“For most of human history, the world was a dark place. The cost of lighting was so profoundly high that when the sun went down people often just huddled in their shack or hut and waited for dawn. The story of how we got from huddling in the dark to having as much light as we want at the flick of a switch explains a ridiculous amount about the world. It explains why most people on Earth no longer have to worry constantly about starving to death. It explains why most people aren’t subsistence farmers—why we can have a world of people who make their living as personal trainers and HR professionals and plumbers. It explains climate change. It also explains why the amount of money in the world is not fixed, why one person’s gain is not another’s loss”

Excerpt From: Jacob Goldstein. “Money.” – Amazon Link

Coinbase would pay a price for its run-and-gun approach. Running through brick walls is a killer tactic—when it works. When it doesn’t, you end up on your ass—with a bloody nose. Coinbase’s earlier bid to outwit Apple, for instance, had been clever. It let the startup flout Apple’s rules by letting customers buy and sell bitcoin directly in its app, all the while keeping the iPhone maker in the dark by disabling the buy-sell feature in the city of Cupertino, where the app was vetted. But it took Apple only a few months to discover the ruse, and Coinbase was tossed unceremoniously from the App Store.”

Excerpt From: Jeff John Roberts. “Kings of Crypto.”