The Cryptopians
Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze
$33.85
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2024
Summary
In their short history, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone through booms, busts, and internecine wars, recently reaching a market valuation of more than $2 trillion. The central promise of crypto endures—vast fortunes made from decentralized networks not controlled by any single entity and not yet regulated by many governments.
The recent growth of crypto would have been all but impossible if not for a brilliant young man named Vitalik Buterin and his creation: Ethereum. In …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781541763029 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1541763025 |
| Author: | Laura Shin |
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Imprint: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 36mm |
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About The Author
Laura Shin
Laura Shin is a writer, crypto journalist, and podcaster. A former senior editor at Forbes, she left the magazine in 2018 to commit to her podcasts and videos, Unchained and Unconfirmed, which have had over 14 million downloads and views. Shin has spoken about and led discussions on cryptocurrency at places such as TEDx San Francisco, the IMF, Singularity University and the Oslo Freedom Forum. She lives in New York City.
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