Satoshi's invention of the blockchain in 2009 was a revolutionary breakthrough in computer science. It enables the creation of autonomous systems that cannot be overruled by authority. It is a technology that redefines the human condition. The blockchain industry is approximately where the web was in 1994.

The first application of the blockchain is money in the form of Bitcoin. We can now teleport money anywhere in the world without permission and for free. We can store our wealth without it being continually devalued by government and banks.

To accept Bitcoin payments on your Drupal site, services such as BitPay or Coinbase are a great choice, but Bitcoin startups are typically doing much more interesting things than that.

Cointools is a suite of modules that I have written to integrate Drupal with Bitcoin:

• Cointools
  • Address Field - validates Bitcoin address, renders as payment link or QR code
  • Amount Field - selectable units, displays proper Bitcoin currency symbol
  • Transaction Field - stores transaction ids and displays information retrieved from bitcoind
• Fiat - converts bitcoin amounts into fiat currencies
• Daemon - facilitates bidirectional communication with bitcoind

Attendees will learn how to use all the functionality of the module and along the way learn more about Bitcoin.

Drupal is an incredible platform for startups. I want to ensure that it is the number one platform for Bitcoin startups.