Digital Gold

Digital Gold is a rolling history of the weirdos, idealists, criminals, rich and famous, and sometimes even pragmatic people who carried the compulsively misunderstood idea of bitcoin from the mind and hard drive of Satoshi to where it is today, a multi-billion dollar currency (or commodity, depending on who you ask).

The book flows smoothly from Silicon Valley investors to druggies peddling their wares on hidden Tor websites run by would-be murders-by-proxy. It dips into economic history and the complex technology of the blockchain without ever being boring or slow. It's readable, riveting, and relevant.