Virtual Billions: The Genius, the Drug Lord, and the Ivy League Twins Behind the Rise of Bitcoin

by Eric Geissinger

Bitcoin, the digital currency, was introduced in 2009 with little fanfare; five years later, shocking the world, it was worth $14 billion. This book explores the cyber currency by focusing on the remarkable stories and intriguing personalities ofthose responsible for its sudden success: Satoshi Nakamoto, the reclusive and anonymous genius who created Bitcoin; Ross Ulbricht, aka the Dread Pirate Roberts, administrator of the largest and most successful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163388144X
• ISBN13: 9781633881440
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"