Blockchain can be a difficult topic to comprehend, especially for
beginners without much of a technical background. But it really doesn't
have to be. All it takes is one person who is good at explaining things
on a very basic and fundamental level, and that is where I excel. I have
written this book with the extreme beginner in mind.

Most
introductory guides to Blockchain will begin their story in 2008, with
the advent of Bitcoin. These accounts are quite accurate, but only paint
half of the picture. The fundamental purpose of Blockchain technology
and its uses goes back much further than 2008.

In order to
truly grasp Blockchain technology, we must reach back to the time before
computers, paper currency, or even money itself. The answer to this
question will take us on an adventure going back thousands of years, by
first delving into the burning question of what money is, and from
there, tracing it’s trajectory throughout history to the development of
Blockchain technology.

This brief history of money is
necessary to understand present-day effects of Blockchain applications,
such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, both of which will be introduced in this
book.

Some of the topics that you are going to learn about in this book include: