In 2021, cryptocurrencies became more mainstream than ever, and now we have a growing library of books to explore. Bitcoin Blockchain technology for corps interested in cryptocurrencies.
DecryptionStaff has put together a list of our favorites.
It may not yet be known exactly who Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the pseudonym Bitcoin, is. Digital gold It will tell you almost everything else you would like to know about the creation and early rise of top cryptocurrencies.
Last updated in 2016 with a new epilogue, Nathaniel Popper’s book began with an early interaction between Nakamoto and his distant collaborators, followed by Mt. Gox exchange hacks and the illegal Silk Road Market. Track Bitcoin through iconic points of interest such as place deletion. It also records the rise of major crypto players such as Eric Voorhees and Winklebos twins. If you are fairly familiar with the more recent history of Bitcoin, this is a richly compelling way to fill the previous gap. — —Andrew Heyward
Former Camilla Russo Bloomberg A journalist who has continued to be the leader’s “chifes” DeFi Publication Rebel, Is the author of Infinite machine: The first book dedicated to the history of Ethereum Blockchain.what Digital gold For Bitcoin, Infinite machine For Ethereum. This scrutinized and professionally relevant book is a thrilling story of Ethereum’s “Army of Cryptographic Hackers.” 8 founding members..
Russo, how one of them Charles HoskinsonHe founded Cardano and had a very different vision for Ethereum. How Ethereum’s prime creator Vitalik Buterin, then just 20 years old, made a fateful decision to determine the future of the platform, which is now worth more than $ 400. Russo skillfully covers the founding, feud, hair-growth hacks, hard forks, and tremendous growth and role of the Internet in the future of Ethereum. Infinite machine A necessary reading for Ethereum or DeFi enthusiasts. And soon we’ll head to the silver screen. The adaptation of the movie has been announced. Loan On sale NFT.. — —Adriana Hamacher
If you are completely new to blockchain and cryptocurrencies, this is a book for you. I speak from experience: when I first started exploring the industry Bubble or revolution It helped to embody some very complex concepts in a familiar and easy-to-understand way.
This is a personal crypto education that begins with the basics and use cases of Bitcoin creation and blockchain technology, and provides a basic understanding of altcoin, cryptoeconomics, and expanding business adoption. Is an ideal first step. The three authors have backgrounds in Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, but cleverly avoid being obsessed with jargon and overly technical explanations. — —Andrew Heyward
Mezrick’s follow-up Accidental millionaireRecorded the origin of Facebook, Bitcoin billionaire Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have won a multi-million dollar settlement from Facebook and embarked on a new venture. Invest in this crazy new thing called Bitcoin. In the process, Mezrich ranged from the rags of cypherpunks and libertarians drawn to early Bitcoin to the right and up-and-coming bankers and investors seeking to put a good veneer on top of cryptocurrency. , A subculture that illustrates the growth of the cryptocurrency space.
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The book is not without its flaws.Simple prose seems to have been written with one eye Inevitable movie adaptation.. At yacht parties and Ibiza clubs, there are endless scenes where people deliver a lump of lead to explain the tension of intense EDM beats. And while it’s a little hard to equate with the quest for the twins of the millionaire Winklebos to become millionaires, the treatment of the hero’s author is very friendly. Accidental millionaire Undoubtedly, it was a more compelling story of the weak, and Zuckerberg was a more interesting flawed protagonist. Still, it works with zippers and it’s interesting to see the growing pain of the crypto industry as it matures. — —Stephen Graves
From ether It draws a double duty as a book about Ethereum. Meanwhile, Vitalik Buterin continues to build the network by putting his illustrious ideas from concept to practice and working with bands from various allies. Thanks to interviews with many co-founders, the conflict between battle and personality is explained in detail.
But it’s also about the monumental 2016 hack of DAO, the biggest ETH project of the era, and why modern Ethereum diverged from what it is today. Ethereum Classic.. The way it alternates between the two stories has no real benefit to either story, but there is still a lot to collect about the threat of existence that could upset the origin of Ethereum and its future. — —Andrew Heyward
6.6.Sovereign individual, James Dale Davidson and William Reese Mog
Written in the late 1990s, this guide to the information revolution of the time is very visionary in some respects. It predicts, among other things, the birth of “cyber currencies”, the political rise of charismatic demagogues around the world, and the emergence of national and non-state “cyber soldiers” who deploy “logical bombs”. Attack infrastructure.. The central article in this book is that the technology of the Internet and decentralized digital money will bring about a paradigm shift when individuals move their assets out of the reach of the tax office into the digital realm. Hungry for the ability to collect taxes, the nation-state splits, claiming that the government will effectively become a service provider to this new elite.
If it all sounds a little apocalyptic, you’re right. Davidson and Rees-Mogg argue that the old certainty that technology is a good leveler is nearing its end. According to them, a new wave of technology will widen the wealth gap and lead to the emergence of an “information elite” that dominates many disgruntled belongings. So it’s no surprise that the book is enthusiastically endorsed by world-class billionaires like PayPal’s founder Peter Thiel (who contributed the preface). It was also confiscated by the libertarian fringe of the crypto community, which wrapped the message of decentralized technology that broke the power of big government.You can see the echo of its effect in the crypto exchange Binance claim Decentralized company without headquarters, Move from one jurisdiction to another.In the spirit behind Privacy coin like that Monero; And Assertion According to the crypto-friendly President of Estonia, he will be a “service pack” provider for digital nomads.
Still, this book eventually draws a dark picture. In the new Gilded Age, new aristocrats will accumulate digital wealth, and the “increasingly Jingoist and unpleasant” underclass will be more calm than ever.Even democracy itself has been questioned by the author, which raises questions: when Elon Musk declares himself. “Tech knocking”… is he really joking? — —Stephen Graves
Please allow this book to be included DecryptionAlthough his editor-in-chief, it certainly belongs to the cryptocurrency Pantheon.If Digital gold The story of the decisive origin of the first cryptocurrency, Infinite machine It is the birth story of the blockchain that launched DeFi. Cryptographic King Equivalent to the first mainstream US crypto company, Coinbase.. Despite legitimate complaints that crypto purists have become Coinbase today, it is the closest to the industry’s common name and the “norms” are ready to buy Bitcoin. It’s the service you’re most likely to try when you decide you’re, so it’s the perfect company to explain the rise of cryptocurrencies.
Jeff Roberts’ book is a kind of business book that encourages Clickbait listicles like “The Secrets of Coinbase’s Early Five Insiders” because all the anecdotes are interesting and amazing. It’s also a book like the one written by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. Subtweet When he complained in August, “Unfortunately, many stories told by outsiders are either very inaccurate or, worse, revealing their own prejudices.” Cryptographic King Is fairly spoken by outsiders and former insiders, and concludes that Coinbase is a cryptographic success story. — —Daniel Roberts
8.8.Cryptocurrency: How Digital Money Can Transform Finance Jean Volpichel
This Cryptography Primer Wired. Incorporating the origin of Bitcoin in the cypherpunk movement, the development of Ethereum, the ICO boom, Stablecoin, and Facebook’s unlucky Libra project, it takes the form of a whistle-stop train over the history of cryptocurrencies. The whole picture of Volpicelli’s story is that cryptocurrencies were considered as a political project from the beginning, and that all development must be seen through that lens. His attitude towards the entire universe is one of sound skeptics, revealing many of the industry’s weaknesses through hype and bombs. He writes that the history of cryptography was less of a real intermediary than “the history of a continuous wave of rhetoric about the exclusion of intermediaries.”
If the book is defective, it is already out of date. As Volpicelli admits, “In the industry, the times are a matter of months.” There have already been many changes since its publication. This book culminates in Facebook’s Librastable coin.Since then, Facebook has changed its brand name as follows: Meta When Abandoned The renamed Diem project. NFT, the dominant story of cryptography over the past year, hasn’t even evaluated the mention in the book. Hopefully a revised and updated version is in the works. — —Stephen Graves
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