Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption

by Ben Mezrich

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4.5 stars from 3,113 reviews. Top 69% of Biography Memoir books we track.

288 pages~4.8 hr readPublished by Flatiron BooksPublished 2019-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You're fascinated by how tech fortunes are actually made, beyond the polished startup mythology.
  • You want a page-turner about calculated risk-taking that reads like a thriller but deals with real crypto history.
  • You enjoyed The Social Network and want to know what happened to those twins after the credits rolled.

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  • You're looking for a technical guide to understanding blockchain or how to invest in cryptocurrency yourself.
  • You prefer narratives that don't centre on wealthy white men solving problems with money and ambition.
  • You want a balanced critique of Bitcoin rather than a largely sympathetic account of two specific entrepreneurs.

About this book

Bitcoin Billionaires tells the story of identical twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss and their investment in cryptocurrency. The brothers, Harvard students and Olympic rowers, became known as characters in Ben Mezrich's earlier book The Accidental Billionaires, which documented Facebook's founding. After their legal battle with Facebook, the Winklevoss brothers struggled to launch a venture capital career, as investors were reluctant to work with them following their dispute with Mark Zuckerberg. While in Ibiza, they encountered someone who introduced them to cryptocurrency, then an obscure and sometimes sinister field. The brothers began investigating this emerging technology, uncertain whether it represented "the next big thing or total bulls—t." They decided to make a significant bet on the sector. The narrative follows their journey through the cryptocurrency world, from the Silk Road to interactions with the Securities and Exchange Commission. On November 26, 2017, the Winklevoss brothers became the first bitcoin billionaires. This book chronicles how they achieved that milestone.

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