1988 saw the birth of the internet. 2008 gave us bitcoin. Today, cyber currencies are changing the world we live in. What would a world without banks, credit cards, or national currencies look like for all of us?
For centuries, the system that governs how money works have stayed the same. Now there’s an alternative, and it puts us on the cusp of a revolution that could reshape our world. At the heart of this lie, cryptocurrencies, a technology with the transformative potential of the printing press or the internet. They bypass the elites and cut out the gatekeepers. Unlike traditional money, they don’t have a nationality, they’re digital and democratic. They are also lawless.

From Silicon Valley to the streets of Beijing, this is a book about a revolution in the making, a story of human invention, and a guide to the future.