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Author:   Colin L. Read
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.694kg
ISBN:  

9783031091377

ISBN 10:   303109137
Pages:   329
Publication Date:   15 October 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- Part I. The Cypherpunk Bible.- 2. In the Beginning.- 3. The Creator.- 4. The Disciples.- 5. he Genesis Block.- Part II. Cryptocurrency Corporatization.- 6. A New Testament.- 7. Public Ledgers, Private Wallets, and Crypto Vulnerabilities.- 8. Bitcoin Goes Corporate.- 9. The Fundamental Flaw of Bitcoin.- 10. The Bitcoin Dilemma.- Part III. Cryptocurrency Consequences.- 11. Towns and Cities Against Noise and Power Hogs.- 12. No More Duffel Bags Full of Cash.- 13. States and Bitcoin.- 14. National Policy and Bitcoin.- 15. The Rise of Ethereum and Hobby Mining.- Part IV. Born-Again Crypto Bros and the Gospel of Profits.- 16. A Hard Fork in the Bitcoin Philosophy.- 17. The First Crypto Bros Millionaires.- 18. The Coin du Jour – The Rise of Initial Coin Offerings.- 19. Decentralized Finance.- 20. The Market Prognosis for Bitcoin.- Part V. Cryptocurrency and the Environment.- 21. Carbon Footprints.- 22. Greenwashing in the Bitcoin industry.- 23. Infighting in the Crypto Bros Family.- Part VI. The Rewriting of the Cryptocurrency Bible.- 24. Central Banks Get into the Act.- 25. The Disruption of the Fractional Banking System.- 26. Shock and Awe and a Call for Regulatory Action.- 27. Bitcoin’s Global Reach.- 28. Conclusion.

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Colin L. Read teaches Money and Banking and Sustainability at SUNY Plattsburgh. He has written a dozen books on finance and economics, and also served as Mayor of the City of Plattsburgh when his Northern New York community was inundated with Bitcoin miners. His unique story is just the beginning. 

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