31 Books like Number Go Up

Easy Money

by Ben McKenzie • 2023

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

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4k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

Easy Money 97%

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

by Ben McKenzie 2023

3.95

4k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

The Missing Cryptoqueen

by Jamie Bartlett • 2022

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

4.20

2k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing 🃏 Ponzi Schemes 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Missing Cryptoqueen 96%

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

by Jamie Bartlett 2022

4.20

2k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing 🃏 Ponzi Schemes 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

by David Gerard • 2017

Blockchain was meant to kill banks. It gave us hacks, bubbles, and seven transactions a second.

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1k+

💻 Technoskepticism 💸 Financial Bubbles ⛓️ Blockchain Critique 📈 Crypto Speculation 🃏 Ponzi Schemes

Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain Summary

Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain 96%

Blockchain was meant to kill banks. It gave us hacks, bubbles, and seven transactions a second.

by David Gerard 2017

3.95

1k+ ratings

💻 Technoskepticism 💸 Financial Bubbles ⛓️ Blockchain Critique 📈 Crypto Speculation 🃏 Ponzi Schemes

Bitcoin Billionaires

by Ben Mezrich • 2019

After $65 million from Facebook, the twins bet everything on digital money the world called a joke.

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8k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency Origins 📈 Bitcoin Investing ⚠️ Startup Cautionary Tales ⚖️ Regulatory Battles 👨‍💻 Tech Founders

Bitcoin Billionaires 96%

After $65 million from Facebook, the twins bet everything on digital money the world called a joke.

by Ben Mezrich 2019

3.98

8k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency Origins 📈 Bitcoin Investing ⚠️ Startup Cautionary Tales ⚖️ Regulatory Battles 👨‍💻 Tech Founders

Digital Gold

by Nathaniel Popper • 2015

A $460 million hack, a dark-web drug bazaar, and the outsiders who refused to let digital money die.

4.14

7k+

💰 Digital Currency 🕶️ Dark Web 🔐 Cypherpunk Movement 🚀 Startup Stories 🗽 Techno-Libertarianism

Digital Gold 95%

A $460 million hack, a dark-web drug bazaar, and the outsiders who refused to let digital money die.

by Nathaniel Popper 2015

4.14

7k+ ratings

💰 Digital Currency 🕶️ Dark Web 🔐 Cypherpunk Movement 🚀 Startup Stories 🗽 Techno-Libertarianism

Going Infinite

by Michael Lewis • 2023

He saw people as math problems, built a $40 billion crypto empire, then watched it dissolve.

3.83

36k+

🪙 Crypto Collapse 💸 Financial Scandal 🌍 Effective Altruism 🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 👤 Character Study

Going Infinite 95%

He saw people as math problems, built a $40 billion crypto empire, then watched it dissolve.

by Michael Lewis 2023

3.83

36k+ ratings

🪙 Crypto Collapse 💸 Financial Scandal 🌍 Effective Altruism 🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 👤 Character Study

Money Men

by Dan McCrum • 2022

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

4.03

3k+

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

Money Men 95%

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

by Dan McCrum 2022

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

Crypto Confidential

by Nathaniel Eliason • 2024

A 7,700 percent gain, then zero: one insider's ride through the crypto casino.

4.21

740

🪙 Crypto Markets 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🧪 Behavioral Economics ⚠️ Cautionary Tales 🎙️ Insider Tell-All

Crypto Confidential 95%

A 7,700 percent gain, then zero: one insider's ride through the crypto casino.

by Nathaniel Eliason 2024

4.21

740 ratings

🪙 Crypto Markets 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🧪 Behavioral Economics ⚠️ Cautionary Tales 🎙️ Insider Tell-All

Kings of Crypto

by Jeff John Roberts • 2021

One startup made bitcoin simple. The regulators came. Then the rivals. Then the civil war.

3.98

991

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🏦 Fintech Startups 🏛️ Crypto Exchanges 📈 Startup Scaling 🏢 Company Biography

Kings of Crypto 95%

One startup made bitcoin simple. The regulators came. Then the rivals. Then the civil war.

by Jeff John Roberts 2021

3.98

991 ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🏦 Fintech Startups 🏛️ Crypto Exchanges 📈 Startup Scaling 🏢 Company Biography

The Key Man

by Simon Clark • 2021

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

4.18

3k+

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

The Key Man 95%

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

by Simon Clark 2021

4.18

3k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

The Infinite Machine

by Camila Russo • 2020

What happens when a decentralized revolution turns out to depend on one 23-year-old?

4.10

2k+

⛓️ Cryptocurrency History 🤖 Smart Contract Platforms 🏦 Decentralized Finance 🌐 Internet Governance 📰 Tech Journalism

The Infinite Machine 94%

What happens when a decentralized revolution turns out to depend on one 23-year-old?

by Camila Russo 2020

4.10

2k+ ratings

⛓️ Cryptocurrency History 🤖 Smart Contract Platforms 🏦 Decentralized Finance 🌐 Internet Governance 📰 Tech Journalism

Blockchain Revolution

by Don Tapscott • 2016

The technology inside Bitcoin could replace banks, rewrite business, and reinvent how we govern.

3.39

5k+

🔗 Cryptocurrency 💳 Financial Technology 🌐 Decentralized Systems 💻 Digital Economy ⚡ Economic Disruption

Blockchain Revolution 94%

The technology inside Bitcoin could replace banks, rewrite business, and reinvent how we govern.

by Don Tapscott 2016

3.39

5k+ ratings

🔗 Cryptocurrency 💳 Financial Technology 🌐 Decentralized Systems 💻 Digital Economy ⚡ Economic Disruption

American Kingpin

by Nick Bilton • 2017

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

4.41

55k+

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

American Kingpin 94%

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

by Nick Bilton 2017

4.41

55k+ ratings

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

The Lazarus Heist

by Geoff White • 2022

North Korea's hackers targeted one bank for nearly a billion. That was just the trial run.

4.14

2k+

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 💰 Financial Cybercrime 🏛️ State-Sponsored Crime 🇰🇵 North Korean Regime 💸 Money Laundering

The Lazarus Heist 94%

North Korea's hackers targeted one bank for nearly a billion. That was just the trial run.

by Geoff White 2022

4.14

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 💰 Financial Cybercrime 🏛️ State-Sponsored Crime 🇰🇵 North Korean Regime 💸 Money Laundering

Hype

by Gabrielle Bluestone • 2021

Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.

3.32

1k+

🎣 Internet Scams 📱 Influencer Culture 🚀 Startup Hype 🧠 Psychology Of Scams 🤳 Social Media Manipulation

Hype 94%

Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.

by Gabrielle Bluestone 2021

3.32

1k+ ratings

🎣 Internet Scams 📱 Influencer Culture 🚀 Startup Hype 🧠 Psychology Of Scams 🤳 Social Media Manipulation

Butler to the World

by Oliver Bullough • 2022

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

3.98

3k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Butler to the World 94%

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

by Oliver Bullough 2022

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Bitcoin

by Dominic Frisby • 2014

Satoshi Nakamoto solved digital trust without banks. The repercussions are still unfolding.

3.86

693

🕶️ Cypherpunk Ideology 🔗 Blockchain Explained 🪙 Cryptocurrency History 📉 Monetary Reform 🌐 Borderless Money

Bitcoin 94%

Satoshi Nakamoto solved digital trust without banks. The repercussions are still unfolding.

by Dominic Frisby 2014

3.86

693 ratings

🕶️ Cypherpunk Ideology 🔗 Blockchain Explained 🪙 Cryptocurrency History 📉 Monetary Reform 🌐 Borderless Money

Kleptopia

by Tom Burgis • 2020

Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

3.80

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🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs 💎 Resource Curse 🎭 Disinformation

Kleptopia 94%

Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

by Tom Burgis 2020

3.80

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs 💎 Resource Curse 🎭 Disinformation

Kingpin

by Kevin Poulsen • 2011

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

3.97

8k+

🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

Kingpin 94%

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

by Kevin Poulsen 2011

3.97

8k+ ratings

🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

Stamped

by Jason Reynolds • 2020

A fake blood test, a charismatic founder, and the whistleblowers who risked everything to expose it.

4.46

55k+

🕵️ Corporate Fraud 💻 Tech Scandal 🗞️ Investigative Reporting 👤 Whistleblowers 🩺 Medical Technology

Stamped 94%

A fake blood test, a charismatic founder, and the whistleblowers who risked everything to expose it.

by Jason Reynolds 2020

4.46

55k+ ratings

🕵️ Corporate Fraud 💻 Tech Scandal 🗞️ Investigative Reporting 👤 Whistleblowers 🩺 Medical Technology

Read Write Own

by Chris Dixon • 2024

The architecture for internet networks no single company can control: ownership built into the code.

3.93

2k+

🌐 Internet History 🔑 Digital Ownership 🪙 Token Economics 🔗 Network Effects ⛓️ Decentralization

Read Write Own 94%

The architecture for internet networks no single company can control: ownership built into the code.

by Chris Dixon 2024

3.93

2k+ ratings

🌐 Internet History 🔑 Digital Ownership 🪙 Token Economics 🔗 Network Effects ⛓️ Decentralization

Subprime Attention Crisis

by Tim Hwang • 2020

The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.

3.61

1k+

🌐 Internet Economy 👀 Attention Economy 💥 Market Bubbles ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🕵️ Advertising Fraud

Subprime Attention Crisis 94%

The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.

by Tim Hwang 2020

3.61

1k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Economy 👀 Attention Economy 💥 Market Bubbles ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🕵️ Advertising Fraud

Black Edge

by Sheelah Kolhatkar • 2017

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

4.20

17k+

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime 🏦 Wall Street Culture 📰 Investigative Journalism

Black Edge 94%

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

by Sheelah Kolhatkar 2017

4.20

17k+ ratings

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime 🏦 Wall Street Culture 📰 Investigative Journalism

Treasure Islands

by Nicholas Shaxson • 2011

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

4.18

2k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Treasure Islands 94%

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

by Nicholas Shaxson 2011

4.18

2k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Future Crimes

by Marc Goodman • 2015

Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.

3.92

4k+

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕶️ Dark Web 💻 Digital Crime 🔍 Data Privacy 📡 Digital Surveillance

Future Crimes 94%

Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.

by Marc Goodman 2015

3.92

4k+ ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕶️ Dark Web 💻 Digital Crime 🔍 Data Privacy 📡 Digital Surveillance

The Crypto Book

by Siam Kidd • 2018

The crypto bubble hasn't peaked yet. A three-phase plan to ride it without getting wrecked.

3.57

150

🪙 Cryptocurrency Investing ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 📈 Investment Strategy 🛡️ Risk Management

The Crypto Book 93%

The crypto bubble hasn't peaked yet. A three-phase plan to ride it without getting wrecked.

by Siam Kidd 2018

3.57

150 ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency Investing ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 📈 Investment Strategy 🛡️ Risk Management

The Age of Cryptocurrency

by Paul Vigna • 2015

When the 2008 crash shattered trust in banks, a currency emerged that runs on math alone.

3.83

3k+

💱 Digital Currencies ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 💥 Financial Disruption 🔐 Cryptography 🕵️ Cypherpunk Roots

The Age of Cryptocurrency 93%

When the 2008 crash shattered trust in banks, a currency emerged that runs on math alone.

by Paul Vigna 2015

3.83

3k+ ratings

💱 Digital Currencies ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 💥 Financial Disruption 🔐 Cryptography 🕵️ Cypherpunk Roots

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst

by Daniel Reingold • 2006

His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.

3.88

1k+

🏢 Wall Street Insiders ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 🔍 Insider Information 📡 Tech Bubbles 🕵️ Corporate Fraud

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst Summary

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst 93%

His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.

by Daniel Reingold 2006

3.88

1k+ ratings

🏢 Wall Street Insiders ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 🔍 Insider Information 📡 Tech Bubbles 🕵️ Corporate Fraud

The Truth Machine

by Michael J. Casey • 2018

Trust used to require banks and governments. A shared digital record is making them optional.

3.67

1k+

🔗 Blockchain 🪙 Digital Currency 🏗️ Trust Infrastructure 🌐 Decentralization 📉 Institutional Decline

The Truth Machine 93%

Trust used to require banks and governments. A shared digital record is making them optional.

by Michael J. Casey 2018

3.67

1k+ ratings

🔗 Blockchain 🪙 Digital Currency 🏗️ Trust Infrastructure 🌐 Decentralization 📉 Institutional Decline

DeFi and the Future of Finance

by Campbell R. Harvey • 2021

Banks replaced by code, middlemen by protocols: the blockchain remaking of global finance.

3.50

597

🪙 Cryptocurrency 📱 Fintech ⛓️ Blockchain 📝 Smart Contracts 💎 Digital Assets

DeFi and the Future of Finance 93%

Banks replaced by code, middlemen by protocols: the blockchain remaking of global finance.

by Campbell R. Harvey 2021

3.50

597 ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 📱 Fintech ⛓️ Blockchain 📝 Smart Contracts 💎 Digital Assets

Money

by Jacob Goldstein • 2020

Money is a story we agree to believe, and its history is stranger than textbooks admit.

4.19

7k+

🏛️ Monetary History 📉 Financial Crises 🤝 Money And Trust 🏦 History Of Central Banking 🪙 Cryptocurrency Origins

Money 93%

Money is a story we agree to believe, and its history is stranger than textbooks admit.

by Jacob Goldstein 2020

4.19

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Monetary History 📉 Financial Crises 🤝 Money And Trust 🏦 History Of Central Banking 🪙 Cryptocurrency Origins

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