In 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. The 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. This
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.
