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Number go up : inside crypto's wild rise and staggering fall / by Faux, Zeke,author.(CARDINAL)878874;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-267) and index.Prologue -- "I am freaking Nostradamus!" -- Number go up technology -- Doula for creation -- The plastic surgeon -- Getting hilariously rich -- Cat and mouse tricks -- "A thin crust of ice" -- The name's Chalopin. Jean Chalopin. -- Crypto pirates -- Imagine a Robin Hood thing -- "Let's get weird" -- "Click, click, click, make money, make money" -- Play to earn -- Ponzinomics -- All my apes gone -- It's the community, bro -- Blorps and fleezels -- Pig butchering -- "We have freedom" -- No acceptamos bitcoin -- Honey is better -- Assets are not fine -- Inside the orchid -- Epilogue."In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it, celebrities like Tom Brady endorsed it, and TV ads hailed it as the future of money. Hardly anyone knew how it worked-but why bother with the particulars when everyone was making a fortune from Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, or some other bizarrely named "digital asset"? As he observed this frenzy, investigative reporter Zeke Faux had a nagging question: Was it all just a confidence game of epic proportions? What started as curiosity-with a dash of FOMO-would morph into a two-year, globe-spanning quest to understand the wizards behind the world's new financial machinery. Faux's investigation would lead him to a schlubby, frizzy-haired twenty-nine-year-old named Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF for short) and a host of other crypto scammers, utopians, and overnight billionaires. Faux follows the trail to a luxury resort in the Bahamas, where SBF boldly declares that he will use his crypto fortune to save the world. Faux talks his way onto the yacht of a former child actor turned crypto impresario and gains access to "ApeFest," an elite party headlined by Snoop Dogg, by purchasing a $$20,000 image of a cartoon monkey. In El Salvador, Faux learns what happens when a country wagers its treasury on Bitcoin, and in the Philippines, he stumbles upon a Pokémon knockoff mobile game touted by boosters as a cure for poverty. And in an astonishing development, a spam text leads Faux to Cambodia, where he uncovers a crypto-powered human-trafficking ring. When the bubble suddenly bursts in 2022, Faux brings readers inside SBF's penthouse as the fallen crypto king faces his imminent arrest. Fueled by the absurd details and authoritative reporting that earned Zeke Faux the accolade "our great poet of crime" (Money Stuff columnist Matt Levine), Number Go Up is the essential chronicle, by turns harrowing and uproarious, of a $$3 trillion financial delusion"--Zeke Faux is an investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News and a National Fellow at New America. He's a winner of the Gerald Loeb Award and the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award and a National Magazine Award finalist.
Subjects: Informational works.; Cryptocurrencies.; Investments.; Digital currency.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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The Web3 era : NFTs, the metaverse, blockchain and the future of the decentralized Internet / by Shin, David(Digital currency consultant),author.(CARDINAL)888512;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Touted as the next big technology platform, Bloomberg Intelligence predicts that the Metaverse will become an $800-billion industry by 2024. Popularized by Facebook's rebranding to Meta in October 2021, NFTs and the metaverse have not only received a lot of interest and attention from the press over the last several months, but many players across industries are actually looking to ride the Metaverse wave. Web3, a term coined by Ethereum Co-founder Gavin Wood, is basically a concept of a revamped version of the Internet that we use today, fundamentally based on blockchain technology and is on decentralized, community-run networks. Enthusiasts have different ways of describing the forms of Web3 but many see it favoring content creators and users, rather than the major corporations, by providing control over their own data and online preferences"--
Subjects: Cryptocurrencies.; Digital currency.; Metaverse; Internet;
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NFTs and cryptocurrencies / by Snyder, Eli,Editor(DLC)n 2024016211;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Are cryptocurrencies and NFTs transforming the world for the better? -- The coexistence of crypto and traditional banking / Coinfomania -- Navigating the perils of cryptocurrency scams / Yaniv Hanoch and Stacey Wood -- Transforming the art industry through NFTs / Akash Takyar -- NFTs and speculative bubbles / John Hawkins -- The regulatory crosshairs are on cryptocurrency / Christina Pazzanese.Are NFTs a positive development? -- NFT art: empowering artists in the digital age / Toshendra Kumar Sharma -- How NFTs create value / Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers -- Comparing Volatility: NFTs vs. cryptocurrency / Alex White-Gomez -- The role of NFTs in preserving cultural heritage / Jesutofunmi Adeboye.Introduction -- Are cryptocurrencies a positive development? -- Are NFTs a positive development? -- Are cryptocurrencies and NFTs transforming the world for the better? -- Will cryptocurrencies and NFTs be widespread in the future? -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact.Introduction -- Are cryptocurrencies a positive development? -- Cryptocurrency is a financial revolution / Kabir Bedi -- Understanding the risks of cryptocurrency trading / Anders Bylund -- Challenges of the crypto boom to financial stability / Dimitris Drakopoulos, Fabio Natalucci, and Evan Papageorgiou -- The necessity of regulating cryptocurrency / Viktor Prokopenya -- Cryptocurrency's environmental impact / Corporate Finance Institute -- Scrutinizing claims of crypto and financial inclusion / Alex Fredman and Todd Phillips.Will cryptocurrencies and NFTs be widespread in the future? --The inevitability of web3 and cryptocurrency's role / Ramsey Khabbaz -- NFTs and their environmental impact / Jiahui Qiu -- The superficial allure of cryptocurrencies / Hilary J. Allen -- Debating the path forward for crypto regulation / Betsy Vereckey -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact."Both nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrencies are relatively new forms of digital assets that are built on the blockchain, and both have been heralded for their potential to change concepts of ownership and finance respectively. However, there are also many concerns about the legitimacy and security of NFTs and cryptocurrencies. Because NFTs and cryptocurrencies exist exclusively in the digital space, some argue that they have no real value and are particularly vulnerable to scams. Some also express concerns about their lack of regulation and potential role in crimes like money laundering. However, proponents of these digital assets assert that they create more democratic methods of investment, since anyone can buy NFTs and cryptocurrencies, and they are not controlled by a central authority. This volume explains this complex topic and offers various viewpoints on the benefits and disadvantages of these assets"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Digital currency.; Cryptocurrencies.; NFTs (Tokens);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tokens : the future of money in the age of the platform / by O'Dwyer, Rachel(Lecturer),author;
Includes bibliographical references and indexIntroduction -- A bit of cheer -- Money talks, tokens track -- Programmable butter -- Money, but let's make it social -- Eat the rich -- Trust in the code -- Outside of borders -- A celestial cyberdimension -- 'When you live in a shithole, ther's always the metaverse' -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Index"When platforms determine the value and the methods of exchange, we welcome new forms of surveillance and discipline"--WorldShare provided record
Subjects: Cryptocurrencies; Digital currency; Blockchains (Databases);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The crypto book : how to invest safely in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies / by Kidd, Siam,Author(DLC)no2022082398;
THE CRYPTO GOLD RUSH IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING... Blockchain technology and the cryptocurrencies it enables are being described by some people as the biggest thing since the internet, but very few people understand it, or the opportunities it brings. Enter this down-to-earth guide to understanding what cryptocurrencies are, why it matters, and how to make money from them. This book is for everyone who has heard of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, wants to learn more - and make money on the back of it. Believe it or not, if you bought $1, 000 of Bitcoin in 2010, you would now be worth over $220m! This has left the public stunned. People around the world are asking "What on earth is a crypto?", "Should I buy some Bitcoin?", "How do I even buy some cryptocurrencies?", "Isn't this just one big bubble?" and more. Siam Kidd is one of the world's leading authorities on how to safely invest in cryptocurrencies. He runs The Realistic Trader, home to the world's best crypto investing course for beginners with a community of followers from around the globe. He created this book to lift up the crypto bonnet in order to reveal, explain and illustrate everything you really need to know about this fascinating market. You'll learn: ℗· What all this Crypto stuff is ℗· Why it exists ℗· Where this industry is going in the future ℗· How it will positively change your life ℗· The pitfalls and errors every newbie makes ℗· And importantly, how to safely play in this market if you so wish to have a dabble with some risk capital! This book does all that without boring you with mathematics and 'Geek Speak'. CRYPTOCURRENCIES ARE THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY OF YOUR LIFETIME "The future of money is digital currency." "Bitcoin is a technological tour de force." Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft.
Subjects: Cryptocurrencies.; Bitcoin.; Digital currency.;
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Cryptocurrencies and the blockchain revolution : Bitcoin and beyond / by January, Brendan,1972-author.(CARDINAL)639591;
Includes bibliographical references (page 93) and index.Bitcoin and blockchain -- Establishing potential -- Cryptocurrencies take off -- Crypto winter -- Hacks, thieves, and critics -- Blockchain: the tulip bulb of the Internet?Junior Library Guild"When Bitcoin was first released in January 2009, each digital coin was worth only a few pennies. A single Bitcoin is now valued at over ten thousand dollars. This book examines digital cryptocurrency and the blockchain technology that makes them possible"--Provided by the publisher.Ages 13-19.Grades 9-12.A Junior Library Guild selection
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Bitcoin.; Blockchains (Databases); Cryptocurrencies.; Digital currency.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Virtual currency / by London, Martha,author.(CARDINAL)803955;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Most people have used money online, whether it's buying something from a website or checking their bank account. But some people have gone a step further, using a type of money that exists only online: virtual currency. Explore what virtual currency is,how it works, and why it is being used more and more. It's a key current events topic made approachable for all!"--670L
Subjects: Digital currency; Electronic funds transfers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Crypto for beginners : a simple non-technical guide on the blockchain revolution and crypto investing for creating multi-generational wealth / by Lee, Hudson,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187)."Untangle the myths, make intelligent investments, and seize the day - understanding cryptocurrencies has never been this easy! Cryptocurrency is all the rage, no matter which social platform you jump to, which news channel you switch to, or which colleague you are talking to on a slow, dull Monday - you are bound to come across it every single day. And it all began in 2009 when the now-household crypto - bitcoin - was first launched. Riding on the newly adopted blockchain technology, by 2013, bitcoin's value had leaped more than fiftyfold"--
Subjects: Informational works.; Cryptocurrencies.; Investments.; Blockchains (Databases); Digital currency.; Finance.; Electronic commerce.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cryptocurrency / by Chandler, Matt,Author(DLC)n 2011005903;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This book explores the topic of digital money, highlighting cryptocurrency's history, how it works, and its benefits and drawbacks"--.Grades 4-6
Subjects: Juvenile works.; Cryptocurrencies; Digital currency; Bitcoin; Finance;
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Blockchain / by Laurence, Tiana,author.(CARDINAL)799898;
Getting started with blockchain. Introducing blockchain ; Picking a blockchain ; Getting your hands on blockchain -- Developing your knowledge. Beholding the bitcoin blockchain ; Encountering the Ethereum blockchain ; Uncovering the Cardano blockchain ; Finding the Polkadot blockchain ; Examining the Solana blockchain -- Powerful blockchain platforms. Getting your hands on Hyperledger ; Applying Microsoft Azure ; Getting busy with IBM -- Industry impacts. Financial technology ; Real estate ; Insurance ; Government ; Other industries -- The part of tens. Ten (or so) free blockchain resources ; Ten rules to never break on the blockchain ; Ten top metaverse projects.A guide to blockchain technologies explains blockchain basics, smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies, with real-world examples showing how blockchains function and where they add value.
Subjects: Informational works.; Self-instructional works.; Blockchains (Databases); Digital currency.; Bitcoin.; Data encryption (Computer science); Electronic commerce.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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