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# The Cryptopians

> A deeply researched investigative account of the founding of Ethereum and the early conflicts among its creators. It chronicles the 2016 DAO hack and the subsequent ICO craze, highlighting the human drama and technical hurdles of the second-largest cryptocurrency.

# The Cryptopians

A deeply researched investigative account of the founding of Ethereum and the early conflicts among its creators. It chronicles the 2016 DAO hack and the subsequent ICO craze, highlighting the human drama and technical hurdles of the second-largest cryptocurrency.

**Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze**

A deeply researched investigative account of the founding of Ethereum and the early conflicts among its creators. It chronicles the 2016 DAO hack and the subsequent ICO craze, highlighting the human drama and technical hurdles of the second-largest cryptocurrency.

## Publication details

* **Author:** Laura Shin
* **Publication:** 2022
* **ISBN:** 9781541763012

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**Canonical knowledge ID:** `book:the-cryptopians`