Digital Gold
The Untold Story of Bitcoin
$28.97
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2016
Summary
The acclaimed, gripping account of the pioneers and mavericks who changed the world of money.
Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology, has spawned a global social movement with utopian ambitions. Believers from Beijing to London see the potential for a financial system free from banks and governments, and a new global money for the digital age.
With Digital Gold, Nathaniel Popper offers an engrossing account of this new technology, filled with dra…
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: | 15 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 Innovators
An 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 Cards
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 – 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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