title: Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
author:  Nathaniel Popper 
description: &#8220;An amazing story. Bitcoin is about to transform both finance and how we use the internet, and this fascinating book chronicles its unlikely genesis. Popper has produced a riveting tale filled with colorful innovators that is crucial reading for anyone who wants to understand the future.&#8221; (<b>Walter Isaacson, author of <i>The Innovators</i></b>)<br /><br />&#8220;Bitcoin may be a product of computer science, but it is a very human story. This highly entertaining history reminds us yet again that truth can be stranger than fiction and can be peopled with even more unusual and compelling characters.&#8221; (<b>Larry Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury</b>)<br /><br />&#8220;So, yes, it&#8217;s a totally awesome book&#8221; (<b>Justin Fox, Bloomberg</b>)<br /><br />&#8220;This excellent work is the book on Bitcoin you&#8217;ve been waiting for&#8221; (<b>Tyler Cowen, <i>Marginal Revolution</i></b>)<br /><br />&#8220;An elegant, thrilling tour-de-force. . . . Nathaniel Popper gives us a front-row seat on the origins of Bitcoin and its captivating cast of characters. The fast-paced action never stops.&#8221; (<b>William D. Cohan, author of <i>House of Cards</i></b>)<br /><br />&#8220;Finally, the book so many of us have been waiting for: A riveting and smart account of the strange history of Bitcoin. You&#8217;ll start knowing nothing about Bitcoin and finish with deep knowledge, but you won&#8217;t realize you&#8217;re learning along the way -- you&#8217;ll just think it&#8217;s a lot of fun.&#8221; (<b>Adam Davidson, co-founder of NPR's <i>Planet Money</i></b>)<br /><br />&#8220;An engrossing introduction to one of the most transformative innovations in finance of the last few decades. <i>Digital Gold</i> paints a vivid portrait of the economics and technology of Bitcoin as well as the people behind it.&#8221; (<b>Susan Athey, The Economics of Technology Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal in Economics</b>)<br /><br />&#8220;The most compelling and in-depth investigation into the world of Bitcoin and digital currency. Nathaniel Popper charts Bitcoin&#8217;s fascinating transformation from fringe oddity to a truly global currency. If you want to understand the future of money, read this book.&#8221; (<b>Joshua Davis, author of <i>Spare Parts</i></b>)<br /><br />&#8220;Nathaniel Popper&#8217;s new book, <i>Digital Gold</i>, is as close as you can get to being the definitive account of the history of Bitcoin.&#8221; (<b>Felix Salmon, Fusion</b>)<br /><br />&#8220;An engrossing look at a system creatively designed to bring money into the 21st century.&#8221; (<b><i>Library Journal</i></b>)
zlib_text: The Financial Revolution
  
  Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Democratization of Wealth
  
  Eleftherios Jerry Floros
  
  
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