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- Book reviews (press and podcast)
- Book reviews (blogs)
- Academic citations
- Press interviews
- Podcast and video interviews
Book reviews (press and podcast)
- Eruditorum Press, 24 July 2017: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain by Elizabeth Sandifer
- A Journal of Musical Things, 15 August 2017: Can Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Transform the Music Industry? Maybe, Maybe Not by Alan Cross
- Fintech News Hong Kong, 26 September 2017: 10 Blockchain Books and Studies You Should Read
- LSE Business Review, 30 October 2017: Blockchain and bitcoin: In search of a critique by Martin Walker
- Fintechnews Singapore, 12 December 2017: 8 New Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Books to Learn Bitcoin and more
- BBC News, 22 December 2017: Tech Tent: What a year for Bitcoin by Rory Cellan-Jones
- BBC Brasil, 30 December 2017: Tudo o que você precisa saber sobre a ascensão e — aparente — queda do bitcoin em 2017 (“Everything you need to know about the rise and — apparent — fall of bitcoin in 2017“) by Rory Cellan-Jones
- New York Review of Books, 18 January 2018 (published 31 December 2017): Bitcoin Mania by Sue Halpern
- Finmag, 4 January 2018: Bitcoin a vlády jsou kamarádi (“Bitcoin and the government are friends“) by Michal Kašpárek
- eXeBlock, 5 January 2018: 5 Books on Blockchain Worth Reading
- Blocksplain, 23 January 2018: Blockchain in 2018: pros and cons by Richard MacManus
- E15.cz, 21 February 2018: Knihy o kryptoměnách neslouží jen jako manuál. Část z nich se pouští i do kritiky pravicové ideologie (“Books about cryptocurrencies are not just manuals. Part of them also goes into criticism of right-wing ideology”) by Red
- NewMR, 12 March 2018: ‘Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain’ – Book Review by Ray Poynter
- InfoQ, 22 March 2018: Book Review: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain by Ben Evans
- Jotwell, 3 April 2018: New Kids on the Blockchain: David Gerard, Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts (2017) by Andres Guadamuz
- CryptoComes, 12 May 2018: 10 Best Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Books of All Time by Allan Slavinsky
- Bankless Times, 30 May 2018: If you’re new to cryptocurrency, it may be worth checking out a few books by Allyson Brooks
- CoinSchedule, 1 June 2018: The Five Best Blockchain Books
- KryptoGraphe, 26 July 2018: What Are the Best Books for Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Beginners?
- Bitcoin Market Journal, 20 August 2018: Best Blockchain Books for 2018 by Alex Lielacher
- What Bitcoin Did, 19 October 2018: The B Foundation and Nouriel Roubini’s Testimony to Congress with Giacomo Zucco — book mention and description, 47:00 on
- Community Pulse, 19 December 2018: 2018 Wrap-Up (Episode 31) — book recommendation, 33:26 on
- Aaron Jaffe. “Reboot Everything.” American Book Review Volume 40, Number 6, September/October 2019 pp. 15-16, doi:10.1353/abr.2019.0094 — review of Blockchain: The Next Everything by Stephen P. Williams, recommending Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain instead
Book reviews (blogs)
- Gustav Erikson, 25 July 2017: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts by David Gerard
- Kristian Köhntopp, 1 August 2017: Fertig gelesen: Attack of the 50 foot Blockchain
- Liquefy, 9 August 2017: The Importance of the Critical book: Attack of the 50 foot Blockchain
- Bob Morris, 1 September 2017: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain. Yes, it’s a bubble
- Value and Opportunity, 3 September 2017: Book review “Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain”
- Affinity (FreethoughtBlogs), 3 September 2017: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
- Maxie Duncan, 8 November 2017: Review: Attack of the 50 foot Blockchain
- David Rosenthal, 16 November 2017: Techno-hype part 2
- David Pelayo, 27 November 2017: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
- Clive Tong, 27 November 2017: Bitcoin – where does it go next?
- Nocturnal, 20 December 2017: Book Review: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
- Roman Irani, 7 January 2018: Book Review — Attack of the 50 feet Blockchain — David Gerard
- Christoph Michel, 24 January 2018: Book Review — Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
- Roger Burton-West, 31 January 2018: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain, David Gerard
- William Shaw, 1 February 2018: Review: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain by David Gerard
- Rob C. Rogers, 3 March 2018: “Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain”
- Ben Sheffield, 11 April 2018: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain — David Gerard
- Mark Eldridge, 7 May 2018: Cunningham’s Law, book reviews, and password complexity
- Big Lychee, 30 May 2018: Recommended Books
- Ilya Kleyner, London Blockchain Labs, 14 October 2018: The best books to read about blockchain — LBL’s Top 10
- Andrew Stephens, 16 December 2019: Book Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain by David Gerard
- Goodreads: Kindle, paperback
Academic citations
- Zīle, K.; Strazdiņa, R. (2018). Blockchain Use Cases and Their Feasibility. Applied Computer Systems, 23(1), 12-20. doi:10.2478/acss-2018-0002
- Dujak D., Sajter D. (2019). Blockchain Applications in Supply Chain. In: Kawa A., Maryniak A. (eds) SMART Supply Network. EcoProduction (Environmental Issues in Logistics and Manufacturing). Springer, Cham.
- Åberg, Emilie (2018). Hype, hot eller möjlighet? en analys av blockkedjeteknik för livsmedelskedjan och dess potentiella inverkan på svenska primärproducenter. First cycle, G2E. Alnarp: SLU, Department of Biosystems and Technology.
- Koens T., Poll E. (2018). What Blockchain Alternative Do You Need? In: Garcia-Alfaro J., Herrera-Joancomartí J., Livraga G., Rios R. (eds) Data Privacy Management, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology, pp 113-129. DPM 2018, CBT 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11025. Springer, Cham.
- Peter Williams (2018). Does competency-based education with blockchain signal a new mission for universities? Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2018.1520491
- Marković, Jurica (2018). Ethical foundations and moral challenges of blockchain technology. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Philosophy.
- Balázs Bodó, Daniel Gervais, João Pedro Quintais. Blockchain and smart contracts: the missing link in copyright licensing? International Journal of Law and Information Technology. DOI:10.1093/ijlit/eay014
- Nancy Baym, Lana Swartz, Andrea Alarcon (2019). Convening Technologies: Blockchain and the Music Industry. International Journal of Communication, v. 13, p. 20, Jan. 2019.
Press interviews
- BlockTribune, 9 May 2017: David Gerard on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: “You Can Get a Long Way on Just Buzzwords and Big Claims” (archive) by Bruce Haring
- Heise Technology Review, Oktober 2017, p. 82 (published 14 September 2017): »Manche verstehen nicht, wofür es Gesetze gibt« (“Some don’t understand what laws are for”) by Sascha Mattke
- CEBMa Newsletter, Autumn 2017 (published 8 December 2017): Interview with David Gerard by Martin Walker
- Jungle.World, 25 January 2018: »Bei Bitcoin geht es weniger um Technologie als um Psychologie« (“Bitcoin is less about technology than psychology”) by Malte Voß
- Sustainability Zero, 5 June 2018: Bitcoin’s Energy (ab)use: Smells like Dung. But Horse Dung by Pratima H
- Decrypt Media, 8 April 2019: “Bitcoin is an apocalyptic death cult” — Curry with David Gerard by Ben Munster
- The Native Society, 19 June 2019: David Gerard: Author, “Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts”
Podcast and video interviews
- Bitcoin Uncensored, 21 July 2017: podcast interview with Chris DeRose
- Financial Times FT Alphaville, 27 July 2017: Attack of the 50-foot blockchain, a sceptic’s guide to crypto — podcast interview with Izabella Kaminska
- Atlas Pulse TV, 4 October 2017: “Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain” — video interview with Charlie Murray
- The Innocents Abroad (podcast), 7 October 2017: Episode 15: Disruption — book review, 8:54 on
- 15Mb: The @dgwbirch Podcast Series, 21 January 2018: David Gerard, author of “Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain” — podcast interview with David Birch
- Cascadian Views, 27 January 2018 — podcast interview
- Consult Hyperion Tomorrow’s Transactions, 6 February 2018 — podcast interview with David Birch
- The Lite Podcast, 8 August 2018: 1.8 The Lite Podcast and David Gerard — podcast interview with eCurrencyHodler
- Crypto 101, 12 November 2018: Bitcoin Criticism: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain w/ David Gerard — podcast interview with Matthew Aaron
- Cryptojack TV, 24 December 2018: “Attack of 50 Foot Blockchain” REVIEW & DEBATE
- CoinSpice Milk, 10 January 2019: Crypto’s Main Hater Says You’re All Either Fools or Crooks: Meet David Gerard — podcast interview with C. Edward Kelso
- CryptoAuthority, 24 March 2019: PoW Debate with David Gerard and Dan Held
- Around The Coin, 14 April 2019: Episode 176: Interview with Bitcoin critic David Gerard about everything he finds wrong with Bitcoin — podcast interview with Nako Mbelle
- The CryptoLaw Podcast, 10 May 2019: Attack of the 50 Foot CryptoLaw Podcast — podcast interview with Adrian Cortez and Gabriel Shapiro
- Shell: The Energy Podcast, 16 May 2019: Blockchain: has the hype peaked? — panel discussion
- HODLCast, 3 June 2019: The HodlCastEp. 83 QuadrigaCX with Amy Castor and David Gerard
- Bitcoin Car Talk, 9 June 2019: Bitcoin Car Talk 22: David Gerard — comedy podcast with MikeInSpace
- End of the Chain, 11 June 2019: David Gerard Author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain — podcast interview with Samuel McCulloch
- Let’s Talk ETC!, 24 July 2019: Let’s Talk ETC! #93 – David Gerard, Author — Libra & A Contrarian’s View Of Blockchain Technology
- TruStory, 1 October 2019: Bitcoin will become the world’s reserve currency — debate with Vortex
- Keyword: Crypto, 19 October 2019: David Gerard: Bitcoin is Hilarious Trash
- What Is Crypto, 5 December 2019: Episode #13 $50,000 BTC? w/ David Gerard
- Finance Magnates, 22 April 2020: Blockchain Podcast # 119 — David Gerard, author of ‘Attack of the 50-Foot Blockchain’ — interviewed by Rachel McIntosh
- Finance Magnates, 5 May 2020: Bitcoin Post-COVID & Pre-Halvening: 4 Leading Experts Open Up on BTC — webinar round-table
- New Kids on the Blockchain, 2 May 2020: New Kids On The Blockchain — A Savage Journey To The Heart Of Crypto And The ICO
- One Knight In Product, 29 August 2020: Only Fools and Blockchain — interviewed by Jason Knight
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