Summary:Introduction Summary of Erik's book about digital currencies Why Bitcoin is the likely winner Bitcoin as a bearer asset Silicon Valley coin Why people will choose Bitcoin Central Bankers knowledge and goals Capital controls by governments Geopolitical control of currency Governments will force their citizens onto "The Orwell" currency. Black market currencies Bitcoin's proof of work and difficulty adjustment Bitcoin's layers and distributed architecture Building a decentralized financial system Ethereum doesn't scale. Why Erik doesn't talk about Bitcoin on his podcast. Wrap up Erik on TwitterYan on TwitterSwan Bitcoin: The best way to buy bitcoin from your back account with automatic recurring buys  Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Learn more at swan.com/private.   Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Learn more at swan.com/vault.