AN OFFICIAL of Silliman University recently launched the international edition of his book through Konsensus Network, a publishing firm based in Europe.

Atty. Florin Hilbay, Dean of SU College of Law and former solicitor general of the Philippines, wrote the book “An Introduction to Bitcoin: Navigating the Future of Money.”

In the blog “Decoding Bitcoin: A Journey Through its Metaphors and Mechanisms” the author, Hilbay, suggests a simple way to explain Bitcoin.

“With metaphors. Lots and lots of them,” Hilbay said in his short essay on the blog.

“An Introduction to Bitcoin is an attempt to explain as many of the pieces of the puzzle, within the confines of a small book. It is a guide, if you will, for those who wish to walk the path laid out for us by Satoshi Nakamoto,” he added.

In his Foreword to Hilbay’s book, Alex Gladstein describes “An Introduction to Bitcoin” as a blueprint for an alternative future, one where one “digital world currency accessed by people from all walks of life – a refugee or a billionaire, equally – will not again be caught between the evils of empire and tyranny.

“This rings especially true for inhabitants of the global south, or citizens trapped in authoritarian regimes who don’t have the luxury of being born into a reserve currency like the dollar,” said Gladstein chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation.

An earlier version of the book was launched in March 2023 at Silliman Hall with Hilbay and SU officials present at the event.