Crypto Wars by Erica Stanford Summary
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"Crypto Wars" exposes the dark underbelly of cryptocurrency - where $1 billion vanishes quarterly and scammers fake deaths to escape justice. Awarded 'Highly Commended' at the 2022 Business Book Awards, Stanford's expose is the survival guide every investor needs before risking their fortune.
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The Day the Cryptoqueen Vanished
A London curry house, December 2019. Jamie Bartlett, the BBC journalist who'd just exposed one of history's greatest financial frauds, sat among cryptocurrency insiders swapping war stories. The conversation had turned to Ruja Ignatova-the brilliant, charismatic founder who'd disappeared two years earlier with somewhere between half a billion and several billion dollars. But here's what chilled Bartlett: these weren't just tales of past crimes. The experts around that table were tracking massive frauds happening right now, actively draining billions from ordinary people's bank accounts. Welcome to the crypto underworld, where fortunes vanish overnight and the line between innovation and deception blurs beyond recognition.
Creating Money From Thin Air
The Midnight Run
The Cryptoqueen's Empire
The Meme That Cost Billions
The Man Who Died Twice
The Revolution Beneath the Rubble
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