Cryptopians

<b>The story of the idealists technologists and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to the masses.</b> <p/>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. <p/>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. <p/>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.