A Progressive's Case For Bitcoin Updated Edition

"In a world where Bitcoin is too often framed as Wall Street’s playground or the domain of crypto bros, Jason has been a leading progressive voice cutting through the noise. With clarity and compassion, he shows how Bitcoin can serve the public good, marginalized communities, and everyday people, and why progressives should see it as a tool for building a fairer, more inclusive future. This second edition further cements Jason as a thoughtful educator and thought leader on how Bitcoin can help make the world a better place, not just make the rich richer."
— Trey Walsh, Executive Director, The Progressive Bitcoiner

"Maier's book is an important one, because it shows a truth that many only say: Bitcoin is currently the best tool we have to fix some of society's biggest problems. Maier focuses on issues progressives identify as problems, like wealth inequality, economic instability, forever wars, financial oppression, and climate change, while showing Bitcoin's potential for making things better. Through a mix of arguments and case studies, A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin walks the reader through Bitcoin's impact on the world, focusing on those who need it most. Maier illustrates how Bitcoin evens the playing field, benefitting people shut out of the legacy financial system, people living under authoritarianism, people in abusive relationships, and more. In this updated edition, Maier also addresses Donald Trump's seeming embrace of Bitcoin, arguing that rather than ceding the issue, progressives should embrace Bitcoin and make it clear how Bitcoin differs from the other cryptocurrencies that Donald Trump has used to enrich himself. Bitcoin ownership skews young and nonwhite, and young and nonwhite people tend to be more progressive than old and white people. It's a bad move politically and pragmatically for progressives to fight against Bitcoin. A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin argues that we shouldn't—and not from pragmatic reasons, but from progressive principles. Maier explains why Bitcoin is the most just and equitable money, and as such has the potential to bring about a more just and equitable world."
— Dr. Bradley Rettler, Director of the Bitcoin Research Institute, University of Wyoming