Blockchain Book Club: "Bitcoin Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich

Join us for the next meeting of our Blockchain Book Club!

We will be discussing Ben Mezrich's fun and readable book, Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption.

Many of you know Mezrich's previous book, The Accidental Billionaires, about the founding of Facebook (which later became the movie The Social Network). That book centered around the court battle between Mark Zuckerberg vs. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who argued that Zuck stole their idea for Facebook.

In this book, the Winklevoss Twins are the good guys, taking their newfound Facebook fortune and reinvesting it into bitcoin. Mezrich has a way of making difficult technical concepts easy to understand, and he's a master storyteller. (The chapter around the twins' extreme measures of secrecy to keep their bitcoin safe is especially memorable).

You can buy the book on Amazon, the audiobook on Audible, or check out the book from your local library. (Your library has Kindle and audiobook versions, too!)

We will begin the session by brainstorming and voting on topics related to the book, then we’ll discuss them in order of popularity.

Date/Time: Wed, Aug 16 at 6:30 pm ET

• 6:30pm-6:35pm: Intro to Boston Blockchain Association
• 6:35pm-6:45pm: Brainstorm discussion topics
• 6:45pm-7:25pm: Discussion

Moderator: Michael de la Maza, Professor of Business Analytics and Machine Learning at Hult International Business School.

See you there!