The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze
- Length: 496 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: PublicAffairs
- Publication Date: 2022-02-22
- ISBN-10: 1541763017
- ISBN-13: 9781541763012
- Sales Rank: #510 (See Top 100 Books)
The story of the idealists, technologists, and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to the masses.
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 this book, Laura Shin takes readers inside the founding of this novel cryptocurrency network, which enabled users to launch their own new coins, thus creating a new crypto fever. She introduces readers to larger-than-life characters like Buterin, the Web3 wunderkind; his short-lived CEO, Charles Hoskinson; and Joe Lubin, a former Goldman Sachs VP who became one of crypto’s most well-known billionaires. Sparks fly as these outsized personalities fight for their piece of a seemingly limitless new business opportunity.
This fascinating book shows the crypto market for what it really is: a deeply personal struggle to influence the coming revolution in money, culture, and power.
Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Dedication Notes on Reporting List of Characters Preface Chapter 1: 1994 to January 20, 2014 Chapter 2: January 20, 2014, to June 3, 2014 Chapter 3: June 3, 2014, to July 30, 2015 Chapter 4: February 2015 to late November 2015 Chapter 5: December 2015 to June 17, 2016 Chapter 6: June 17, 2016, to June 21, 2016 Chapter 7: June 21, 2016, to July 24, 2016 Chapter 8: July 24, 2016, to October 26, 2016 Chapter 9: September 13, 2016, to fall 2016 Chapter 10: Fall 2016 to July 19, 2017 Chapter 11: July 19, 2017, to November 4, 2017 Chapter 12: November 4, 2017, to January 20, 2018 Epilogue Timeline Glossary Acknowledgments Discover More About the Author Notes
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