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Digital Gold: The Untold Story of Bitcoin

Digital Gold: The Untold Story of Bitcoin

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Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age.

Digital Gold is New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper’s brilliant and engrossing history of Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology that has spawned a global social movement.

The notion of a new currency, maintained by the computers of users around the world, has been the butt of many jokes, but that has not stopped it from growing into a technology worth billions of dollars, supported by the hordes of followers who have come to view it as the most important new idea since the creation of the Internet. Believers from Beijing to Buenos Aires see the potential for a financial system free from banks and governments. More than just a tech industry fad, Bitcoin has threatened to decentralize some of society’s most basic institutions.

An unusual tale of group invention, Digital Gold charts the rise of the Bitcoin technology through the eyes of the movement’s colorful central characters, including an Argentinian millionaire, a Chinese entrepreneur, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and Bitcoin’s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Already, Bitcoin has led to untold riches for some, and prison terms for others.

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Lively and thorough… a vivid guide to the characters who met online and built bitcoin — John Gapper ― Financial Times

An amazing story… crucial reading for anyone who wants to understand the future — Walter Isaacson, author of The Innovators

An elegant, thrilling tour-de-force, the fast-paced action never stops in the ongoing quest to create something the world has never seen before — William D. Cohan, author of House of Cards

A highly readable and informative account of the early years of a technology-cryptocurrency-that may one day turn out to be almost as significant as the internet itself… a tech thriller — John Naughton ― Observer

About the Author

Nathaniel Popper is a reporter at The New York Times. Before joining The Times, he worked at the Los Angeles Times and The Forward. Nathaniel grew up in Pittsburgh and is a graduate of Harvard College. He lives in Brooklyn with his family.

Additional information

Dimensions 13 × 2.3 × 19.8 cm
ASIN ‏

‎ 0241180996
Publisher ‏

‎ Penguin (26 May 2016)
Language ‏

‎ English
Paperback ‏

‎ 432 pages
ISBN-10 ‏

‎ 9780241180990
ISBN-13 ‏

‎ 978-0241180990
Dimensions ‏

‎ 13 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm

10 reviews for Digital Gold: The Untold Story of Bitcoin

  1. Amazon Customer –


    The book delivered to me had been printed back to front. Up for any challenge I adapted and dove in.What a engaging story with larger than life characters and no end of twists in the narrative. Its about as interesting as history gets. This should be taught in school rather than the battle of Hastings. A little more relative. The definitive intro into crypto. Wonderful read.Took a few pages to adjust back to reading a book the traditional way.

  2. GeorgeSlade –


    Very in depth history of bitcoin. Great for someone looking to learn about the creation of bitcoin and crypto currency as we know it today. Although it’s not the most enjoyable read.

  3. Amazon_reviewer –


    If you are interested in Bitcoin then this is a ten out of ten book! This was such a well written book. I couldn’t put the book down as I genuinely found it a page turner. It was a very insightful read and I learned lots. If you enjoyed this book, I would also recommend these other authors and their books Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon, Saifedean Ammous, The Bitcoin Standard, and BBCDSatoshi, Buy Bitcoin You’ll Thank Yourself In The Future. I’m hoping Nathaniel Popper does a follow up book as his writing style is really very good.

  4. Yulia S. –


    Gives you insights into how BTC was created and evolved, what were the failures, mistakes and learnings on the way

  5. Dexter –


    Great book describing bitcoin from start to currently. Very informative and a must read book for anyone interested in crypto.

  6. Amazon Customer –


    Great info on who and when BTC started and it’s subsequent progress.

  7. Steve Douglas –


    This book was a great read it provides background information on the persons involved with and the history of one of the most interesting technologies that exists today

  8. bio0379 –


    The book was easily digested and with a great flow to it, makes for a compelling read and each character is well described. My understanding of the Bitcoin creation and all actors is a nice to know. The books chapters were linked allowing for easy reading.

  9. EverydayProductsPro –

    Covers background
    It’s good book if you are interested in knowing background of bitcoin and people who were involved in making bitcoin push forward on mainstream.

  10. Ela –

    Good book
    I bought this for my husband and he liked it.

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