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
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
