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Chapter 02

Why Bitcoin?

Bitcoin's main purpose isn't to be a speculative investment. It's not about making money — it's about fixing money.

Sub-Chapters
2.1

Why Should You Care?

The truth is, bitcoin doesn’t give a fuck about you.

3 min read Start here
2.2

Bitcoin Will Save the World

Most bitcoiners would disagree that I start off the bitcoin story here, I'm kind of skipping to the best part. But this is something that needs to be sa...

9 min read
2.3

Why was Bitcoin Invented?

Let’s pull back the timechain for a moment here…

2 min read
2.4

Why Will Bitcoin Win?

Gold was independently chosen by every society as money for thousands of years due to it’s inherent monetary properties. Bitcoin is digital gold, it imp...

6 min read
2.5

Absolute Scarcity

Money doesn’t grow on trees, because if it did we would call it leaves.

23 min read
2.6

The Trust Machine

> Bitcoin is a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust

11 min read
2.7

Designed Money

All bitcoin is, is fake money. Why does it have any value at all?

12 min read
2.8

Bitcoin is Unparalleled

There are no competitors in it’s quest for digital gold.

8 min read
2.9

Orange Not Gold

On a Halloween night, 15 years ago

3 min read
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