Virtual billions : the genius, the drug lord, and the ivy league twins behind the rise of Bitcoin /...
Virtual billions : the genius, the drug lord, and the ivy league twins behind the rise of Bitcoin / Eric Geissinger.
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Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016.
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G 2016/938
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English
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Physical content
319 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction: Spending symbols and buying potatoes -- Satoshi Nakamoto: what he invented -- Satoshi Nakamoto: how Bitcoin works -- Satoshi Nakamoto: a rocket-powered launch -- Ross Ulbricht: into the dark -- Ross Ulbricht: the rise and fall of Silk Road -- The Winklevoss twins: born on third base,...
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Publisher
Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"A colorful narrative that brings to life the extraordinary personalities behind Bitcoin, showing the enormous potential of this online currency for good and bad"-- Provided by publisher....
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Virtual billions : the genius, the drug lord, and the ivy league twins behind the rise of Bitcoin / Eric Geissinger.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-314) and index.
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Online version: Geissinger, Eric, 1968- Virtual billions Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2016 9781633881457 (DLC) 2016012216.
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G 2016/938
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74VKzlo2XyzX
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ISBN
163388144X (hardback)
9781633881440 (hardback)
DDC
332.178
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991023624689702626