Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money

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A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age.Digital Gold is New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper s brilliant and engrossing history of Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology that has spawned a global social movement.The notion of a new currency, maintained by the computers of users around the world, has been the butt of many jokes, but that has not stopped it from growing into a technology worth billions of dollars, supported by the hordes of followers who have come to view it as the most important new idea since the creation of the Internet Believers from Beijing to Buenos Aires see the potential for a financial system free from banks and governments More than just a tech industry fad, Bitcoin has threatened to decentralize some of society s most basic institutions.An unusual tale of group invention, Digital Gold charts the rise of the Bitcoin technology through the eyes of the movement s colorful central characters, including an Argentinian millionaire, a Chinese entrepreneur, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and Bitcoin s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto Already, Bitcoin has led to untold riches for some, and prison terms for others. New Download [ Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money ] By [ Nathaniel Popper ] – kino-fada.fr Hacking the Central BanksIf there is only time to read one book about Bitcoin, this should be the one Bitcoin is not just a practical technology, it is also a philosophy and an economic ideology Popper gives a reasonable nod to all three Arguably it is the last which has proven essential in its initial successes but which has now run out of steam But like all philosophies it has a problem As a self contained system Bitcoin is a masterwork of self verifying logic This logic is an ingenious Hacking the Central BanksIf there is only time to read one book about Bitcoin, this should be the one ...Popper delivers a whirlwind tour of almost all dramatis personae in the rise of Bitcoin over the past 5 years He seems to have gotten access to and interviewed everyone, from the early coders to especially all the late entering business and entrepreneur types and the incestuous Silicon Valley VC community He didn t get access to Ulbricht, for obvious reasons even the NYT name can t open all doors but the evidence filings make up for it Even I, someone who s watched the space in detail Popper delivers a whirlwind tour of almost all dramatis personae in the rise of Bitcoin over the past 5 years He seems to have gotten access to and interviewed everyone, from the early coders to es...Hacking the Central BanksIf there is only time to read one book about Bitcoin, this should be the one Bitcoin is not just a practical technology, it is also a philosophy and an economic ideology Popper gives a reasonable nod to all three Arguably it is the last which has proven essential in its initial successes but which has now run out of steam But like all philosophies it has a problem As a self contained system Bitcoin is a masterwork of self verifying logic This logic is an ingenious Hacking the Central BanksIf there is only time to read one book about Bitcoin, this should be the one Bitcoin is not just a practical technology, it is also a philosophy and an economic ideology Popper gives a reasonable nod to all three Arguably it is the last which has proven essential in its initial successes but which has now run out of steam But like all philosophies it has a problem As a self contained system Bitcoin is a masterwork of self verifying logic This logic is an ingenious combination of Kantian analysis the blockchain is a giant double entry ledger which automatically identifies errors and Hegelian dialectics any blockchain can only be integrated into the system through competitive trial and error toward the solution of a mathematical problem and Lockean ...I picked up this book after seeking recommendations on what to read to gain a better understanding of bitcoin and how it works I didn t expect it to be a blow by blow account and history on the invention of bitcoin by the still mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto and the numerous personalities and quite a few od...If you ve ever thought much about money, you may have wondered what gives it its value, especially if you re aware that Richard Nixon took the dollar off the Gold Standardthan forty years ago And if you re at all involved in the world of finance and investment, you know perfectly well that very little money is tangible in any way it s almost all electrons, whizzing around the Internet at unspeakable speeds and the way...Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper is a excellent introduction to the development of Bitcoin and digital currencies up to the year 2015 And it is a fun story to read with a number of interesting people This book would make a great movie I recommend this book to anyone who would like a good introduction to Bitcoin Rating 4 out of 5 stars Notes Audiobook Narrated by Robert Fass Le...When innovation proves disruptive, money follows This book is revealing how capital shapes the recognition of digital currency Definitely a good readIf you re like me before reading this book, you ve heard of the digital money called Bitcoin only when it s gotten negative press Honestly, after hearing about many people losing the money they d invested in Bitcoins, I thought this experiment was dead I was still fascinated to learn about it though and especially about the people behind Bitcoin As the subtitle indicates, this group included a wide variety of people, from millionaires to social revolutionaries, from hackers to drug dealers If you re like me before reading this book, you ve heard of the digital money called Bitcoin only when it s gotten negative press Honestly, after hearing about many people losing the money the...A great book for understanding the history of bitcoin, technical aspects and the history of its development.It helps one appreciate why the currency is so popular in countries with experience of populist politicians undermining the stability of a country s currency with their insane political or economi...Interesting piece of contemporary history tracing the development of Bitcoin Engagingly written with detailed biographical information on important figures that have impacted Bitcoin in the past six years Tells the story of the libertarian idealogues that created Bitcoin and then how it has dev...

Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
  • English
  • 02 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 416 pages
  • 0062362496
  • Nathaniel Popper
  • Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money