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How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance

by Brian Patrick Eha
Oneworld. May 2017. 496p. notes. index. ISBN 9781780746586. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9781780746593. ECON
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Anyone who is interested in electronic money and the future of finance should be familiar with Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency released in 2009. Here, journalist Eha pieces together the puzzle of Bitcoin's history in an engaging and accessible narrative. As a new technology, Bitcoin has operated in a bit of a Wild West, with banks, regulators, and the technology world not sure of its boundaries. Working his way through Bitcoin's history and introducing each major player (including Bitcoin designer Satoshi Nakamoto, programmer Ross Ulbricht, entrepreneur Charlie Shrem, and more) and event instrumental to the currency's development, Eha boils down the important ideas so general readers can understand the rise of cryptocurrency.
VERDICT A great choice for anyone interested in technology, finance, politics, or the currency they spend.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Nelson, McHenry Cty. Coll. Lib., Crystal Lake, IL , Jul 21, 2017
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