The prehistory of NFTs
This is a draft of part one of the history chapter for our planned NFT book. Corrections and nitpicking are most welcomed!
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News: Twitter on the blockchain, the US coup on the blockchain, Gensler in at the SEC, Ripple ex-CTO loses Bitcoin keys
The price went up in a triangular Fibonacci double-reacharound formation, moderated somewhat by both Makemake and Haumea being in Libra.
Eric Geissinger: Virtual Billions — looking at Bitcoin through a libertarian lens
A book given to historical rambling, but the Ross Ulbricht/Silk Road chapter is particularly good and insightful on what happens when you overextend an ideology to the point of monstrosity.
Pay the Devil in Bitcoin: the story of the collapse of Mt. Gox
A short book on the collapse of Mt. Gox, based on the authors’ work over the past few years for the Daily Beast. The book badly needs an editor, but does have bits worth the read. Also, it’s cheap.
Kim Nilsson of WizSec: how the bitcoins were stolen from Mt. Gox
The thought “I know PHP! How hard could running an exchange be?” never goes anywhere good.