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Once A Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Wild West Cryptocurrency Boomtown

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Once A Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Wild West Cryptocurrency Boomtown

Contributors:

By (Author) Ethan Lou

ISBN:

9781770415393

Publisher:

ECW Press,Canada

Imprint:

ECW Press,Canada

Publication Date:

2nd December 2021

Country:

Canada

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

332.178

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 140mm, Height 216mm

Description

A richly told first-person narrative - part autobiography and part investigation - through the Wild West of cryptocurrency

A true story. Fast-paced. Immersive. The definitive parable of everything Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain. There is the Bitcoin story of the headlines, but there is a more important one behind them: tangled plots sprawling like roots deep underground, entire worlds in which we are just passersby.

In Once a Bitcoin Miner, journalist and author Ethan Lou takes readers on a richly told first-person narrative through the proverbial cryptocurrency Wild West. From investing in Bitcoin in university to his time writing for Reuters, and then mining the digital asset Lou meets the likes of the late Gerald Cotten (of QuadrigaCX) and a co-founder of Ethereum, and hangs out in North Korea with Virgil Griffith, the man later arrested for allegedly teaching blockchain to the totalitarian state.

Coming of age in the 2008 financial crisis, Lous generation has a natural affinity with this rebel internet money, this so-called millennial gold, created in the wake of that economic storm. At once a personal story of adventure and fortune, this book is also a work of journalistic rigour, a deep dive into this domain that everyone hears about, yet which nobody truly knows, into the lives of the fast-talkers, the exiles, the ambitious, and the daring, forging their paths in a new world harsh and unpredictable.

Reviews

"Once a Bitcoin Miner offers a first-person account on one of the most fascinating periods in tech and finance ... It's a highly entertaining read." -- Camila Russo, author of The Infinite Machine
"[A] fulsome travelogue through the history and politics of pandemics ... a worthwhile read ... [this] thoroughly researched, accessible exposition offers an understanding of how to reduce deaths and mitigate societal damage from pandemics." -- Winnipeg Free Press on Notes from a Pandemic
"He delves into these questions using minimal technical jargon, grounding theory with anecdotes ... Lou's book will immediately capture readers' attention with its deep dive." -- Library Journal
"Little details and personal touches draw the reader in ... Yet underneath the colour and detail are sharp analyses ... Lou's weaving of analyses with personal anecdotes and introspective observation reads effortlessly." -- Asian Review of Books on Notes from a Pandemic
"Lou himself is a rare commodity in that he understands cryptocurrency and knows how to write about it ... This book stands out as a rare example of a readable snapshot of a world we all need to get more informed about." -- The Times
"Lou's accessible writing about a heavy topic, combined with his fascinating mind and understated humour, leaves the reader wanting more." -- Quill & Quire on Notes from a Pandemic
"Roller-coaster ride ... Readers interested in an in-the-trenches view of the Bitcoin world will appreciate Lou's willingness to tell all." -- Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Ethan Lou's Field Notes from a Pandemic was named among the CBC's best nonfiction of 2020. Lou has written in publications such as the Guardian and the Washington Post. He is a former Reuters reporter and has served as a visiting journalist at the University of British Columbia. Lou first bought Bitcoin in 2013. He lives in Toronto.

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