Bitcoin billionaires : a true story of genius, betrayal, and redemption / Ben Mezrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mezrich, Ben, 1969- author.

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Winklevoss, Tyler.

Winklevoss, Cameron.

Venture capital.

Bitcoin.

Entrepreneurship.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 276 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. Edition.

First International Edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.

Summary:

"Ben Mezrich's 2009 bestseller The Accidental Billionaires is the definitive account of Facebook's founding and the basis for the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network. Two of the story's 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 brand-new 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 bulls--t." There's 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. Here's the story of how they got there--as only Ben Mezrich could tell it."--Dust jacket.

Contents:

Act 1

1 Into the Tiger's Cage p. 3

2 Dead in the Water p. 15

3 Damaged Goods p. 32

4 In the Beginning There Was Foam p. 41

5 The Basement p. 46

6 Finding Love in a Hopeless Place p. 52

7 August 30, 2012 p. 59

8 Charlie p. 77

9 Stepford, Connecticut p. 83

10 Buyer's Market p. 97

11 The Reverse Heist p. 102

Act 2

12 The Spark p. 117

13 Bay-front Park, Downtown Miami p. 122

14 On the Road Again p. 129

15 In the Air p. 140

16 The King of Bitcoin p. 150

17 The Morning After p. 157

18 Bright Lights p. 163

19 This Side of Paradise p. 168

20 The United Front p. 175

21 Behind the Door p. 182

22 Bitcoin 2013 p. 191

23 Going Mainstream p. 205

Act 3

24 A Pirate's Tale p. 217

25 The Day After p. 221

26 The Fall p. 227

27 Across Town p. 238

28 Men of Harvard p. 243

29 Judgment Day p. 250

30 Launched p. 256

31 From Dumas to Balzac p. 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781250217745

1250217741

9781250239389

1250239389

OCLC:

1084632170