
Bitcoin & self-custody
Crypto and Bitcoin
A story-driven introduction to digital money, self-custody and the choices behind holding Bitcoin.
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Two guides to Bitcoin and ownership. A novel about the price of abundance.

Bitcoin & self-custody
A story-driven introduction to digital money, self-custody and the choices behind holding Bitcoin.
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Money, energy & AI
Hard money, power markets and ownership in an age of AI and automation.
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A novel · Republic of Plenty, Book 1
A family arrives on Mars. The promise of abundance meets the question of who owns it.
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Michael A. Duniec writes about money, technology, and the possibilities they create together. The author of Crypto and Bitcoin and The Golden Bitcoin, he favors sound money, limits on monetary discretion, and greater freedom to choose alternatives to centrally managed currency. His work asks how people can preserve purchasing power and share in the productivity of AI and robotics through meaningful ownership.
He holds a Master of Science in Commercial Enterprise in Space from Florida Institute of Technology. His coursework included projects examining the challenges of reaching Mars and sustaining life there. A personal love of technology and innovation extends that curiosity beyond the classroom.
Research for The Republic of Plenty drew on published NASA findings about propulsion, radiation, life support, and human health. The novel carries those foundations into a possible future shaped by advances in healthcare, AI, robotics, energy, and transportation.
Through the Mercer family’s journey, Duniec explores how better monetary rules and productive technology could support lasting abundance—and what it takes to make that promise an ordinary part of life.
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Bitcoin custody
A practical introduction to the difference between owning bitcoin on a platform and controlling the keys that authorize a spend.
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Automation can make more goods and services available. The enduring question is who owns, maintains, and benefits from the systems behind them.
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A spoiler-safe look at the practical systems behind a livable settlement and the human routines that turn shelter into a town.
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Author class note
Michael’s path from Bitcoin mining to writing Crypto and Bitcoin.
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Occasional book news, new releases, samples, and reader extras from Michael A. Duniec and Actimor Publishing.