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Nathaniel Popper is the author of Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvinvent Money.
The book was an Amazon non-fiction Editor's Pick and a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice. It was a shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award. Nathaniel has written about Wall Street and Silicon Valley for The New York Times for the last decade, closely following how technology has changed money and finance. Nathaniel is currently writing a book for Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, about the rise of WallStreetBets, Robinhood and the retail investors who have shaken up the old world of money. He is also a co-producer of an upcoming film on the same topic, The Meme Economy, with Optimist Films. Nathaniel appears frequently on television and radio to discuss technology, finance and cryptocurrencies. Nathaniel grew up in Pittsburgh and lives in Oakland, California with his wife and two children. |
Nathaniel and his writing on the 2018 hack that brought down Twitter were featured in the documentary film The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter, a production of The New York Times Presents on Hulu.
Nathaniel discussed the history of Bitcoin and Digital Gold on Fresh Air with Terri Gross. Listen on NPR.
Nathaniel and his reporting on the history of Bitcoin were featured in the documentary Banking on Bitcoin, which is available on Netflix.
Nathaniel hosted and produced a documentary series for TechCrunch, Trust Disrupted: Bitcoin and the Blockchain. Watch it on TechCrunch.
Nathaniel has written about Bitcoin and the evolution of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain since 2013 when he wrote the first article that outed the Winklevoss twins as major holders of Bitcoin. Since then Nathaniel has written about all facets of the new world created by Bitcoin, including the energy intensive world of cryptocurrency mining from China to Iceland; the rise of alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Ripple; the perils of lost Bitcoin passwords; the specter of ransomware and dark net drug markets; and the digital currency ambitions of China, Venezuela and Facebook.
During the GameStop trading craze in January 2021, Nathaniel led reporting on everything from the congressional hearings, to the story of the young father who led the online trading hordes, Roaring Kitty, to Robinhood's efforts to face down its critics.
Nathaniel discussed the history of Bitcoin and Digital Gold on Fresh Air with Terri Gross. Listen on NPR.
Nathaniel and his reporting on the history of Bitcoin were featured in the documentary Banking on Bitcoin, which is available on Netflix.
Nathaniel hosted and produced a documentary series for TechCrunch, Trust Disrupted: Bitcoin and the Blockchain. Watch it on TechCrunch.
Nathaniel has written about Bitcoin and the evolution of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain since 2013 when he wrote the first article that outed the Winklevoss twins as major holders of Bitcoin. Since then Nathaniel has written about all facets of the new world created by Bitcoin, including the energy intensive world of cryptocurrency mining from China to Iceland; the rise of alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Ripple; the perils of lost Bitcoin passwords; the specter of ransomware and dark net drug markets; and the digital currency ambitions of China, Venezuela and Facebook.
During the GameStop trading craze in January 2021, Nathaniel led reporting on everything from the congressional hearings, to the story of the young father who led the online trading hordes, Roaring Kitty, to Robinhood's efforts to face down its critics.
Nathaniel's book, Digital Gold, a history of Bitcoin and the blockchain, is available in paperback. Order it from Amazon or IndieBound. Digital Gold was reviewed in The New York Times, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Bookforum, and Quartz, among other places. |
PRAISE FOR DIGITAL GOLD
"Necessary reading" -BETHANY MCLEAN, New York Times Book Review "So, yes, it’s a totally awesome book" -JUSTIN FOX, Bloomberg "Digital Gold is as strong a narrative achievement as a reporting one" -CHRIS WILSON, Bookforum "This excellent work is the book on Bitcoin you’ve been waiting for" -TYLER COWEN, Marginal Revolution “An amazing story... Popper has produced a riveting tale filled with colorful innovators that is crucial reading for anyone who wants to understand the future.” - WALTER ISAACSON, author of The Innovators and Steve Jobs “Bitcoin may be a product of computer science, but it is a very human story... This highly entertaining history reminds us yet again that truth can be stranger than fiction." - LARRY SUMMERS, former Secretary of the Treasury "Finally, the book so many of us have been waiting for: A riveting and smart account of the strange history of Bitcoin" -ADAM DAVIDSON, co-founder of NPR's Planet Money. |
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