About the author

Michael A. Duniec

Author, serial IT entrepreneur, early Bitcoin miner, and advocate for security-minded crypto education.

The origin story

Mining in 2011 shaped the mindset.

Mike began his Bitcoin journey in 2011, when decentralized digital money was still a strange frontier and early miners used graphics cards, mining pools, and a lot of trial and error. The book turns those lessons into a reader-friendly path through opportunity, risk, and security.

  • Master of Science in Commercial Enterprise in Space from Florida Tech.
  • BBA in Entrepreneurship & Marketing from Kent State University.
  • CompTIA Security+ CE Professional.
  • Focused on self-custody, hardware wallet discipline, and practical education.
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Author principle

Not your keys, not your coins.

Securely storing and backing up your seed key is how readers can understand financial independence, freedom, and self-custody without permission from intermediaries.

Buy, review, verify

Start with the strongest sources.

The main purchase, audiobook, editorial review, and author-reference links are grouped below. Extra retailer and catalog links are still available, but tucked away so the page stays easy to scan.

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