How Writing 'The Cryptopians' Shaped My Views on Ethereum - Ep.324
Unchained
Intro
In this chapter, the host introduces herself and her experience in cryptocurrency journalism while discussing her new book, 'The Cryptopians'. She also highlights the episode's focus and promotes several crypto-related sponsors.
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 LinksLaura Shin
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
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
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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