The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze

Author: Laura Shin
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Laura Shin provides a definitive account of the chaotic origins of Ethereum and the intense power struggles that shaped the modern digital asset landscape. Through deep investigative reporting, she reveals how a small group of ambitious technologists and opportunists transformed a niche experiment into a multi-billion dollar industry. The narrative focuses on the friction between utopian ideals o…

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