A great primer on the major epochs in the history of cryptocurrency， covering the landscape leading up to Satoshi's Bitcoin white paper through to the ICO bubble and stablecoins， and onwards to Libra and DeFi。 The description of each cryptocurrency incarnation is entertaining as well as informative， with critical analysis and considered opinion， as well as some granted hindsight， thrown in to produce an enjoyable commentary。 Most interesting is the discussion and speculation on the future applic A great primer on the major epochs in the history of cryptocurrency， covering the landscape leading up to Satoshi's Bitcoin white paper through to the ICO bubble and stablecoins， and onwards to Libra and DeFi。 The description of each cryptocurrency incarnation is entertaining as well as informative， with critical analysis and considered opinion， as well as some granted hindsight， thrown in to produce an enjoyable commentary。 Most interesting is the discussion and speculation on the future applications of cryptocurrency， how the technology could move on from disrupting finance to disrupting politics and nation states。 As the author describes， this process has already begun。 A book that gets the mental wheels of possibility turning。 。。。more