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rsr143's review
4.0
I read this immediately after reading "Going Infinite" by Michael Lewis. While the book by Lewis was a glossy puff piece that paints the FTX crypto innovators in a somewhat positive light, as young kids who made mistakes but were simply in over their heads and not villainous, this book does the opposite.
The author is very cynical about the value of crypto and motivates of many of the leading characters. It provides a much broader exploration of many of the scams and charades that resulted in a massive crash of crypto asset values that affected people worldwide.
Even though I've been following the crypto markets closely for many years, there is much in this book that was new to me, and the writing style was very engaging and fun. If you choose to read the book, know that the author doesn't believe in crypto and is a cynic, and then enjoy it!
The author is very cynical about the value of crypto and motivates of many of the leading characters. It provides a much broader exploration of many of the scams and charades that resulted in a massive crash of crypto asset values that affected people worldwide.
Even though I've been following the crypto markets closely for many years, there is much in this book that was new to me, and the writing style was very engaging and fun. If you choose to read the book, know that the author doesn't believe in crypto and is a cynic, and then enjoy it!
tagrace's review
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Really interesting. Kind of sad that the motivating mystery ("where is Tether's money?" is not answered). Other feels like a vignette of the excesses and perils of crypto
gotossmycausticsalad's review against another edition
4.5
Funny, informative and hideously depressing in parts. What more could you want!