The story of the idealists technologists and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to
the masses. 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.
