A fun and authoritative guide to bitcoin and the future of money
In Catching Up to Crypto: Your Guide to Bitcoin and the New Digital Economy, celebrated crypto and Bitcoin expert Ben Armstrong delivers an exciting and fresh new exploration of Bitcoin and digital currencies. He explains what Bitcoin is, how it works, and how and why we're all transitioning to a digital economy as we speak. He discusses the deficiencies of traditional fiat currency, how it's commonly manipulated, and how we can all benefit from the adoption of new, digital assets.
In the book, you'll discover how Bitcoin operates in the real-world and how the underlying technology-known as the blockchain-operates. You'll also learn about:
- The importance of decentralization, trust-less commerce and cryptographic consensus.
- The humble origins of Bitcoin, as well as how it nearly died out, and how it went on to take over the world
- How monetary and financial policy is being revolutionized by the introduction of Bitcoin and other crypto-assets.
An essential and engaging review of Bitcoin, digital assets, and the new digital economy, Catching Up to Crypto is the hands-on and comprehensive introduction to crypto that investors, enthusiasts, the crypto-curious, and finance professionals have been waiting for.
Praise for CATCHING UP TO CRYPTO
"Ben has a lot of experience in the Crypto markets. We're bullish on this book!"
-Aaron and Austin Arnold, Altcoin Daily
"If you have 10 min a day, you can improve your life by self-educating. I highly recommend you spend some of that time reading Catching Up to Crypto and let Ben guide you through the ups and downs of Cryptocurrency. There's no better way to learn than with one of the best!"
-CryptoWendyO, Founder and Host of The O Show
"I bought an NFT beat produced by Eminem for $100,000 at ShadyCon in 2021. I dove headfirst into an extremely complicated space with no real knowledge of its landscape-and Ben was an integral part of helping me navigate the learning curve. Not only did Ben smarten me up to the world of Crypto and NFTs-he did so in a way that I'm positive could help many more people."
-Tom MacDonald, Rapper, Songwriter
"Ben is a great guy, an OG in the Crypto space with so much knowledge. This book can be super useful for people entering the space wanting to understand Bitcoin and the revolution happening here!"
-Randi Hipper, "Miss Teen Crypto"
"I've known Ben since he had tens of thousands of subs on YouTube and he was always funny, true to himself and others, and just eager to educate in any way he could. That passion has not only fueled his massive growth on YouTube but as a person and I'm grateful to consider him a friend."
-Jason Appleton, The Crypto Crow Show
