ForewordAcknowledgmentsNote from the AuthorsFrom our Legal TeamIntroductionPART I THE PRIMER1 What's the Big Deal About Blockchain?A Blockchain Is a Specialized DatabaseNonmoney Examples of Blockchain TechnologyBlockchain Technical Components2 Bitcoin, the First Application of a BlockchainWhat's Unique About BitcoinGetting Started with BitcoinOn Risk3 What Makes a Smart Contract Smart?What Is a Smart Contract Platform?The Foundation of the Age of Autonomy®Smart Contracts and the Supply ChainThe Evolution of the ContractHow Can We Benefit from Smart Contract Applications?4 What Is DeFi?The Wild WestBanking for the Bankless5 The Metaverse, NFTs, and Web 3.0The ABCs of NFTsNot Just ArtThe MetaverseMANGA and Mainstream AdoptionWeb 3.0PART II DEBUNKING MYTHS6 Myth -- Regulation Will Kill CryptoThe Sticking PointCrypto Classification: Security versus CommodityThe Punchline7 Myth - Crypto Is a BubbleSpring Follows WinterProfessor Krugman Is (Still) WrongOur Silver Lining PlaybookThe Amazing Merge8 Myth -- Crypto Is Bad for the EnvironmentBitcoin Energy ConsumptionBlockchain Technologies and Climate Mitigation9 Myth -- Crypto Empowers CrimeThe Internet Is a Criminal BattlefieldTracing the UntraceableEveryone Evolves10 Guarding Against FraudThe SEC: Watchdogs on the HuntRisk Management and Red FlagsDon't Do Stupid StuffPART III THE BREAKTHROUGH11 A Primer on Technological InnovatonThe Convergence of AI, IoT and RoboticsPutting It All Together12 The Byzantine Generals ProblemSome Other Top Computer Science ProblemsWhat Is BGP and Why Is It So Important?How Bitcoin Solved BGPBBC Show Fake or Fortune Illustrates the Problem13 Peer-to-Peer ModelsComputer NetworkingEasy File SharingReduced CostsAdaptabilityReliability14 Trusting Trustless TransactionsThe Trust-Minimized AdvantageOpen-Source Software15 No Permission RequiredThe Permission MonsterThe Permissionless SolutionThe Game, Changed16 Digital ScarcityProvable ScarcityDigital Scarcity: The New FrontierScarcity in the MetaverseNFTs --- Provable Uniqueness17 A New Decentralized, Autonomous EconomySound Money, Required but Not SufficientFinancial Capital versus Production CapitalProduction Capital Supporting the Autonomous EconomyThe Autonomous Economy Realized18 Liquid VentureA Cautionary TaleCrypto Assets Revolutionize InvestingGet Rich SlowPART IV THE APPLICATION19 Signals versus NoiseAll That Glitters Is Not GoldSound AssetsWhat Makes a Crypto Asset ValuablePutting It All Together20 Interpreting ChartsOn-Chain MetricsTechnical AnalysisIf Nothing Else, Dollar-Cost Average21 Crypto as Diversification in a Total PortfolioSafe-Haven Assets --- Gold and BitcoinGenerating Alpha - Market-Beating ReturnsMeasuring Risk-Adjusted ReturnsAdding Bitcoin to a Total Portfolio22 Savings, Borrowing, Income Strategies, and TaxesTaxesSavingBorrowingIncome Strategies23 Investing and RetirementWays to Invest in Digital Assets in Retirement AccountsNo "40-Act" Spot ETFs (Yet)Investing in Digital Assets24 Looking AheadThe Future of the MetaverseThe Future of Sovereign DataThe Future of MoneyThe Future of the DAOThe Future of CompaniesPractical ExamplesThe Technology Exists TodayA New Long Wave Economic Cycle Has BegunWhat's Next?NotesAdditional ResourcesAbout the AuthorsIndex