Money, Trust, and the Rise of Blockchain

Bitcoin, Altcoins, Monetary Policy, and the Future of Finance

von Jeffery Belmont

70 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book explores one of the most important financial transformations of the modern era: the long evolution of money and the disruptive rise of blockchain-based systems. It begins with the earliest forms of exchange and follows the development of coins, paper money, central banking, and fiat currency before turning to the financial crisis of 2008 and the emergence of Bitcoin. From there, it examines how blockchain works, why Bitcoin attracted both passionate supporters and determined critics, and how the wider crypto ecosystem expanded through altcoins, stablecoins, tokenized assets, and decentralized applications.Rather than treating crypto as either a miracle or a menace, the book takes a balanced approach. It places technological developments in historical context, explains key ideas in clear language, and connects theory to real-world events-from the collapse of Bretton Woods and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis to El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment, the expansion of stablecoins, and the policy debates now shaping the future of digital finance. The aim is not merely to describe a new technology, but to understand what it reveals about trust, power, money, and the institutions that govern economic life.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798197414557
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2026
• Größe: 203 x 127 mm
• Verlag: Independently published