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Bitcoin Billionaires

by Ben Mezrich · first published 2019

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"Ben Mezrich's 2009 bestseller The Accidental Billionaires is the definitive account of Facebook's founding and the basis for the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network. Two of the story's iconic characters are Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss: identical twins, Olympic rowers, and foils to Mark Zuckerberg. Bitcoin Billionaires is the story of the brothers' redemption and revenge in the wake of their epic legal battle with Facebook. Planning to start careers as venture capitalists, the brothers quickly discover that no one will take their money after their fight with Zuckerb

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  • vhpoet · Jul 15, 2020 · Recommends

    …Brian Patrick Eha Handbook of Digital Currency by David LEE Kuo Chuen Blockchain Technology Explained by Alan T. Norman Cryptoassets by Chris Burniske Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain by David Gerard Bitcoin Billionaires by Ben Mezrich Code by Lawrence Lessig Blockchain and the Law by Primavera De Filippi Bitcoin by Dominic Frisby Blockchain by Mark Gates The Age of Cryptocurrency by Paul Vigna Bitcoin For Dummies…

    on “Top 57 Cryptocurrency Books” ↗
  • postcynical · Feb 9, 2021 · Recommends

    …are very expensive though and you will spend a lot of money in fees. It's nice to read about the history how everything involved and get to know some of the characters behind. Two books i enjoyed: - Bitcoin Billionaires - from the guy who wrote that book from the facebook movie - Out of Ether, how Ethereum got started

    on “Decentralized Finance: On Blockchain- and Smart Contract-Based Financial Markets” ↗
  • vhpoet · Aug 3, 2020 · Mentions

    …Cryptography by Bruce Schneier Blockchain Bubble or Revolution by Neel Mehta Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital by Carlota Perez Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies by Arvind Narayanan Bitcoin Billionaires by Ben Mezrich Inventing Bitcoin by Yan Pritzker The Little Bitcoin Book by Bitcoin Collective Serious Cryptography by Jean-Philippe Aumasson An Altcoin Trader's Handbook by Nik Patel Programming…

    on “Show HN: I've compiled a list of books on cryptocurrencies” ↗

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