02511cam a2200313 i 4500 547259423 TxAuBib 20220302120000.0 210902s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021035607 9781541763012 HRD 32.00 1541763017 HRD 32.00 TxAuBib rda Shin, Laura. The cryptopians [BOOK] : idealism, greed, lies, and the making of the first big cryptocurrency craze / Laura Shin. First edition. New York : PublicAffairs, [2021] xiv, 479 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 1994 to January 20, 2014 -- January 20, 2014, to June 3, 2014 -- June 3, 2014, to July 30, 2015 -- February 20115 to late November 2015 -- December 2015 to June 17, 2016 -- June 17, 2016, to June 21, 2016 -- June 21, 2016, to July 24, 2016 -- July 24, 2016, to October 26, 2016 -- September 13, 2016, to winter 2017 -- July 2015 to July 19, 2017 -- July 19, 2017, to November 4, 2017 -- November 4, 2017, to January 20, 2018. 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. Provided by publisher. 20220302. Cryptocurrencies History. Money History 21st century. Finance History 21st century.