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- Cryptomania : hype, hope, and the fall of FTX's billion-dollar fintech empire / by Chow, Andrew R.,author.(CARDINAL)897372;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-387) and index."As cryptocurrency rose in popularity during the pandemic, new converts bought into the idea that crypto would not only make them rich, but would usher in imminent revolutions across art, finance, politics, and gaming. Cryptocurrency caught the zeitgeist through figures like FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who only two years later would be convicted of one of the most calamitous acts of financial fraud in US history. During his meteoric rise, Sam Bankman-Fried outflanked idealists in the movement like Vitalik Buterin, who sought to build fairer, more democratic systems through Ethereum. Bankman-Fried pursued a growth-obsessed, by-any-means approach to crypto, which proved seductive to those who just wanted to get rich. But this Silicon Valley-like approach also drove the creation of a spate of high-risk financial instruments that mirrored those of the 2008 financial crisis. Accused of misleading investors and mishandling funds, Bankman-Fried became a target of prosecutors. Now, Cryptomania unfolds the tumultuous twenty months inside this male-dominated, overhyped industry that led to its downfall. Drawing on exclusive reporting and an extensive network in the global NFT community, Andrew Chow chronicles the battle for crypto's soul, and the human toll of its economic meltdown--from the conmen and eccentrics driving the bubble to the victims caught in its burst."--- Subjects: Informational works.; Bankman-Fried, Sam.; FTX (Firm); Fintech.; Cryptocurrencies.; Fraud.; Financial crises.; White collar crimes.; Investments.;
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- Cryptomania : hype, hope, and the fall of FTX's billion-dollar fintech empire / by Chow, Andrew R.,author.(CARDINAL)897372; Yang, Eric,narrator.;
Read by Eric Yang.Journalist Andrew Chow chronicles how cryptocurrency rose in popularity through figures like FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who only two years later would be convicted of one of the largest acts of financial fraud in US history.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; True crime stories.; Livres audio.; R©♭cits criminels.; Bankman-Fried, Sam.; FTX (Firm); Fintech.; Cryptocurrencies.; Fraud.; Financial crises.; White collar crimes.; Financial services industry; Investments.;
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- George Washington / by Ransom, Candice F.,1952-author.(CARDINAL)342146;
A biography of George Washington.500LAccelerated Reader AR- Subjects: Biographies.; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Founding Fathers of the United States; Statesmen;
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- James Madison / by Ransom, Candice F.,1952-author.(CARDINAL)342146;
Growing up -- A new country -- President Madison -- America today -- Making connections -- Glossary -- Index -- Online resources.This book introduces readers to the life of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison.520LAccelerated Reader AR- Subjects: Biographies.; Madison, James, 1751-1836; Founding Fathers of the United States; Statesmen;
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- On the edge : the art of risking everything / by Silver, Nate,1978-author.(CARDINAL)401158;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-543) and index.Prologue: Motivation -- Chapter 0: Introduction -- Part 1: Gambling. Chapter 1. Optimization ; Chapter 2. Perception ; Chapter 3. Consumption ; Chapter 4. Competition -- Halftime. Chapter 13. Inspiration: thirteen habits of highly successful risk-takers -- Part 2: Risk. Chapter 5. Acceleration ; Chapter 6. Illusion ; Chapter 7. Quantification ; Chapter 8. Miscalculation ; Chapter ∞. Termination ; Chapter 1776. Foundation -- Acknowledgments, methods, and sources -- Glossary: How to speak Riverian."From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk-and the players raising the stakes In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape-and dominate-so much of modern life. These professional risk takers-poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors-can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21st century. By embedding within the worlds of Doyle Brunson, Peter Thiel, Sam Bankman-Fried, Sam Altman, and many others, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI. The River has increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset-including the flaws in their thinking-is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. There are certain commonalities in this otherwise diverse group: high tolerance for risk; appreciation of uncertainty; affinity for numbers; skill at de-coupling; self-reliance and a distrust of the conventional wisdom. For the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it, without going beyond the pale. Taking us behind-the-scenes from casinos to venture capital firms to the FTX inner sanctum to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply-reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of powerbrokers and risk takers."--- Subjects: Informational works.; Case studies.; Risk-taking (Psychology); Risk perception; Risk; Risk behaviors.;
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- Capitalist punishment : how Wall Street is using your money to create a country you didn't vote for / by Ramaswamy, Vivek,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.A Wall Street cartel has quietly seized control of the American economy, and they are forcing governments and businesses to bow down to their political agenda--using your money to do it. Three Wall Street firms have quietly amassed more money than Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Andrew Carnegie, and John Rockefeller combined. But the money isn't even theirs. These asset managers have accumulated all their power through "passive funds," as most investors no longer believe anyone can reliably pick stocks. Yet the Big Three have decided that they can reliably pick the right social policies instead. As entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy reveals, the results are all bad--and working their way into every corner of the economy. They force US companies to adopt "racial equity audits" and "emissions caps" while supporting human rights atrocities in China. They coerce Western companies to produce less oil while shifting production to dirtier places like Russia. They allow companies like FTX to take victory laps on good management while collapsing like a house of cards. They charge high fees to mom-and-pop investors for so-called sustainable funds that are effectively identical to lower-fee index funds. Worst of all, they're celebrated as heroes--at least so far. Capitalist Punishment lifts the veil on the largest fiduciary breaches, antitrust abuses, and First Amendment violations of the twenty-first century, misdeeds that are hiding in plain sight. This isn't just a threat to capitalism. It's a threat to democratic self-governance itself. Capitalist Punishment is an easy-to-follow educational tour de force for every participant in financial markets--which, to the surprise of most Americans, includes nearly every single one of them.- Subjects: Capitalism;
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