BITCOIN ... THE BOOK My objective with this book is to help local businesses, especially those who are not located within the United States, Europe or Canada to start participating in the bitcoin economy. It should also be helpful for businesses selling online and independent workers. To participate in the bitcoin economy nothing more than a bitcoin wallet is necessary. There are no application fees, no application forms, no documents to be verified, no requests for proof of address, nationality or anything else. It is a open financial system truly available to all, and is not controlled by any political entity. It is often referred to as a stateless currency. The bitcoin economy may well grow to a point where individuals and businesses will be able to conduct 100% of their financial affairs with bitcoin. That is all their income and purchases can be in bitcoin. The technology for that is here now. The only problem is that as to now, there are only a few places accept bitcoin. You can become one that does. You can help move the bitcoin economy forward without a significant investment; and you may quickly benefit by developing a network of new customers.