Bitcoin is Magic: Internet Money, Memetic Warfare, and the End of Mere Reality

by David Morris

Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies have defied skeptics, becoming increasingly recognized as significant financial instruments and potentially transformative data infrastructure. This book dives into how cryptocurrency works, in a way that's comprehensible to human beings, and maybe even occasionally entertaining. But it also goes well beyond that, considering the possible long-term social impact if blockchain and cryptocurrencies catch on; addresses the arguments (and personal psychology) of some of crypto's biggest skeptics; sifts through the mass of terrible crypto 'journalism' to find the good stuff; and places blockchain in the context of past innovations like the telegraph, the railway, and the light bulb. Your guide through all of this is David Z. Morris. David has been a leading journalist covering cryptocurrency and blockchain technology for half a decade. He is currently a staff writer at Fortune Magazine, and was formerly a staffer at the late, lamented BreakerMag. His work on crypto has also appeared in The Atlantic, Slate, Aeon, Bitcoin Magazine, and many other outlets. He is also a PhD social scientist with a specialty in media technology and social change.

189 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 9, 2019

About the author

David Morris, author of Tactical Firearms Training Secrets, is a specialist in practical firearms training and survival techniques. His book, published in 2012, focuses on teaching tactical skills that can be practiced at home using methods like dry firing and airsoft. It emphasizes cost-effective ways to develop advanced shooting skills without extensive range time. Morris is also known for offering advice on broader preparedness topics in other works, including urban survival​.

Reviews

[Geisty Bear · Rating 5 out of 5]

To the point, succinct and fun