NSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR
"A smart savvy road map through the mayhem of the cryptocurrency madness." -RON CHERNOW
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Alexander Hamilton From "one of the crypto industry's unlikely
but most prominent critics" ( Washington Post) an entertaining and well-researched account of
the rise and fall of cryptocurrency. Weaving together stories of average traders and victims
colorful crypto "visionaries " Hollywood's biggest true believers anti-crypto whistleblowers
and government operatives Easy Money is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of
irresponsibility and criminal fraud. Based on original reporting across the country and abroad
including interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried Tether cofounder Brock Pierce Celsius's Alex
Mashinsky and more this honest look at cryptocurrency is more relevant than ever. At the
height of the pandemic TV star Ben McKenzie was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad
stuck at home with some cash in his pocket worried about his family armed with only the vague
notion that people were making heaps of money on something he-despite a degree in
economics-didn't entirely understand. Lured in by grandiose utopian promises and sure a
little bit of FOMO McKenziedove deep into blockchain Bitcoin and the various other coins and
exchanges on which they are traded. But after scratching the surface he had to ask "Am I
crazy or is this all a total scam?" With journalist Jacob Silverman McKenzie brings the
entertaining but terrifying truth to readers with Easy Money.
