Digital Gold
Author: Popper, Nathaniel
ISBN: 9780241180990
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 432
Dimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 29mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The acclaimed, gripping account of the pioneers and mavericks who changed the world of money
Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology, has spawned a global social movement with utopian ambitions. Believers from Beijing to London see the potential for a financial system free from banks and governments, and a new global money for the digital age.
With Digital Gold, Nathaniel Popper offers an engrossing account of this new technology, filled with dramatic booms and busts that have led to untold riches for some and prison terms for others. At each turn, Bitcoin has provided a test of how money works, who benefits from it, and what it may look like in the future.
ISBN: 9780241180990
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 432
Dimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 29mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The acclaimed, gripping account of the pioneers and mavericks who changed the world of money
Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology, has spawned a global social movement with utopian ambitions. Believers from Beijing to London see the potential for a financial system free from banks and governments, and a new global money for the digital age.
With Digital Gold, Nathaniel Popper offers an engrossing account of this new technology, filled with dramatic booms and busts that have led to untold riches for some and prison terms for others. At each turn, Bitcoin has provided a test of how money works, who benefits from it, and what it may look like in the future.
