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Finn Brunton Digital Cash (Paperback). Author: Finn Brunton. Bitcoin may appear to be a revolutionary form of digital cash without precedent or prehistory. But the story behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and its blockchain technology has largely been untold—until now. Further DetailsTitle: Digital Cash Condition: New Subtitle: The Unknown History of the Anarchists, Utopians, and Technologists Who Created Cryptocurrency Author: Finn Brunton Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0691209162 EAN: 9780691209166 ISBN: 9780691209166 Publisher: Princeton University Press Genre: Business & Finance Topic: Society & Culture, History Release Date: 10/13/2020 Description: The fascinating untold story of digital cash and its creators—from experiments in the 1970s to the mania over Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies Bitcoin 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 Digital Cash , 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, Digital Cash is an engaging and accessible account of the strange origins and remarkable technologies behind today's cryptocurrency explosion. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 140mm Release Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.