02934cam a2200325 i 4500 500774708 TxAuBib 20210518120000.0 200908s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020036284 9781647820183 HRD 30.00 1647820189 HRD 30.00 TxAuBib rda Roberts, Jeff John. Kings of crypto. Kings of crypto [BOOK] : one startup's quest to take cryptocurrency out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street / Jeff John Roberts. Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, 2021. x, 236 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. Part one. From open secret to civil war: Brian has a secret -- The outlaw currency -- Running through brick walls -- Bust -- Hard times -- Civil war -- Part two. From boom to bubble to bust: Enter Ethereum -- Wall Street comes calling -- Brian has a master plan -- Uncle Sam comes calling -- Initial coin insanity -- Coinbase crackup -- Part three. From crypto winter to the crypto future: Hangover -- "Getting our asses kicked" -- Power struggle -- Bitcoin triumphant -- The future of finance. For a moment late in 2018, one bitcoin, which physically amounts to a few electrons blipping on a tiny bit of silicon, was worth $20,000—the same as a pound of gold. Libertarian technologists who believed bitcoin would be the foundation of a new world order saw the moment as an apotheosis. Everyone else saw a bubble. Everyone else was right, and the bubble burst. But bitcoin survived, and the battle for its soul rages on. Kings of Crypto drops us into the unfolding drama, tracing the rise, fall, and rebirth of cryptocurrency through the experiences of major players across the globe. We follow Silicon Valley entrepreneur Brian Armstrong and the turbulent rocket ride of his startup, Coinbase, as he tries to take bitcoin mainstream while fighting off hackers, thieves, and zealots. Author Jeff John Roberts keenly observes the world of virtual currencies and what happens when startups try to disrupt the world of high finance. Clear explanations of crypto technology are woven into an amazing landscape full of meme-fueled startup hijinks, hacking (so much hacking!), shady investors, government investigations, billionaire bros and their Lambos, and closed-door meetings with Jamie Dimon. This is the surprising story of the origins of cryptocurrency and how it is changing money forever. Provided by publisher. 20210518. Armstrong, Brian 1983- Cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies. United States. Money United States. Currency question.