The wild, true story of cyber-era commerce, crime, cold-hard cash, and one of the greatest heists in history.
Even in hell, Bitcoin talks. This modern take on an old Japanese saying still holds true. Cryptocurrency was supposed to do for money what the internet did for information, but it didn't work out that way. Its virtual existence unleashed real-world chaos - especially in the homeland of its mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
Tokyo was the centre of the world's largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, until that company collapsed with nearly half a billion dollars' worth of bitcoin gone missing. It might be the greatest heist in history. If it was a heist.
So what really happened? Here's the true story of the humble-to-hot commodity, from the former geek website that launched the boom to an inside world of absent-minded CEOs, hucksters, hackers, cybercrooks, drug dealers, corrupt federal agents, evangelical libertarians, and clueless techies. You'll discover Bitcoin's connection to the infamous Silk Road, learn why hell has nothing on Japan's criminal justice system, and get the lowdown on the high cost of betting with the Devil's dollars. All of this for less than the price of a single bitcoin.
| ISBN: | 9781917189248 |
| Publication date: | 6th November 2025 |
| Author: | Jake Adelstein |
| Publisher: | Scribe UK an imprint of Scribe Publications Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Computer crime, cybercrime Online finance and investing Distributed ledger technology / blockchain Biography: business and industry Digital or internet economics Investment and securities Business ethics and social responsibility History of specific companies / corporate history Popular economics Computer security |
The wild, true story of cyber-era commerce, crime, cold-hard cash, and one of the greatest heists in history. Even in hell, Bitcoin talks.
The Devil Takes Bitcoin features in the following genres: Computer crime, cybercrime, Online finance and investing, Distributed ledger technology / blockchain, Biography: business and industry, Digital or internet economics, Investment and securities, Business ethics and social responsibility, History of specific companies / corporate history, Popular economics, Computer security
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Devil Takes Bitcoin was written by Jake Adelstein and published by Scribe UK an imprint of Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
The Devil Takes Bitcoin has 224 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.