Privacy is a funny thing. It is difficult to gain, easy to loose, and impossible to restore. I have spent a good deal of time looking for solutions to maintain my privacy and one such resource was J.J. Luna’s book “How to Be Invisible”. In his book he outlines the great lengths some people must resort to when they have stalkers following them. One point that he drives home again and again is that you should never actually live at an address that anyone knows.

The BitShares community is a group of individuals who are looking to change the world through innovation and cooperation. Our goal is to create a free society by systematically replacing the role of government with free market, non-violent alternatives while making everyone in the community a ton of money.

BitShares is a platform for stable value cryptocurrencies. There are now digital versions of dollars, yuan and gold that have the same prices and stability as their counterparts, but with all the advantages of cryptocurrencies. You can send them anywhere in the world for miniscule fees, and you have full control over your money, so it isn’t frozen or lost when the banking system runs into crises. You need to understand how these BitAssets work so you can take advantage of price stability on the blockchain.

My father and I were discussing BitShares one evening (fall 2013) and I was trying to describe how BitShares is different from an altcoin. I used an analogy that described BitShares as a crypto-equity in a decentralized bank and exchange called BitShares. The shareholders of the bank are those who own bitshares (BTS). I then went on to explain how this decentralized bank can create dollars just like their centralized counterparts. I posted a variation of this article on Let’s Talk Bitcoin and it launched the concept of a DAC (Decentralized Autonomous Corporation).

BitShares.TV hosted by Max Wright, is a weekly internet show dedicated to keeping you up-to-date with the world of BitShares. The first 3 episodes are online and ready for you to watch right now.

Max Wright has just published the first e-book about BitShares: BitShares 101: A Guidebook on How To Profit From the Next Generation of Bitcoin, Crypto Currencies and Decentralized Businesses. For a long time the BitShares community has needed a introductory guide for the average man. Max has done an amazing job taking a complex subject and condensing it down into something easily understood. His writing style is very conversational and easy to follow.

Whether we like it or not the mob ultimately runs society. Individual property rights mean nothing in a riot. If public opinion turns against something nothing can resist it for long, not even the most oppressive governments. A libertarian utopia is the result of changing public opinion and maintaining public support for universal application of the Golden Principle without exception. If you haven’t read my post on the Golden Principle I recommend you check it out.

Block chain technology is constantly evolving and while Bitcoin appears content to stand still, we feel BitShares needs to be more dynamic so it can evolve with the market. Stability and predictability are core features of any block chain and any interruption in service can have a dramatic effect on the market.