I read, well, skimmed this. If you've been reading Matt Levine's columns, it doesn't have anything new. But for people who haven't paid attention to crypto (for understandable reasons) and for...
I read, well, skimmed this. If you've been reading Matt Levine's columns, it doesn't have anything new. But for people who haven't paid attention to crypto (for understandable reasons) and for some reason are curious enough to learn about it now, it's an excellent introduction.
"Long read" is 40 000 words, so it's basically a short book. I thought it was lucid and entertaining, even though I already knew a lot of the story - there are a few decently sharp points in...
"Long read" is 40 000 words, so it's basically a short book. I thought it was lucid and entertaining, even though I already knew a lot of the story - there are a few decently sharp points in there, as I usually find with Levine. (I've been reading him since the GameStop thing - as probably many others have)
I read, well, skimmed this. If you've been reading Matt Levine's columns, it doesn't have anything new. But for people who haven't paid attention to crypto (for understandable reasons) and for some reason are curious enough to learn about it now, it's an excellent introduction.
"Long read" is 40 000 words, so it's basically a short book. I thought it was lucid and entertaining, even though I already knew a lot of the story - there are a few decently sharp points in there, as I usually find with Levine. (I've been reading him since the GameStop thing - as probably many others have)