Don’t Know What Bitcoin Is? This 13-Year-Old’s Book Can Teach You

At just 11 years old, Andrew Courey found himself fascinated with the concept of cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin. 

But he struggled to find resources that put it into terms young adults could really understand. So he wrote his own guide. 

“I had the idea in five seconds and just went with it,” the now-13-year-old told InsideEdition.com of his self-published book, “Early Bird Gets the Bitcoin.”

His goal? “To create something that was simple and understandable” so that even kids could get in on the cryptocurrency rush.

Of all the various cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin is arguably the most well-known. Instead of using cash or credit cards, you can use Bitcoin to send payments directly to other people without going through institutions like banks. Facebook’s version, which is expected to launch next year, will be called Libra.

At first, Andrew’s dad, Jeff Courey, said he was “skeptical” of his son’s quest to write about Bitcoin ⁠— after all, by Andrew’s own…