Bitcoin Billionaires

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption | Ben Mezrich

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āļø¸āļø¸āļø¸ So, how many bitcoins did the ā€Winkleviiā€¯ send to Mezrich in exchange for this kiss-ass redemption story? He did not paint the twins in this manner in The Accidental Billionaires. One wonders. š¤” Anyway, that aside, the writing is good, the story is compelling, but I still can‘t wrap my head around the purpose of cryptocurrency (Bitcoin in particular). It just seems like a complex and volatile game of skirting regulations.

KathyWheeler It seems that way to me too. 5y

britt_brooke @KathyWheeler Ok, good. I went down quite the š°š•³ trying to figure it out and that‘s all I could really glean. Seems pointless to me. 5y

Megabooks I‘m sorry you didn‘t like it as much as I did. I haven‘t read accidental billionaires. Cryptocurrency is free of government volatility or government taking it a la Cyprus or Great Depression America (and Europe). 5y

britt_brooke @Megabooks I‘m glad I read it! Mezrich is an engaging writer. He really changed his opinion on the twins from the other book to this one and that seemed odd and forced. I didn‘t know anything about cryptocurrency before this (and it still doesn‘t sound like anything I‘d ever use), so I learned a lot. 5y

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Megabooks

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption | Ben Mezrich

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I have a new appreciation for the Winklevoss twins. The narrative I believed was the one put forward in The Social Network. But they are so different.

After being turned away from Silicon Valley because of being blacklisted by Zuckerberg, they turned to bitcoin. This follows their first investments in bitcoin and the future of cryptocurrency. I loved it. 4āļø¸

#bfcr2 #bfc #goteam 3/12 #24b4monday #socialmediafocus #booked2019

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Andrew65 A brilliant time, well done. š‘¸š‘¸š‘¸ 5y

Megabooks @BarbaraTheBibliophage I ended up using this because Facebook is the origin story of the Winklevosses and cast a shadow over the whole narrative both metaphorically and narratively. 5y

Megabooks @Andrew65 Thanks!! š 5y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Megabooks Sounds fascinating! Heck, FB is a shadow over most people‘s lives now (for good or evil). 5y

Emilymdxn Great progress for the challenge! 5y

Megabooks @BarbaraTheBibliophage Right? I got off Facebook about 4 years ago, but I got on Instagram about a year ago. You can‘t escape the Zuck! 5y

Megabooks @Emilymdxn Thanks captain!! š‘¨š¸»š‘¨š¸» 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage For sure! 5y

Cinfhen I love Ben Mezrich‘s writing style...did u read or audio???? 5y

Megabooks @Cinfhen audio and it was great!!!!! 5y

Cinfhen Does Mezrich narrate?? 5y

Megabooks @Cinfhen Will Damron, who is one on my favorite male narrators š‘¨š¸»š‘¨š¸» 5y

Cinfhen Going to see if Hoopla has it xx š’‹ 5y

Megabooks @Cinfhen my library had it! šˇ‰šˇ‰ Print is available at BOTM. 5y

Cinfhen Not available yet through my library system and not ready to buy yet, either!! I‘ll keep waiting and watching, Meg š’ (edited) 5y

Megabooks @Cinfhen Too bad! I hope you can get ahold of it sometime!! 5y

rockpools Sounds interesting! 5y

Megabooks @RachelO it really was. Just enough narrative nonfiction to make the business parts not as heavy. I‘m not as into business nf as my dad. š‰ 5y

britt_brooke This is the audiobook I decided to go with. Thanks for the rec! 5y

Megabooks @britt_brooke You‘re welcome! I hope you enjoy it! 5y

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Megabooks

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption | Ben Mezrich

I got a lot of listening done doing various things today, and I‘m reading two ebooks, The Great Believers and The Farm. The night is young, though, and I‘ll be up at least 7-8 more hours. I might watch a little tv, too. š‰š‰ #24b4monday

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BeansPage Yeah buddy!!! š‘¸š‘¸š‘¸ 5y

TheSpineView Wow! Doing good! 5y

Megabooks Thanks!! š’š’ @TheReadingMermaid @TheSpineView 5y

Andrew65 A great total so far. Well done. š‘¸š‘¸š‘¸ 5y

Megabooks Thanks @Andrew65 !! (edited) 5y

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Megabooks

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption | Ben Mezrich

Started a new #audiobook on my morning walk! So far, I‘m really enjoying it. It may work for #SocialNetwork for #Booked2019, as it picks up with the Winklevoss‘s suing Zuckerberg. What do y‘all think?

Morning walk was good. Tomorrow I‘ll check in at night with steps! šˇ‰š’š¸»š’š¸»šˇ‰ I‘m guessingi get in about 7k a day, but we shall see!! #goteam #bfc #brcr2 #bookfitnesschallenge

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wanderinglynn Great job! š™š¸» 5y

Megabooks @wanderinglynn Thanks!! 5y

Clwojick Woohoo! Crushing it! š’Ŗš¸» 5y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage For me, it depends on how much social media is actually in this part of their story. The way the blurb reads, it‘s kinda iffy. But it‘s really up to your judgement. š¨ (edited) 5y

Cinfhen It‘s always the reader‘s call when it comes to the book fitting a prompt!! If you like it it‘s good enough for me š�³ 5y

cobwebmoth You're getting some great walking in! 5y

Emilymdxn That‘s a great walk! I‘m audio walking today too - the whole team is out 5y

Megabooks @Clwojick Thanks!!! š‘¨š¸»š‘¨š¸» 5y

Megabooks @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen I‘m only two chapters in, so we‘ll just see where it goes. Thanks for giving me your input! šš 5y

Megabooks @cobwebmoth I‘m so happy the weather has been nice here! I hope you have a good walking day, too!! 5y

Megabooks @Emilymdxn Awesome!! š‘¸š¸»š‘¸š¸»š‘¸š¸» #goteam 5y

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MichaelK

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption | Ben Mezrich

little homemade meal, some wine and a book. Picked this book up last night. I like the author's other books so let's see how this one does.

Ericalambbrown Looks fantastic! 6y

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Rhondareads

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption | Ben Mezrich

The Authors first Book was a best seller about Facebook made into a movie.His new book Bitcoin Billionaires follows the Winklevoss twins on their next plan for success.Read a few pages drew me right in. Thanks @flatironbooks for my wonderful bookmail..

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