Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. Introduction XIII
5. Part I. The currency explosion
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Weirdly Normal: Virtual Economies and Virtual Money 5
8. 2. Forms of Money 41
9. 3. Is It Legal? 83
10. 4. Is It Money? 99
11. Part II. Implications
12. 5. Wealth, Power, and Happiness: The Effects of Counting Money 127
13. 6. Currency and Confidence 153
14. 7. How Money Will Evolve 177
15. 8. Wildcat Currency and the State 201
16. Epilogue. Dear Politicians: Please Don’t Screw This Up 231
17. Notes 239
18. Index 255