Bitcoin Billionaires A True Story of Genius Betrayal and Redemption By Ben Mezrich
Bitcoin Billionaires A True Story of Genius Betrayal and Redemption By Ben Mezrich
ISBN 10: 125021775X
ISBN 13: 9781250217752
From Ben Mezrich, the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, comes Bitcoin Billionaires the fascinating story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevosss big bet on cryptocurrency and its dazzling payoff Ben Mezrichs 2009 bestseller The Accidental Billionaires is the definitive account of Facebooks founding and the basis for the Academy Awardwinning film The Social Network Two of the storys iconic characters are Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss identical twins, Olympic rowers, and foils to Mark Zuckerberg Bitcoin Billionaires is the story of the brothers redemption and revenge in the wake of their epic legal battle with Facebook Planning to start careers as venture capitalists, the brothers quickly discover that no one will take their money after their fight with Zuckerberg While nursing their wounds in Ibiza, they accidentally run into an eccentric character who tells them about a brandnew idea cryptocurrency Immersing themselves in what is then an obscure and sometimes sinister world, they begin to realize crypto is, in their own words, either the next big thing or total bullst Theres nothing left to do but make a bet From the Silk Road to the halls of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bitcoin Billionaires will take us on a wild and surprising ride while illuminating a tantalizing economic future On November 26, 2017, the Winklevoss brothers became the first bitcoin billionaires Heres the story of how they got thereas only Ben Mezrich could tell it