Break through your "crypto curiosity" and uncover why blockchain innovation will revolutionize our economy, culture, and the future of investing - as well as how to navigate it safely.
Between the booms, crashes, jargon, and flashy memes, blockchain technology and digital assets have not been easy for ordinary investors to understand. Hopeful investors in blockchain, digital assets, and crypto everywhere have a lengthy list of questions - and the list keeps getting longer and more nuanced. But who do they turn to for answers?
In Crypto Decrypted, Tradecraft Capital’s Jake Ryan and James Diorio decrypt a new world that is hidden in plain view, accessible currently to folks “in the know.” This book is for anyone who finds themselves lost in the blockchain babble, exploring and explaining not only how to participate, but the often overlooked reasons why this new technology is relevant to every human being.
Ryan and Diorio dive in deeply, debunking common myths, clarifying major breakthroughs that are often disregarded, and providing easy-to-understand answers for both crypto newbies and blockchain enthusiasts, so they can move beyond the short-term to explore what great opportunities lie ahead for blockchain technologies while providing approaches to investing more safely and soundly so that you too can profit from this technological revolution.
You will learn:
- The basics of blockchain technology, which will allow you to better navigate this new world.
- The truth that debunks the six most common myths about crypto and blockchain.
- What the Byzantine Generals’ Problem is, why it is important, and how it will impact your future.
- Why blockchain technology is so important and how it is relevant to you - yes, you!
- The ways in which blockchain innovation will transform our financial systems, our economy, and society itself.
- How to participate in lower risk approaches in investing in digital assets to diversify your retirement portfolio.
- Why the Information Age is over and that we’ve already begun a new long-wave economic cycle, the Age of Autonomy®, what the Autonomous Economy will look like in the coming years, and how it will impact us.
Just as the internet revolutionized our world decades ago, blockchain technology will impact every person and businesses on the planet- for the better - in the decades to come.
Table of Contents
Part i - Foreword i
Part ii - Introduction iii
Part iii - Note from the Authors v
PART ONE -- THE PRIMER 1
Chapter 1: What's the Big Deal About Blockchain? 1
Chapter 2: Bitcoin, the First Application of a Blockchain 24
Chapter 3: What Makes a Smart Contract Smart? 45
Chapter 4: What is DeFi? 60
Chapter 5: Metaverse, NFTs & Web 3.0 72
PART TWO -- DEBUNKING MYTHS 88
Chapter 6: Myth - Regulation Will Kill Crypto 90
Chapter 7: Myth -- Crypto Is a Bubble 97
Chapter 8: Myth - Crypto Is Bad for the Environment 117
Chapter 9: Myth - Crypto is a Fraud 126
Chapter 10: Myth -- Crypto Empowers Crime 140
PART THREE -- THE BREAKTHROUGH 150
Chapter 11: A Primer on Technological Innovation 150
Chapter 12: The Byzantine General's Problem 162
Chapter 13: Peer-to-Peer Models 172
Chapter 14: Trusting Trustless Transactions 186
Chapter 15: No Permission Required 191
Chapter 16: Digital Scarcity 200
Chapter 17: A New Decentralized, Autonomous Economy 209
Chapter 18: Liquid Venture 218
PART FOUR -- THE APPLICATION 226
Chapter 19: Signals v. Noise 227
Chapter 20: Interpreting Charts 244
Chapter 21: Crypto as Diversification in a Total Portfolio 260
Chapter 22: Savings, Borrowing, Income Strategies & Taxes 270
Chapter 23: Retirement 277
Chapter 24: Looking Ahead 283
What's Next? 298