Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
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May 15, 2015
This is a biography of the Bitcoin phenomenon and its repercussions on the lives of the various investors, entrepreneurs, and programmers trying to harness the wealth of advantages that have led to the system around the crypto-currency being called "the Internet of money." New York Times reporter Popper culls from hundreds of interviews to piece together the various facets of Bitcoin's attraction, including its potential to facilitate innovative kinds of transactions, reduce costs to merchants, and provide anonymity to privacy-conscious consumers. Wise calibration of esoteric subject matter conveys the significance of events without excessive complexity, and a technical appendix indulges the more computer-savvy reader. Popper thankfully avoids injecting himself into the narrative, leaving the reader feeling like a globe-trotting fly on the wall observing the disruptive effects of an emerging technology on stagnant systems. Overall, this is an engrossing look at a system creatively designed to bring money into the 21st century. VERDICT Readers who were excited about the possibilities of the Internet in 1993 should be similarly piqued by Bitcoin, as should libertarians, tech nerds, philanthropists, and business types.--Ricardo Laskaris, York Univ. Lib., Toronto
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