Digital Gold, 9780241180990
Paperback
Revolutionizing money: Meet the visionaries, battles, and fortunes of Bitcoin.

Digital Gold

the untold story of bitcoin

$33.99

  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    14 August 2016

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Summary

Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Untold Story of the Mavericks Reinventing Money

Bitcoin, the groundbreaking digital currency and financial technology, has ignited a global social movement fueled by utopian aspirations. From Beijing to London, advocates envision a financial system liberated from traditional banks and governmental control, a truly global currency for the digital era.

In Digital Gold, Nathaniel Popper delivers a captivating narrative of this revolutionar…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241180990
ISBN-10:0241180996
Author:Nathaniel Popper
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:14 August 2016
Weight:318g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

A highly readable and informative account of the early years of a technology-cryptocurrency-that may one day turn out to be almost as significant as the internet itself… a tech thriller

Lively and thorough… a vivid guide to the characters who met online and built bitcoin – John Gapper * Financial Times *An amazing story… crucial reading for anyone who wants to understand the future – Walter Isaacson, author of The InnovatorsAn elegant, thrilling tour-de-force, the fast-paced action never stops in the ongoing quest to create something the world has never seen before – William D. Cohan, author of House of CardsA highly readable and informative account of the early years of a technology-cryptocurrency-that may one day turn out to be almost as significant as the internet itself… a tech thriller – John Naughton * Observer *

About The Author

Nathaniel Popper

Nathaniel Popper is a reporter at The New York Times. Before joining The Times, he worked at the Los Angeles Times and The Forward. Nathaniel grew up in Pittsburgh and is a graduate of Harvard College. He lives in Brooklyn with his family.

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