Virtual Billions: The Genius, the Drug Lord, and the Ivy League Twins Behind the Rise of Bitcoin

by Eric Geissinger

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Bitcoin, the digital currency, was introduced in 2009 with little fanfare; five years later, shocking the world, it was worth $14 billion. This book explores the cyber currency by focusing on the remarkable stories and intriguing personalities ofthose responsible for its sudden success: Satoshi Nakamoto, the reclusive and anonymous genius who created Bitcoin; Ross Ulbricht, aka the Dread Pirate Roberts, administrator of the largest and most successful...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:163388144X

ISBN13:9781633881440

Release Date:April 2016

Publisher:Prometheus Books

Length:319 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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