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How Writing 'The Cryptopians' Shaped My Views on Ethereum - Ep.324


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In a fun change of pace, Steven Ehrlich, editor of Forbes Cryptoasset and Blockchain Advisor, joins Unchained to interview me about my book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze, which came out this week. We discuss…

  • where the inspiration for “The Cryptopians” title came from
  • why I wanted to write a book about Ethereum
  • how Vitalik’s role changed over the course of Ethereum’s founding
  • who the main characters in The Cryptopians are
  • the biggest challenges Ethereum and the Ethereum Foundation faced in its early days
  • Ethereum’s “red wedding” day
  • what issues with crowdfunding and US securities laws were faced by early Ethereum founders
  • how The DAO hack, along with the Shanghai attacks and Parity drama, shaped Ethereum
  • what I discovered about Ming Chan’s time as the Ethereum Foundation director
  • my biggest takeaways from researching ICOs
  • why I think DAOs could be the next big thing
  • whether or not I have an idea for a new book…

 

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Episode Links

Laura Shin

  • https://twitter.com/laurashin

The Cryptopians

http://bit.ly/cryptopians 
  • On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cryptopians-Idealism-Greed-Making-Cryptocurrency/dp/1541763017/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1645037311&sr=8-2
  • On Barnes. &. Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cryptopians-laura-shin/1138980345?ean=9781541763012 
  • On Bookshop.org https://bookshop.org/books/the-cryptopians-idealism-greed-lies-and-the-making-of-the-first-big-cryptocurrency-craze/9781541763012
  • The Cryptopians content:

    • CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/video/coindesk-spotlight/laura-shin-on-the-cryptopians-and-what-she-discovered-investigating-the-ethereum-origin-story
  • Alexis Garcia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzujORW7fI 
  • NFT Notes: https://shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/episodes/nft-notes-21-laura-shin-on-the-story-of-ethereum 
  • NYT Book Review: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/books/review/new-this-week.html 
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    DAO Hacker Reveal: 

    • Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2022/02/22/exclusive-austrian-programmer-and-ex-crypto-ceo-likely-stole-11-billion-of-ether/
  • Unchained: https://unchainedpodcast.com/exclusive-cryptos-biggest-whodunnit-who-was-behind-the-2016-dao-attack-on-ethereum/ 
  • Medium: https://medium.com/@laurashin/who-hacked-the-dao-on-ethereum-heres-how-we-jumped-past-one-critical-step-60aec489a127
  • Bulletin: https://laurashin.bulletin.com/who-was-behind-the-2016-dao-attack-on-ethereum-the-backstory-to-my-investigation
  • Forbes on YouTube: ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuICbAucfn0 
  • Daily Tech News Show: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1306972988 
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    Steven Ehrlich

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/?sh=fb976542ce44 
  • https://twitter.com/Steven_Ehrlich 
  • https://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbescryptoassetadvisor/ 

     

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