Digital Gold
by Nathaniel Popper
The early history of bitcoin through 2014: Satoshi, the cypherpunks, Silk Road, Mt. Gox and the Winklevosses. Balanced, well-sourced and the best narrative account of the first years.
Read it if…
you want bitcoin's origin story told fairly.
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Skip it if…
you want current crypto or technical depth.
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Three things you will actually use
- Trust is the product.
- Exchanges are the weak point.
- Ideology and money mix badly.
Do this first
Read the chapters on Mt. Gox.
Our verdict
Bitcoin's first years, fairly.
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