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Release Year
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2024
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ISBN
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9781419766404
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Book Title
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Easy Money : Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
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Publisher
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Abrams, Inc.
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Item Length
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8.2 in
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Publication Year
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2024
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Trade Paperback
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Language
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English
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0.8 in
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Law, True Crime, Business & Economics
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White Collar Crime, Criminal Law / General, Investments & Securities / General
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11.2 Oz
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5.5 in
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Number of Pages
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336 Pages
Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abrams, Inc.
ISBN-10
1419766406
ISBN-13
9781419766404
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26062163001
Product Key Features
Book Title
Easy Money : Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
White Collar Crime, Criminal Law / General, Investments & Securities / General
Genre
Law, True Crime, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Ben McKenzie takes us on an amazing journey, guiding us through the astounding story of how a bizarre cast of swindlers and scammers persuaded millions of people to take leave of their senses and part with trillions of dollars, only to put them into the surreal and illusory world of so called ‘crypto assets’ and watch them vanish into thin air. When it is all over, the last couple of years will prove to have been one of the strangest episodes in the history of money., One of the golden rules of finance is never invest in something you don’t understand. This book shows what happens when you ignore it., Easy Money is the delightful story of how actor Ben McKenzie and journalist Jacob Silverman realized long before most of the rest of us that cryptocurrency was a scam, and set out to take it and all of its promoters down. One part travelogue and one part anatomy of a fraud, it’s a must-read for anyone who wants to understand what the hell happened–and how human nature works when there’s money to be made.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
332.4
Synopsis
At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket, worried about his family, armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps of money on something he-despite a degree in economics-didn’t entirely understand. Lured in by grandiose, utopian promises, and sure, a little bit of FOMO, McKenzie dove deep into blockchain, Bitcoin, and the various other coins and exchanges on which they are traded. But after scratching the surface, he had to ask, “Am I crazy, or is this all a total scam?” In Easy Money , McKenzie enlists the help of journalist Jacob Silverman for an investigative adventure into crypto and its remarkable crash. Weaving together stories of average traders and victims, colorful crypto “visionaries,” Hollywood’s biggest true believers, anti-crypto whistleblowers, and government operatives, Easy Money is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of irresponsibility and criminal fraud. Based on original reporting across the country and abroad, including interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried, Tether cofounder Brock Pierce, Celsius’s Alex Mashinsky, and more, this is the book on cryptocurrency you’ve been waiting for., At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie was a perfect mark: a dad stuck at home with cash in his pocket and a vague sense that people were getting rich on something he-despite a degree in economics-didn’t entirely understand. Lured in by crypto’s Utopian promises (and a little bit of FOMO), McKenzie dove deep into Bitcoin, other coins, and the exchanges on which they were traded. But after scratching the surface, he had to ask, “Am I crazy, or is this all a total scam?” In Easy Money, McKenzie enlists the help of journalist Jacob Silverman for an investigative adventure into crypto and its remarkable crash. Weaving together stories of average traders and victims, colorful crypto “visionaries,” Hollywood’s biggest true believers, anti-crypto whistleblowers, and government operatives, this is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of irresponsibility and criminal fraud.
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