” It? 30
The Gold Rush Is Just Starting 31
Chapter 3 Bitcoin Is More than Digital Gold 33
Searching for Satoshi 34
Why Is Satoshi a Genius? 44
Bigger than Satoshi 46
Chapter 4 Byzantine Generals’ Problem 49
How Does Bitcoin Solve the BGP? 52
51 Percent Attack 55
An Elegant Solution 57
Chapter 5 A Decentralized Financial System 59
Grand De-Central Station 63
What’s at Stake? 69
Central Banks 72
Bitcoin Is the Catalyst 73
Chapter 6 What Do You Call a Bitcoin Miner? A Banker 75
How Does a Bitcoin Transaction Work? 77
What Is Cryptography? 78
Still Want to Be a Miner? 82
Do We Need Another Bitcoin? 88
Chapter 7 Nautiluscoin—0 to $1 Million in 60 Days 91
Creating the Coin 94
Did It Work? 104
Chapter 8 Building the Nautiluscoin Economy 107
Dynamic Proof-of-Stake 110
Other Policy Tools 113
Alternative to Gold 115
Money, Made Better 116
Financial Market Integration 117
Special Drawing Rights 119
Why NAUT? 119
Chapter 9 Investing and Trading in Alternative Currencies 121
A New Investment Class 123
Valuation 129
Exchanges 133
Investment Vehicles 134
Asset Class Growth 136
Chapter 10 Regulation 139
Regulatory Agencies 140
Challenges to Regulation 147
Pushing on a String 147
Chapter 11 Smart Money: Set It and Forget It 149
Rules of the Road 151
Smart Contracts and Property 152
Ethereum 155
Cryptoequities: A New Type of Investment 160
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations 161
Professor Money 162
Chapter 12 Everything You Know about Business Is Wrong 163
Cryptonomics 166
Growth Share Matrix 169
Learning Curve Effects 171
Porter’s Three Generic Strategies 172
Human Resource Management 173
Fueling the Sharing Economy 174
The Future Just Might Work 176
Appendix 1 Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Guidance
Fin-20 13-G00 1
Issued: March 18, 2013
Subject: Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies 179
Currency vs. Virtual Currency 180
Background 180
Definitions of User, Exchanger, and Administrator 181
Users of Virtual Currency 181
Administrators and Exchangers of Virtual Currency 182
Providers and Sellers of Prepaid Access 185
Dealers in Foreign Exchange 186
Appendix 2 New York State Department of Financial Services Proposed New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 23. Department of Financial Services
Chapter I. Regulations of the Superintendent of Financial Services Part 200. Virtual Currencies 187
Section 200.1 Introduction 188
Section 200.2 Definitions 188
Section 200.3 License 190
Section 200.4 Application 191
Section 200.5 Application Fees 193
Section 200.6 Action by Superintendent 193
Section 200.7 Compliance 195
Section 200.8 Capital Requirements 196
Section 200.9 Custody and Protection of Customer Assets 197
Section 200.10 Material Change to Business 197
Section 200.11 Change of Control; Mergers and Acquisitions 198
Section 200.12 Books and Records 200
Section 200.13 Examinations 201
Section 200.14 Reports and Financial Disclosures 202
Section 200.15 Anti–Money Laundering Program 203
Section 200.16 Cyber Security Program 207
Section 200.17 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 210
Section 200.18 Advertising and Marketing 211
Section 200.19 Consumer Protection 212
Section 200.20 Complaints 215
Section 200.21 Transitional Period 215
Index 217
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Author xv
Chapter 1 Bitcoin Is a Bubble 1
The Quest to Buy Bitcoin 3
Bitcoin Enlightenment 6
Currencies Are a Matter of Trust 8
What Is Bitcoin? 10
Is It a Currency? 13
It’s Revolutionary 17
Chapter 2 Understanding the Digital Gold Rush 19
The Language of Bitcoin 22
How Do I Buy Bitcoin? 26
Who “Gets” It? 30
The Gold Rush Is Just Starting 31
Chapter 3 Bitcoin Is More than Digital Gold 33
Searching for Satoshi 34
Why Is Satoshi a Genius? 44
Bigger than Satoshi 46
Chapter 4 Byzantine Generals’ Problem 49
How Does Bitcoin Solve the BGP? 52
51 Percent Attack 55
An Elegant Solution 57
Chapter 5 A Decentralized Financial System 59
Grand De-Central Station 63
What’s at Stake? 69
Central Banks 72
Bitcoin Is the Catalyst 73
Chapter 6 What Do You Call a Bitcoin Miner? A Banker 75
How Does a Bitcoin Transaction Work? 77
What Is Cryptography? 78
Still Want to Be a Miner? 82
Do We Need Another Bitcoin? 88
Chapter 7 Nautiluscoin—0 to $1 Million in 60 Days 91
Creating the Coin 94
Did It Work? 104
Chapter 8 Building the Nautiluscoin Economy 107
Dynamic Proof-of-Stake 110
Other Policy Tools 113
Alternative to Gold 115
Money, Made Better 116
Financial Market Integration 117
Special Drawing Rights 119
Why NAUT? 119
Chapter 9 Investing and Trading in Alternative Currencies 121
A New Investment Class 123
Valuation 129
Exchanges 133
Investment Vehicles 134
Asset Class Growth 136
Chapter 10 Regulation 139
Regulatory Agencies 140
Challenges to Regulation 147
Pushing on a String 147
Chapter 11 Smart Money: Set It and Forget It 149
Rules of the Road 151
Smart Contracts and Property 152
Ethereum 155
Cryptoequities: A New Type of Investment 160
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations 161
Professor Money 162
Chapter 12 Everything You Know about Business Is Wrong 163
Cryptonomics 166
Growth Share Matrix 169
Learning Curve Effects 171
Porter’s Three Generic Strategies 172
Human Resource Management 173
Fueling the Sharing Economy 174
The Future Just Might Work 176
Appendix 1 Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Guidance
Fin-20 13-G00 1
Issued: March 18, 2013
Subject: Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies 179
Currency vs. Virtual Currency 180
Background 180
Definitions of User, Exchanger, and Administrator 181
Users of Virtual Currency 181
Administrators and Exchangers of Virtual Currency 182
Providers and Sellers of Prepaid Access 185
Dealers in Foreign Exchange 186
Appendix 2 New York State Department of Financial Services Proposed New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 23. Department of Financial Services
Chapter I. Regulations of the Superintendent of Financial Services Part 200. Virtual Currencies 187
Section 200.1 Introduction 188
Section 200.2 Definitions 188
Section 200.3 License 190
Section 200.4 Application 191
Section 200.5 Application Fees 193
Section 200.6 Action by Superintendent 193
Section 200.7 Compliance 195
Section 200.8 Capital Requirements 196
Section 200.9 Custody and Protection of Customer Assets 197
Section 200.10 Material Change to Business 197
Section 200.11 Change of Control; Mergers and Acquisitions 198
Section 200.12 Books and Records 200
Section 200.13 Examinations 201
Section 200.14 Reports and Financial Disclosures 202
Section 200.15 Anti–Money Laundering Program 203
Section 200.16 Cyber Security Program 207
Section 200.17 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 210
Section 200.18 Advertising and Marketing 211
Section 200.19 Consumer Protection 212
Section 200.20 Complaints 215
Section 200.21 Transitional Period 215
Index 217
Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii About the Author xv Chapter 1 Bitcoin Is a
Bubble 1 The Quest to Buy Bitcoin 3 Bitcoin Enlightenment 6 Currencies Are
a Matter of Trust 8 What Is Bitcoin? 10 Is It a Currency? 13 It's
Revolutionary 17 Chapter 2 Understanding the Digital Gold Rush 19 The
Language of Bitcoin 22 How Do I Buy Bitcoin? 26 Who "Gets" It? 30 The Gold
Rush Is Just Starting 31 Chapter 3 Bitcoin Is More than Digital Gold 33
Searching for Satoshi 34 The Search 37 Why Is Satoshi a Genius? 44 Bigger
than Satoshi 46 Chapter 4 Byzantine Generals' Problem 49 How Does Bitcoin
Solve the BGP? 52 51 Percent Attack 55 An Elegant Solution 57 Chapter 5 A
Decentralized Financial System 59 Grand De-Central Station 63 What's at
Stake? 69 Central Banks 72 Bitcoin Is the Catalyst 73 Chapter 6 What Do You
Call a Bitcoin Miner? A Banker 75 How Does a Bitcoin Transaction Work? 77
What Is Cryptography? 78 Still Want to Be a Miner? 82 Do We Need Another
Bitcoin? 88 Chapter 7 Nautiluscoin--0 to $1 Million in 60 Days 91 Creating
the Coin 94 Did It Work? 104 Chapter 8 Building the Nautiluscoin Economy
107 Dynamic Proof-of-Stake 110 Other Policy Tools 113 Alternative to Gold
115 Money, Made Better 116 Financial Market Integration 117 Special Drawing
Rights 119 Why NAUT? 119 Chapter 9 Investing and Trading in Alternative
Currencies 121 A New Investment Class 123 Valuation 129 Exchanges 133
Investment Vehicles 134 Asset Class Growth 136 Chapter 10 Regulation 139
Regulatory Agencies 140 Challenges to Regulation 147 Pushing on a String
147 Chapter 11 Smart Money: Set It and Forget It 149 Rules of the Road 151
Smart Contracts and Property 152 Ethereum 155 Cryptoequities: A New Type of
Investment 160 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations 161 Professor Money
162 Chapter 12 Everything You Know about Business Is Wrong 163 Cryptonomics
166 Growth Share Matrix 169 Learning Curve Effects 171 Porter's Three
Generic Strategies 172 Human Resource Management 173 Fueling the Sharing
Economy 174 The Future Just Might Work 176 Appendix 1 Department of the
Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Guidance FIN-20 13-G00 1
Issued: March 18, 2013 Subject: Application of FinCEN's Regulations to
Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies 179 Currency
vs. Virtual Currency 180 Background 180 Definitions of User, Exchanger, and
Administrator 181 Users of Virtual Currency 181 Administrators and
Exchangers of Virtual Currency 182 Providers and Sellers of Prepaid Access
185 Dealers in Foreign Exchange 186 Appendix 2 New York State Department of
Financial Services Proposed New York Codes, Rules and Regulations Title 23.
Department of Financial Services Chapter I. Regulations of the
Superintendent of Financial Services Part 200. Virtual Currencies 187
Section 200.1 Introduction 188 Section 200.2 Definitions 188 Section 200.3
License 190 Section 200.4 Application 191 Section 200.5 Application Fees
193 Section 200.6 Action by Superintendent 193 Section 200.7 Compliance 195
Section 200.8 Capital Requirements 196 Section 200.9 Custody and Protection
of Customer Assets 197 Section 200.10 Material Change to Business 197
Section 200.11 Change of Control; Mergers and Acquisitions 198 Section
200.12 Books and Records 200 Section 200.13 Examinations 201 Section 200.14
Reports and Financial Disclosures 202 Section 200.15 Anti-Money Laundering
Program 203 Section 200.16 Cyber Security Program 207 Section 200.17
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 210 Section 200.18 Advertising
and Marketing 211 Section 200.19 Consumer Protection 212 Section 200.20
Complaints 215 Section 200.21 Transitional Period 215 Index 217
Bubble 1 The Quest to Buy Bitcoin 3 Bitcoin Enlightenment 6 Currencies Are
a Matter of Trust 8 What Is Bitcoin? 10 Is It a Currency? 13 It's
Revolutionary 17 Chapter 2 Understanding the Digital Gold Rush 19 The
Language of Bitcoin 22 How Do I Buy Bitcoin? 26 Who "Gets" It? 30 The Gold
Rush Is Just Starting 31 Chapter 3 Bitcoin Is More than Digital Gold 33
Searching for Satoshi 34 The Search 37 Why Is Satoshi a Genius? 44 Bigger
than Satoshi 46 Chapter 4 Byzantine Generals' Problem 49 How Does Bitcoin
Solve the BGP? 52 51 Percent Attack 55 An Elegant Solution 57 Chapter 5 A
Decentralized Financial System 59 Grand De-Central Station 63 What's at
Stake? 69 Central Banks 72 Bitcoin Is the Catalyst 73 Chapter 6 What Do You
Call a Bitcoin Miner? A Banker 75 How Does a Bitcoin Transaction Work? 77
What Is Cryptography? 78 Still Want to Be a Miner? 82 Do We Need Another
Bitcoin? 88 Chapter 7 Nautiluscoin--0 to $1 Million in 60 Days 91 Creating
the Coin 94 Did It Work? 104 Chapter 8 Building the Nautiluscoin Economy
107 Dynamic Proof-of-Stake 110 Other Policy Tools 113 Alternative to Gold
115 Money, Made Better 116 Financial Market Integration 117 Special Drawing
Rights 119 Why NAUT? 119 Chapter 9 Investing and Trading in Alternative
Currencies 121 A New Investment Class 123 Valuation 129 Exchanges 133
Investment Vehicles 134 Asset Class Growth 136 Chapter 10 Regulation 139
Regulatory Agencies 140 Challenges to Regulation 147 Pushing on a String
147 Chapter 11 Smart Money: Set It and Forget It 149 Rules of the Road 151
Smart Contracts and Property 152 Ethereum 155 Cryptoequities: A New Type of
Investment 160 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations 161 Professor Money
162 Chapter 12 Everything You Know about Business Is Wrong 163 Cryptonomics
166 Growth Share Matrix 169 Learning Curve Effects 171 Porter's Three
Generic Strategies 172 Human Resource Management 173 Fueling the Sharing
Economy 174 The Future Just Might Work 176 Appendix 1 Department of the
Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Guidance FIN-20 13-G00 1
Issued: March 18, 2013 Subject: Application of FinCEN's Regulations to
Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies 179 Currency
vs. Virtual Currency 180 Background 180 Definitions of User, Exchanger, and
Administrator 181 Users of Virtual Currency 181 Administrators and
Exchangers of Virtual Currency 182 Providers and Sellers of Prepaid Access
185 Dealers in Foreign Exchange 186 Appendix 2 New York State Department of
Financial Services Proposed New York Codes, Rules and Regulations Title 23.
Department of Financial Services Chapter I. Regulations of the
Superintendent of Financial Services Part 200. Virtual Currencies 187
Section 200.1 Introduction 188 Section 200.2 Definitions 188 Section 200.3
License 190 Section 200.4 Application 191 Section 200.5 Application Fees
193 Section 200.6 Action by Superintendent 193 Section 200.7 Compliance 195
Section 200.8 Capital Requirements 196 Section 200.9 Custody and Protection
of Customer Assets 197 Section 200.10 Material Change to Business 197
Section 200.11 Change of Control; Mergers and Acquisitions 198 Section
200.12 Books and Records 200 Section 200.13 Examinations 201 Section 200.14
Reports and Financial Disclosures 202 Section 200.15 Anti-Money Laundering
Program 203 Section 200.16 Cyber Security Program 207 Section 200.17
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 210 Section 200.18 Advertising
and Marketing 211 Section 200.19 Consumer Protection 212 Section 200.20
Complaints 215 Section 200.21 Transitional Period 215 Index 217
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Author xv
Chapter 1 Bitcoin Is a Bubble 1
The Quest to Buy Bitcoin 3
Bitcoin Enlightenment 6
Currencies Are a Matter of Trust 8
What Is Bitcoin? 10
Is It a Currency? 13
It’s Revolutionary 17
Chapter 2 Understanding the Digital Gold Rush 19
The Language of Bitcoin 22
How Do I Buy Bitcoin? 26
Who “Gets” It? 30
The Gold Rush Is Just Starting 31
Chapter 3 Bitcoin Is More than Digital Gold 33
Searching for Satoshi 34
Why Is Satoshi a Genius? 44
Bigger than Satoshi 46
Chapter 4 Byzantine Generals’ Problem 49
How Does Bitcoin Solve the BGP? 52
51 Percent Attack 55
An Elegant Solution 57
Chapter 5 A Decentralized Financial System 59
Grand De-Central Station 63
What’s at Stake? 69
Central Banks 72
Bitcoin Is the Catalyst 73
Chapter 6 What Do You Call a Bitcoin Miner? A Banker 75
How Does a Bitcoin Transaction Work? 77
What Is Cryptography? 78
Still Want to Be a Miner? 82
Do We Need Another Bitcoin? 88
Chapter 7 Nautiluscoin—0 to $1 Million in 60 Days 91
Creating the Coin 94
Did It Work? 104
Chapter 8 Building the Nautiluscoin Economy 107
Dynamic Proof-of-Stake 110
Other Policy Tools 113
Alternative to Gold 115
Money, Made Better 116
Financial Market Integration 117
Special Drawing Rights 119
Why NAUT? 119
Chapter 9 Investing and Trading in Alternative Currencies 121
A New Investment Class 123
Valuation 129
Exchanges 133
Investment Vehicles 134
Asset Class Growth 136
Chapter 10 Regulation 139
Regulatory Agencies 140
Challenges to Regulation 147
Pushing on a String 147
Chapter 11 Smart Money: Set It and Forget It 149
Rules of the Road 151
Smart Contracts and Property 152
Ethereum 155
Cryptoequities: A New Type of Investment 160
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations 161
Professor Money 162
Chapter 12 Everything You Know about Business Is Wrong 163
Cryptonomics 166
Growth Share Matrix 169
Learning Curve Effects 171
Porter’s Three Generic Strategies 172
Human Resource Management 173
Fueling the Sharing Economy 174
The Future Just Might Work 176
Appendix 1 Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Guidance
Fin-20 13-G00 1
Issued: March 18, 2013
Subject: Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies 179
Currency vs. Virtual Currency 180
Background 180
Definitions of User, Exchanger, and Administrator 181
Users of Virtual Currency 181
Administrators and Exchangers of Virtual Currency 182
Providers and Sellers of Prepaid Access 185
Dealers in Foreign Exchange 186
Appendix 2 New York State Department of Financial Services Proposed New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 23. Department of Financial Services
Chapter I. Regulations of the Superintendent of Financial Services Part 200. Virtual Currencies 187
Section 200.1 Introduction 188
Section 200.2 Definitions 188
Section 200.3 License 190
Section 200.4 Application 191
Section 200.5 Application Fees 193
Section 200.6 Action by Superintendent 193
Section 200.7 Compliance 195
Section 200.8 Capital Requirements 196
Section 200.9 Custody and Protection of Customer Assets 197
Section 200.10 Material Change to Business 197
Section 200.11 Change of Control; Mergers and Acquisitions 198
Section 200.12 Books and Records 200
Section 200.13 Examinations 201
Section 200.14 Reports and Financial Disclosures 202
Section 200.15 Anti–Money Laundering Program 203
Section 200.16 Cyber Security Program 207
Section 200.17 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 210
Section 200.18 Advertising and Marketing 211
Section 200.19 Consumer Protection 212
Section 200.20 Complaints 215
Section 200.21 Transitional Period 215
Index 217
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Author xv
Chapter 1 Bitcoin Is a Bubble 1
The Quest to Buy Bitcoin 3
Bitcoin Enlightenment 6
Currencies Are a Matter of Trust 8
What Is Bitcoin? 10
Is It a Currency? 13
It’s Revolutionary 17
Chapter 2 Understanding the Digital Gold Rush 19
The Language of Bitcoin 22
How Do I Buy Bitcoin? 26
Who “Gets” It? 30
The Gold Rush Is Just Starting 31
Chapter 3 Bitcoin Is More than Digital Gold 33
Searching for Satoshi 34
Why Is Satoshi a Genius? 44
Bigger than Satoshi 46
Chapter 4 Byzantine Generals’ Problem 49
How Does Bitcoin Solve the BGP? 52
51 Percent Attack 55
An Elegant Solution 57
Chapter 5 A Decentralized Financial System 59
Grand De-Central Station 63
What’s at Stake? 69
Central Banks 72
Bitcoin Is the Catalyst 73
Chapter 6 What Do You Call a Bitcoin Miner? A Banker 75
How Does a Bitcoin Transaction Work? 77
What Is Cryptography? 78
Still Want to Be a Miner? 82
Do We Need Another Bitcoin? 88
Chapter 7 Nautiluscoin—0 to $1 Million in 60 Days 91
Creating the Coin 94
Did It Work? 104
Chapter 8 Building the Nautiluscoin Economy 107
Dynamic Proof-of-Stake 110
Other Policy Tools 113
Alternative to Gold 115
Money, Made Better 116
Financial Market Integration 117
Special Drawing Rights 119
Why NAUT? 119
Chapter 9 Investing and Trading in Alternative Currencies 121
A New Investment Class 123
Valuation 129
Exchanges 133
Investment Vehicles 134
Asset Class Growth 136
Chapter 10 Regulation 139
Regulatory Agencies 140
Challenges to Regulation 147
Pushing on a String 147
Chapter 11 Smart Money: Set It and Forget It 149
Rules of the Road 151
Smart Contracts and Property 152
Ethereum 155
Cryptoequities: A New Type of Investment 160
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations 161
Professor Money 162
Chapter 12 Everything You Know about Business Is Wrong 163
Cryptonomics 166
Growth Share Matrix 169
Learning Curve Effects 171
Porter’s Three Generic Strategies 172
Human Resource Management 173
Fueling the Sharing Economy 174
The Future Just Might Work 176
Appendix 1 Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Guidance
Fin-20 13-G00 1
Issued: March 18, 2013
Subject: Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies 179
Currency vs. Virtual Currency 180
Background 180
Definitions of User, Exchanger, and Administrator 181
Users of Virtual Currency 181
Administrators and Exchangers of Virtual Currency 182
Providers and Sellers of Prepaid Access 185
Dealers in Foreign Exchange 186
Appendix 2 New York State Department of Financial Services Proposed New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 23. Department of Financial Services
Chapter I. Regulations of the Superintendent of Financial Services Part 200. Virtual Currencies 187
Section 200.1 Introduction 188
Section 200.2 Definitions 188
Section 200.3 License 190
Section 200.4 Application 191
Section 200.5 Application Fees 193
Section 200.6 Action by Superintendent 193
Section 200.7 Compliance 195
Section 200.8 Capital Requirements 196
Section 200.9 Custody and Protection of Customer Assets 197
Section 200.10 Material Change to Business 197
Section 200.11 Change of Control; Mergers and Acquisitions 198
Section 200.12 Books and Records 200
Section 200.13 Examinations 201
Section 200.14 Reports and Financial Disclosures 202
Section 200.15 Anti–Money Laundering Program 203
Section 200.16 Cyber Security Program 207
Section 200.17 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 210
Section 200.18 Advertising and Marketing 211
Section 200.19 Consumer Protection 212
Section 200.20 Complaints 215
Section 200.21 Transitional Period 215
Index 217
Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii About the Author xv Chapter 1 Bitcoin Is a
Bubble 1 The Quest to Buy Bitcoin 3 Bitcoin Enlightenment 6 Currencies Are
a Matter of Trust 8 What Is Bitcoin? 10 Is It a Currency? 13 It's
Revolutionary 17 Chapter 2 Understanding the Digital Gold Rush 19 The
Language of Bitcoin 22 How Do I Buy Bitcoin? 26 Who "Gets" It? 30 The Gold
Rush Is Just Starting 31 Chapter 3 Bitcoin Is More than Digital Gold 33
Searching for Satoshi 34 The Search 37 Why Is Satoshi a Genius? 44 Bigger
than Satoshi 46 Chapter 4 Byzantine Generals' Problem 49 How Does Bitcoin
Solve the BGP? 52 51 Percent Attack 55 An Elegant Solution 57 Chapter 5 A
Decentralized Financial System 59 Grand De-Central Station 63 What's at
Stake? 69 Central Banks 72 Bitcoin Is the Catalyst 73 Chapter 6 What Do You
Call a Bitcoin Miner? A Banker 75 How Does a Bitcoin Transaction Work? 77
What Is Cryptography? 78 Still Want to Be a Miner? 82 Do We Need Another
Bitcoin? 88 Chapter 7 Nautiluscoin--0 to $1 Million in 60 Days 91 Creating
the Coin 94 Did It Work? 104 Chapter 8 Building the Nautiluscoin Economy
107 Dynamic Proof-of-Stake 110 Other Policy Tools 113 Alternative to Gold
115 Money, Made Better 116 Financial Market Integration 117 Special Drawing
Rights 119 Why NAUT? 119 Chapter 9 Investing and Trading in Alternative
Currencies 121 A New Investment Class 123 Valuation 129 Exchanges 133
Investment Vehicles 134 Asset Class Growth 136 Chapter 10 Regulation 139
Regulatory Agencies 140 Challenges to Regulation 147 Pushing on a String
147 Chapter 11 Smart Money: Set It and Forget It 149 Rules of the Road 151
Smart Contracts and Property 152 Ethereum 155 Cryptoequities: A New Type of
Investment 160 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations 161 Professor Money
162 Chapter 12 Everything You Know about Business Is Wrong 163 Cryptonomics
166 Growth Share Matrix 169 Learning Curve Effects 171 Porter's Three
Generic Strategies 172 Human Resource Management 173 Fueling the Sharing
Economy 174 The Future Just Might Work 176 Appendix 1 Department of the
Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Guidance FIN-20 13-G00 1
Issued: March 18, 2013 Subject: Application of FinCEN's Regulations to
Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies 179 Currency
vs. Virtual Currency 180 Background 180 Definitions of User, Exchanger, and
Administrator 181 Users of Virtual Currency 181 Administrators and
Exchangers of Virtual Currency 182 Providers and Sellers of Prepaid Access
185 Dealers in Foreign Exchange 186 Appendix 2 New York State Department of
Financial Services Proposed New York Codes, Rules and Regulations Title 23.
Department of Financial Services Chapter I. Regulations of the
Superintendent of Financial Services Part 200. Virtual Currencies 187
Section 200.1 Introduction 188 Section 200.2 Definitions 188 Section 200.3
License 190 Section 200.4 Application 191 Section 200.5 Application Fees
193 Section 200.6 Action by Superintendent 193 Section 200.7 Compliance 195
Section 200.8 Capital Requirements 196 Section 200.9 Custody and Protection
of Customer Assets 197 Section 200.10 Material Change to Business 197
Section 200.11 Change of Control; Mergers and Acquisitions 198 Section
200.12 Books and Records 200 Section 200.13 Examinations 201 Section 200.14
Reports and Financial Disclosures 202 Section 200.15 Anti-Money Laundering
Program 203 Section 200.16 Cyber Security Program 207 Section 200.17
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 210 Section 200.18 Advertising
and Marketing 211 Section 200.19 Consumer Protection 212 Section 200.20
Complaints 215 Section 200.21 Transitional Period 215 Index 217
Bubble 1 The Quest to Buy Bitcoin 3 Bitcoin Enlightenment 6 Currencies Are
a Matter of Trust 8 What Is Bitcoin? 10 Is It a Currency? 13 It's
Revolutionary 17 Chapter 2 Understanding the Digital Gold Rush 19 The
Language of Bitcoin 22 How Do I Buy Bitcoin? 26 Who "Gets" It? 30 The Gold
Rush Is Just Starting 31 Chapter 3 Bitcoin Is More than Digital Gold 33
Searching for Satoshi 34 The Search 37 Why Is Satoshi a Genius? 44 Bigger
than Satoshi 46 Chapter 4 Byzantine Generals' Problem 49 How Does Bitcoin
Solve the BGP? 52 51 Percent Attack 55 An Elegant Solution 57 Chapter 5 A
Decentralized Financial System 59 Grand De-Central Station 63 What's at
Stake? 69 Central Banks 72 Bitcoin Is the Catalyst 73 Chapter 6 What Do You
Call a Bitcoin Miner? A Banker 75 How Does a Bitcoin Transaction Work? 77
What Is Cryptography? 78 Still Want to Be a Miner? 82 Do We Need Another
Bitcoin? 88 Chapter 7 Nautiluscoin--0 to $1 Million in 60 Days 91 Creating
the Coin 94 Did It Work? 104 Chapter 8 Building the Nautiluscoin Economy
107 Dynamic Proof-of-Stake 110 Other Policy Tools 113 Alternative to Gold
115 Money, Made Better 116 Financial Market Integration 117 Special Drawing
Rights 119 Why NAUT? 119 Chapter 9 Investing and Trading in Alternative
Currencies 121 A New Investment Class 123 Valuation 129 Exchanges 133
Investment Vehicles 134 Asset Class Growth 136 Chapter 10 Regulation 139
Regulatory Agencies 140 Challenges to Regulation 147 Pushing on a String
147 Chapter 11 Smart Money: Set It and Forget It 149 Rules of the Road 151
Smart Contracts and Property 152 Ethereum 155 Cryptoequities: A New Type of
Investment 160 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations 161 Professor Money
162 Chapter 12 Everything You Know about Business Is Wrong 163 Cryptonomics
166 Growth Share Matrix 169 Learning Curve Effects 171 Porter's Three
Generic Strategies 172 Human Resource Management 173 Fueling the Sharing
Economy 174 The Future Just Might Work 176 Appendix 1 Department of the
Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Guidance FIN-20 13-G00 1
Issued: March 18, 2013 Subject: Application of FinCEN's Regulations to
Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies 179 Currency
vs. Virtual Currency 180 Background 180 Definitions of User, Exchanger, and
Administrator 181 Users of Virtual Currency 181 Administrators and
Exchangers of Virtual Currency 182 Providers and Sellers of Prepaid Access
185 Dealers in Foreign Exchange 186 Appendix 2 New York State Department of
Financial Services Proposed New York Codes, Rules and Regulations Title 23.
Department of Financial Services Chapter I. Regulations of the
Superintendent of Financial Services Part 200. Virtual Currencies 187
Section 200.1 Introduction 188 Section 200.2 Definitions 188 Section 200.3
License 190 Section 200.4 Application 191 Section 200.5 Application Fees
193 Section 200.6 Action by Superintendent 193 Section 200.7 Compliance 195
Section 200.8 Capital Requirements 196 Section 200.9 Custody and Protection
of Customer Assets 197 Section 200.10 Material Change to Business 197
Section 200.11 Change of Control; Mergers and Acquisitions 198 Section
200.12 Books and Records 200 Section 200.13 Examinations 201 Section 200.14
Reports and Financial Disclosures 202 Section 200.15 Anti-Money Laundering
Program 203 Section 200.16 Cyber Security Program 207 Section 200.17
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 210 Section 200.18 Advertising
and Marketing 211 Section 200.19 Consumer Protection 212 Section 200.20
Complaints 215 Section 200.21 Transitional Period 215 Index 217