Out of the Ether

PRAISE FOR OUT OF THE ETHER

"Matthew Leising writes here the definitive book on the early history of Ethereum, a fascinating story about crypto in the early 'wild west' years. It filled in some gaps for me. Fun to look back at how it all began now that cryptocurrencies are stable, trusted, and so needed for the global economy ahead."—TIM DRAPER, Founder, Draper Fisher Jurveston

"This is the fascinating story about the early days of Ethereum, a cryptocurrency and virtual computer that is shaping, and will continue to shape, the future of the internet for decades to come. Its growing value has attracted hackers looking for a virtual payday like moths to a flame. Leising takes it upon himself to try and solve one of the biggest hacks in the history of crypto using a combination of sources and breadcrumbs on the blockchain. A must-read crime procedural for the Age of Crypto."—CAMERON WINKLEVOSS, Co-Founder and President, Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange

"Matt Leising has written a real page-turner. Proving that real life is much stranger than fiction, he lays out the true story of the ^$55 million heist that threatened to undermine the Ethereum blockchain and its place in the next internet revolution. It's a great ride and a great read. Leising explains the technicalities in concepts that we can all understand while recounting the dramatic 2016 DAO hack and the extraordinary counter measures that prevented it from being far, far worse. I couldn't put this book down." —J. CHRISTOPHER GIANCARLO, Former Chairman, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission