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Charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age through the eyes of the movement's central characters, including an Argentinian millionaire, a Chinese entrepreneur, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and Bitcoin's elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamot.

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Produktbeschreibung
Charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age through the eyes of the movement's central characters, including an Argentinian millionaire, a Chinese entrepreneur, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and Bitcoin's elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamot.
Autorenporträt
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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Lively and thorough... a vivid guide to the characters who met online and built bitcoin John Gapper Financial Times
"An amazing story. 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." - Walter Isaacson, author of The Innovators

"Bitcoin may be a product of computer science, but it is a very human story. This highly entertaining history reminds us yet again that truth can be stranger than fiction and can be peopled with even more unusual and compelling characters." - Larry Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury

"So, yes, it's a totally awesome book" - Justin Fox, Bloomberg

"This excellent work is the book on Bitcoin you've been waiting for" - Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution

"An elegant, thrilling tour-de-force. . . . Nathaniel Popper gives us a front-row seat on the origins of Bitcoin and its captivating cast of characters. The fast-paced action never stops." - William D. Cohan, author of House of Cards

"Finally, the book so many of us have been waiting for: A riveting and smart account of the strange history of Bitcoin. You'll start knowing nothing about Bitcoin and finish with deep knowledge, but you won't realize you're learning along the way -- you'll just think it's a lot of fun." - Adam Davidson, co-founder of NPR's Planet Money

"An engrossing introduction to one of the most transformative innovations in finance of the last few decades. Digital Gold paints a vivid portrait of the economics and technology of Bitcoin as well as the people behind it." - Susan Athey, The Economics of Technology Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal in Economics

"The most compelling and in-depth investigation into the world of Bitcoin and digital currency. Nathaniel Popper charts Bitcoin's fascinating transformation from fringe oddity to a truly global currency. If you want to understand the future of money, read this book." - Joshua Davis, author of Spare Parts

"Nathaniel Popper's new book, Digital Gold, is as close as you can get to being the definitive account of the history of Bitcoin." - Felix Salmon, Fusion

"An engrossing look at a system creatively designed to bring money into the 21st century." - Library Journal

"Necessary reading" - Bethany McLean, New York Times Book Review

"Digital Gold is as strong a narrative achievement as a reporting one" - Chris Wilson, Bookforum

"A vivid guide to the characters who met online and built bitcoin" - John Gapper, Financial Times

"It's a tale told quickly and well" - John Biggs, TechCrunch

"An impressive accomplishment" - Tim Fernholz, Quartz

"Bitcoin may be inherently speculative, but Digital Gold is a sound investment" - Edward Chancellor, Reuters

"A family saga... structured like a tech thriller" - John Naughton, The Guardian

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