Rebecca's Thoughts

Originally in Beginners Guide to Non Fiction (top 15 ish)

Once A Bitcoin Miner – Ethan Lou
technology, economics, memoir

Goodreads Synopsis:
Ethan Lou goes on an epic quest through the proverbial cryptocurrency Wild West, through riches, absurdity, wonder, and woe. From investing in Bitcoin in university to his time writing for Reuters, and then mining the digital asset ― Lou meets a co-founder of Ethereum and Gerald Cotten of QuadrigaCX (before he was reported dead), and hangs out in North Korea with Virgil dictable. Griffith, the man later arrested for allegedly teaching

blockchain to the totalitarian state.

Coming of age in the 2008 financial crisis, Lou’s generation has a natural affinity with this rebel internet money, this so-called millennial gold, created in the wake of that economic storm. At once an immersive narrative of adventure and fortune, Once a Bitcoin Miner is also a work of journalistic rigor. Lou examines this domain through the lens of the human condition, delving deep into the lives of the fast-talkers, the exiles, the ambitious, and the daring, forging their paths in a new world harsh and unpredictable.

This book does a really good job explaining crypto-currency and bit coin. Its a great entry point to people who want to lean more without having to take economics and computer science classes. I think this book has a very interesting story to tell and all of the people mentioned in this book a fascinating and contribute to the world of crypto-currency in a large manner. Ethan Lou has a wild perspective and in sight into the world of bitcoin and he is definitely knowledgeable and is a great story teller. He’s a financial reporter and is able to take his personal story and still tell it in an educational and helpful way.