{"product_id":"digital-cash-finn-brunton-9780691209166","title":"Digital Cash: The Unknown History of the Anarchists, Utopians, and Technologists Who Created Cryptocurrency","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating untold story of digital cash and its creators--from experiments in the 1970s to the mania over Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBitcoin may appear to be a revolutionary form of digital cash without precedent or prehistory. In fact, it is only the best-known recent experiment in a long line of similar efforts going back to the 1970s. But the story behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and its blockchain technology has largely been untold--until now. In \u003ci\u003eDigital Cash\u003c\/i\u003e, Finn Brunton reveals how technological utopians and political radicals created experimental money to bring about their visions of the future: to protect privacy, bring down governments, prepare for apocalypse, or launch a civilization of innovation and abundance that would make its creators immortal. Filled with marvelous characters, stories, and ideas, \u003ci\u003eDigital Cash\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and accessible account of the strange origins and remarkable technologies behind today's cryptocurrency explosion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Finn Brunton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691209162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691209166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Finn Brunton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050950160639,"sku":"9780691209166","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ce285f7-1429-4e9c-929f-f0c6e843a8df.jpg?v=1685010199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/digital-cash-finn-brunton-9780691209166","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}