Out of the Ether, Matthew Leising
Out of the Ether, Matthew Leising
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Out of the Ether
The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the $55 Million Heist That Almost Destroyed It All

Author: Matthew Leising

Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/27/2020

Synopsis

Discover how $55 million in cryptocurrency vanished in one of the most bizarre thefts in history

Out of the Ether: The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the $55 Million Heist that Almost Destroyed It All tells the astonishing tale of the disappearance of $55 million worth of the cryptocurrency ether in June 2016. It also chronicles the creation of the Ethereum blockchain from the mind of inventor Vitalik
Buterin to the ragtag group of people he assembled around him to build the second-largest crypto universe after Bitcoin.

Celebrated journalist and author Matthew Leising tells the full story of one of the most incredible chapters in cryptocurrency history. He covers the aftermath of the heist as well, explaining the extreme lengths the victims of the theft and the creators of Ethereum went to in order to try and limit the damage.

The book covers:
• The creation of Ethereum
• An explanation of the nature of blockchain and cryptocurrency
• The activities of a colorful cast of hackers, coders, investors, and thieves

Perfect for anyone with even a passing interest in the world of modern fintech or daring electronic heists, Out of the Ether is a story of genius and greed that’s so incredible you may just choose not to believe it.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Murtaza on April 16, 2021

Well-written background on the founding of Ethereum and its creator Vitalik Buterin. Ethereum seeks to be something like a global internet and was the first major attempt to use blockchain technology for something other than currency. Different platforms can be built on the Ethereum protocol, each w......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on October 11, 2021

While reading this detailed and engrossing account of the development of Ethereum, and the criminal events that led to the splitting off of Ethereum Classic, it's hard to escape the feeling that the author has a tremendous bias towards the Ethereum approach to blockchain technology over simpler appr......more

Goodreads review by Rootul on January 04, 2022

This covers a lot of the same events as "The Infinite Machine: How an Army of Crypto-hackers Is Building the Next Internet with Ethereum". Takeaways from this book: - It seems likely that the author and other ppl in the Ethereum community know the actor behind the DAO attack yet haven't publicly filed......more

Goodreads review by Seng Wee on November 25, 2021

The book started off with the captivating mystery of the Ether theft case, with the author pursing the leads left behind. It was a good starting point to introduce Ethereum to the non-technical people. For some people, Ethereum may just been a tool in another get-rich-quick scheme but there is a com......more

Goodreads review by Jeroen on August 23, 2021

Another great book about people coming together to build things and attempt to change the world. This one is not a classic rise-and-fall story, but tells the history/rise of Ethereum intertwined with the story of its biggest temporary setback/fall: the DAO's $135m heist (or even way more with current......more

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