Although this was originally written in September 2019, I have continually edited w/ last update as of August 2022. You have heard about it... Bitcoin. What is the big deal? Why does it have value? What might that value be? And why should anyone buy some and include it in their financial portfolio? Various parts of these arguments have been made in many places all over the web (some of the best material I know of is linked here), and I am hoping to synthesize both an intr