Book HackNumber Go UpBy Zeke Faux
In a Nutshell
Investigative reporter Zeke Faux recounts the booms and crashes of cryptocurrencies, from the rise of Bitcoin until the collapse of large crypto exchanges in 2022.
Favorite Quote
Never before has so much wealth been generated with such flimsy schemes. But what shocked me was not the vapidity of the crypto bros – it was how their heedlessness had devastating consequences for people across the world.
Zeke Faux
Introduction
In 2017, the whole world seemed to be talking about cryptocurrencies.
Social media influencers and crypto executives alike made it sound like Bitcoin was about to end poverty and change the face of finance forever.
No one expected that within the next five years, the bubble would burst.
Zeke Faux is an American investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News. His work focuses on exposing Wall Street scams and predatory tech companies.
In Number Go Up, Faux shares the full story of cryptocurrency mania, based on hundreds of interviews with some of crypto's biggest investors, executives, and promoters.
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