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The Resource Kings of crypto : one startup's quest to take cryptocurrency out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street, Jeff John Roberts

Kings of crypto : one startup's quest to take cryptocurrency out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street, Jeff John Roberts

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Summary
"Brian Armstrong stepped onto the stage with quiet confidence. He turned to the audience and shared his idea with the simple slogan: "Coinbase, the easiest way to get started with Bitcoin." For a moment late in 2018, one Bitcoin, which physically amounts to a few electrons blipping on a tiny bit of silicon, was worth $20,000-the same as a pound of gold. Libertarian technologists who believed Bitcoin would be the foundation of a new world order saw the moment as an apotheosis. Everyone else saw a bubble. Everyone else was right, and the bubble burst. But Bitcoin survived, and the battle for its soul rages on. True believers view it as the foundation for a future economy freed from the vicissitudes of Wall Street and government control of currency. Pragmatists believe that bringing Bitcoin into the mainstream will, as the Silicon Valley cliche goes, make the world a better place. But they need buy-in from traditional institutional systems that can prevent the crypto world from devolving into the lawless criminal bazaar it was becoming during the bubble. Journalist Jeff John Roberts drops us into the unfolding drama as he follows the rise, fall, and rebirth of cryptocurrency through the experiences of major players across the globe. We follow Silicon Valley entrepreneur Brian Armstrong and his company, Coinbase, as it tries to make Bitcoin easy to use and available to all while fighting off hackers, thieves, and zealots. Roberts keenly observes the importance of leadership and strategy in the developing field of virtual currencies and what happens when these guardrails are missing. His ability to explain crypto technology clearly and lay out the ramifications of its infiltration into the global financial system makes this book a must-read for leaders in every industry. The amazing story-full of startup hijinks, shady investors, billionaire bros and their Lambos, closed-door meetings with Jamie Dimon, hacking (so much hacking!), Libertarian free-state utopias in New Hampshire, and the Winklevoss twins-make this a page turner that readers will love"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
x, 236 pages
Note
Includes index
Contents
  • Part I. From open secret to civil war: Brian has a secret
  • The outlaw currency
  • Running through brick walls
  • Bust
  • Hard times
  • Civil war
  • Part II. From boom to bubble to bust: Enter Ethereum
  • Wall street comes calling
  • Brian has a master plan
  • Uncle Sam comes calling
  • Initial coin insanity
  • Coinbase crackup
  • Part III. From crypto winter to the crypto future: Hangover
  • "Getting our asses kicked"
  • Power struggle
  • Bitcoin triumphant
  • The future of finance
Isbn
9781647820183
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Label
Kings of crypto : one startup's quest to take cryptocurrency out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street
Title
Kings of crypto
Title remainder
one startup's quest to take cryptocurrency out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street
Statement of responsibility
Jeff John Roberts
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Brian Armstrong stepped onto the stage with quiet confidence. He turned to the audience and shared his idea with the simple slogan: "Coinbase, the easiest way to get started with Bitcoin." For a moment late in 2018, one Bitcoin, which physically amounts to a few electrons blipping on a tiny bit of silicon, was worth $20,000-the same as a pound of gold. Libertarian technologists who believed Bitcoin would be the foundation of a new world order saw the moment as an apotheosis. Everyone else saw a bubble. Everyone else was right, and the bubble burst. But Bitcoin survived, and the battle for its soul rages on. True believers view it as the foundation for a future economy freed from the vicissitudes of Wall Street and government control of currency. Pragmatists believe that bringing Bitcoin into the mainstream will, as the Silicon Valley cliche goes, make the world a better place. But they need buy-in from traditional institutional systems that can prevent the crypto world from devolving into the lawless criminal bazaar it was becoming during the bubble. Journalist Jeff John Roberts drops us into the unfolding drama as he follows the rise, fall, and rebirth of cryptocurrency through the experiences of major players across the globe. We follow Silicon Valley entrepreneur Brian Armstrong and his company, Coinbase, as it tries to make Bitcoin easy to use and available to all while fighting off hackers, thieves, and zealots. Roberts keenly observes the importance of leadership and strategy in the developing field of virtual currencies and what happens when these guardrails are missing. His ability to explain crypto technology clearly and lay out the ramifications of its infiltration into the global financial system makes this book a must-read for leaders in every industry. The amazing story-full of startup hijinks, shady investors, billionaire bros and their Lambos, closed-door meetings with Jamie Dimon, hacking (so much hacking!), Libertarian free-state utopias in New Hampshire, and the Winklevoss twins-make this a page turner that readers will love"--
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Roberts, Jeff John
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Armstrong, Brian
  • Cryptocurrencies
  • Cryptocurrencies
  • Money
  • Currency question
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Kings of crypto : one startup's quest to take cryptocurrency out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street, Jeff John Roberts
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Includes index
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Contents
Part I. From open secret to civil war: Brian has a secret -- The outlaw currency -- Running through brick walls -- Bust -- Hard times -- Civil war -- Part II. From boom to bubble to bust: Enter Ethereum -- Wall street comes calling -- Brian has a master plan -- Uncle Sam comes calling -- Initial coin insanity -- Coinbase crackup -- Part III. From crypto winter to the crypto future: Hangover -- "Getting our asses kicked" -- Power struggle -- Bitcoin triumphant -- The future of finance
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25 cm
Extent
x, 236 pages
Isbn
9781647820183
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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(OCoLC)1196820208
Label
Kings of crypto : one startup's quest to take cryptocurrency out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street, Jeff John Roberts
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part I. From open secret to civil war: Brian has a secret -- The outlaw currency -- Running through brick walls -- Bust -- Hard times -- Civil war -- Part II. From boom to bubble to bust: Enter Ethereum -- Wall street comes calling -- Brian has a master plan -- Uncle Sam comes calling -- Initial coin insanity -- Coinbase crackup -- Part III. From crypto winter to the crypto future: Hangover -- "Getting our asses kicked" -- Power struggle -- Bitcoin triumphant -- The future of finance
Control code
on1196820208
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
x, 236 pages
Isbn
9781647820183
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1196820208

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