Vijay Boyapati

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Vijay Boyapati is a former Google software engineer and Bitcoin author best known for writing "The Bullish Case for Bitcoin," originally published in 2017 and later expanded into a book. The essay is one of the most widely shared Bitcoin investment theses, laying out the monetary theory case for Bitcoin as a global reserve asset through the lens of Austrian economics. Boyapati is a vocal Bitcoin maximalist who has held a significant Bitcoin position since the early 2010s.

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Role: Author / Bitcoin Educator
Twitter: real_vijay
Known For: The Bullish Case for Bitcoin essay and book
Occupation: Author, Former Software Engineer
Nationality: Indian-American
Bitcoin Since: 2011
Notable Works: The Bullish Case for Bitcoin (2017 essay, 2021 book)
Twitter Handle: real_vijay

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