Silverman Jacob - Easy Money Cryptocurrency Casino Capitalism And The Golden Age Of Fraud - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Instant NEW YORK Times Bestseller A smart savvy road map through the mayhem of the cryptocurrency madness. Ron Chernow Pulitzer Prize - winning author of Alexander Hamilton From one of the crypto industry's unlikely but most prominent critics (Washington Post) an entertaining and well - researched account of the rise and fall of cryptocurrency. At the height of the pandemic TV star Ben Mc Kenzie was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket worried about his family armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps of money on something he despite a degree in economics didn t entirely understand. Lured in by grandiose utopian promises and sure a little bit of FOMO Mc Kenzie dove deep into blockchain Bitcoin and the various other coins and exchanges on which they are traded. But after scratching the surface he had to ask Am I crazy or is this all a total scam? In Easy Money Mc Kenzie enlists the help of journalist Jacob Silverman for an investigative adventure into crypto and its remarkable crash. Weaving together stories of average traders and victims colorful crypto visionaries Hollywood's biggest true believers anti - crypto whistleblowers and government operatives Easy Money is an on - the - ground look at a perfect storm of irresponsibility and criminal fraud. Based on original reporting across the country and abroad including interviews with Sam Bankman - Fried Tether cofounder Brock Pierce Celsius's Alex Mashinsky and more this is the book on cryptocurrency you ve been waiting for.
Title: Easy Money Cryptocurrency Casino Capitalism And The Golden Age Of Fraud
Author(s): Silverman Jacob
Publisher: Abrams
Barcode: 9781419766404
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 7/9/2024
Category: Finance