"A colorful narrative that brings to life the extraordinary personalities behind Bitcoin, showing the enormous potential of this online currency for good and bad"-- “Like The Big Short and Bringing Down the House, Eric Geissinger’s Virtual Billions tackles a fascinating but elusive subject—in this case, Bitcoin—and makes it accessible and entertaining. This is a riveting slice of instant historical journalism about the digital currency that exploded onto the scene in 2009 and in just five years was worth $14 billion.”
 
—RICHARD ROEPER, film critic, radio host, and cohost of Good Day Chicago

“Enthusiastic… [Geissinger’s] account of Bitcoin’s rise is thoughtful and generally precise.... A perceptive early look at the volatile present and seemingly inevitable future of "’crypto-currency.’"

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