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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. Nathaniel grew up in Pittsburgh and is a graduate of Harvard College.

He lives in Brooklyn with his family.

Read more Read less. Review "Bitcoin is about to transform both finance and how we use the internet, and this fascinating book chronicles its unlikely genesis. Popper has produced a riveting tale filled with colorful innovators that is crucial reading for anyone who wants to understand the future.

Whether Bitcoin succeeds or fails will be due to the actions of the people in this book. Read more.

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This is a really great background history of bitcoin up to about If you want to understand the roots of bitcoin and all the major players and how they have interacted over the years then this is a must read. If you are serious about bitcoin then I'd also recommend you take the time to understand the history that has brought bitcoin to the place that it is today. The book is written an easy to understand and enjoyable style.

It doesn't get bogged down in the low level technology, it focuses on the history and the people involved. An enjoyable read. At one point I had to find excuses not to go out. See all reviews. Top reviews from other countries. A great account of the development and rise of Bitcoin. Brilliantly researched! Very easy to read! No complex jargon thrown in thereby making it very accessable. Report abuse. Botha great story and primer on BTC. The primary drawback being the consistent FOMO when reading about the prices the main protagonist sits acquired their coins for!

It's a fun book, but focusses more on the entrepeneurial personalities rather than the technical accomplishments or the people who have made technical contributions. Good Introduction - fascinating brief history of the story so far and a really good starting point to understand what Bitcoin is, what Blockchain Technology is etc. Well written, thorough and even quite entertaining.

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