The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto: A Fifteen-Year Quest to Unmask the Secret Genius Behind Crypto
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- Author：Benjamin Wallace
- ISBN：B0D7G9WZ5Q
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Reviews
Tony
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I was not a brilliant child。 Years later， it dawned on me that I fixated on a question of what I guess we would call epistemology。 I fantasized about being able to ask someone a question that it seemed no one had the answer to。 The question was， “Did O。J。 Simpson really do it？” （Give me a break， I was a kid。） Benjamin Wallace， probably not to be confused with the ornery be-afroed Detroit Piston， carries this fantasy to an admirable extreme。 He knows that the odds are against him in his mission t I was not a brilliant child。 Years later， it dawned on me that I fixated on a question of what I guess we would call epistemology。 I fantasized about being able to ask someone a question that it seemed no one had the answer to。 The question was， “Did O。J。 Simpson really do it？” （Give me a break， I was a kid。） Benjamin Wallace， probably not to be confused with the ornery be-afroed Detroit Piston， carries this fantasy to an admirable extreme。 He knows that the odds are against him in his mission to learn who brought Bitcoin into being。 Nevertheless， he persisted。 Wallace and other journalists determined to unmask “Satoshi Nakamoto” encountered a bizarre resistance from a slice of cryptocurrency enthusiasts who argued that it does not matter who Nakamoto is because he invented such a world-changing product。 This is ironic， considering that the philosophy behind cryptocurrency arose out of rationalist email lists and internet fora who would be expected to welcome the pursuit of knowledge。The Mysterious Mr。 Nakamoto is advertised as a mystery， and it is。 I don’t cross paths often with the kinds of books that necessitate the spoiler tag， so I will forbear to tell you whether the mystery was solved。 The chase， in any case， was respectable， and presented with an ideal quantum of author involvement。 （I have long given up expecting the reportage of years-long quest such as Wallace’s not to season itself with a couple of “my totally normal， emotionally stable spouse thinks I’m crazy！” anecdotes。） Mr。 Nakamoto’s detail may be more geared to crypto enthusiasts who already know all the characters， but is nevertheless a rewarding primer on Bitcoin。 The fact is， no one actually understands this stuff。 。。。more
Bellaluvbooks
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Love the book！
Casey Meyer
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I received an advanced uncorrected proof from a Goodreads giveaway。I struggled a bit to decide what to rate this book and I think a large part of that can be summed up by part of a quote included in the book “Satoshi clearly values his privacy， and perhaps the best way to show respect and gratitude for his creation is to honor his wishes。” While I find the author’s journey interesting I continued to fall back on this point。 The idea of anonymity online is sacred to some and trying to peel back t I received an advanced uncorrected proof from a Goodreads giveaway。I struggled a bit to decide what to rate this book and I think a large part of that can be summed up by part of a quote included in the book “Satoshi clearly values his privacy， and perhaps the best way to show respect and gratitude for his creation is to honor his wishes。” While I find the author’s journey interesting I continued to fall back on this point。 The idea of anonymity online is sacred to some and trying to peel back the mask can be seen as overstepping in my opinion but I also tend to try to limit my own digital footprint and so it may be my own ideology that made me keep playing the sentence over in my head。While I did learn a lot about the origin and some very intelligent people around Bitcoin’s release I felt that the author kept whipping my head around to look at some new person who had varying degrees of pertinence to the overall story。 The depth at which they further explored each individual varied significantly， some certainly deserved to be explored but others just felt like fillers。 I perceived a slight timeline or main thread being chased through the book however there were many points where it felt like the thread was lost or the timeline shattered which made me further feel lost。My final thoughts are that this was an interesting read overall。 This book touched on many different topic areas outside of Bitcoin as well which I think really helped paint a picture of the digital group they were focused on。 I believe the author summed up their likeliest candidate without outright saying it in a tactful way and should undeniably proof ever truly be presented I would be interested to see how their claim holds up， they made a decent case in my opinion。Thank you for the opportunity to read the book early。 。。。more
Megan Harvell
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Such a fascinating mysterious read。
Lisa Conti-Ripley
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More than a little tedious but I carried on。
Mary
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A true crime style meandering mystery through the space of bitcoin。 I'm really fascinated by the tech， although the narrative was scattered in parts， partly due to the elusive nature of the titular Mr。Nakamoto and the lack of any true resolution。 A true crime style meandering mystery through the space of bitcoin。 I'm really fascinated by the tech， although the narrative was scattered in parts， partly due to the elusive nature of the titular Mr。Nakamoto and the lack of any true resolution。 。。。more
Tomasz
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