{"product_id":"the-cryptopians-idealism-greed-lies-and-the-making-of-the-first-big-cryptocurrency-craze-9781541763029","title":"The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of the idealists, technologists, and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to the masses.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541763029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512","brand":"Laura Shin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140513726645,"sku":"9781541763029","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_338e058f-0924-40ae-8fe9-3783193f1daf.jpg?v=1695700712","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-cryptopians-idealism-greed-lies-and-the-making-of-the-first-big-cryptocurrency-craze-9781541763029","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}