vacating Bitcoin Foundation seat, 345
Kodric, Nejc, 253
Kraken (Bitcoin exchange), 315
Krugman, Paul, 286
Kutscher, Ashton, 335
Kuzmin, Alexander, 135–136
La Nación (newspaper), 241
Larsen, Chris, 325–326
Lawsky, Benjamin, 225, 300–302, 304,
317
Lee, Bobby, 256, 261–265, 267, 273,
300, 343–345
Lee, Charlie, 100, 103, 105, 256, 283
Lemon Digital Wallet, 154, 160–162,
179–180, 242–244, 252, 261, 280–
283, 351. See also Casares, Wences Lenihan, Larry, 144, 176
Lerner, Sergio, 324
Levchin, Max, 185–186, 349, 353
Levine, John, 24–25
Liberty Reserve (online currency), 218
Liew, Jeremy, 300–301
Lilla, Mark, 111
Ling Kang, 268, 274–275
LinkedIn (networking site), 291–292
Litecoin, 256, 283, 286
Luria, Gil, 271–272
MagicalTux (screen name). See
Karpeles, Mark
Magic: The Gathering Online
Exchange. See Mt. Gox (Bitcoin exchange)
Magic: The Gathering (online game), 51, 77
Maguire Ventures, 149
Makan, Divesh, 293
Malka, Micky, 179–180, 201–203,
210–212, 236, 242, 252, 282–283
Malmi, Martti
beginning connection to Bitcoin, 29–
30, 200
entry into Bitcoin operations, 33–39,
44–50
exchange services and forums, 53–54
making Silk Road work, 72, 84
reduced role in Bitcoin, 58–60
return to Bitcoin community, 348
running Bitcoin website, 66, 80–82,
86
Marcus, David, 158–159, 181, 184–
185, 201, 216, 281, 292, 349
Mark Twain Bank, 12
Maxwell, Gregory, 348
McCaleb, Jed
creation of Ripple, 187, 325
exclusion from Bitcoin Foundation,
139
founding of Mt. Gox, 50–53
handling Mt. Gox disputes and
problems, 63–65
Mt. Gox account hacked, 90, 94–95
partnership with Mark Karpeles, 65–
69
2011 NYC Bitcoin Expo, 103–105
2014 Bitcoin Pacifica (Lake Tahoe),
337
views on political ideology, 112–113
meetups. See conferences (Bitcoin and others)
Memory Dealers, 78–79, 93, 126. See
also Ver, Roger
Mercatus Center, 80
Miller, Ira, 137, 174, 176, 201
mining. See Bitcoin mining
Mint Chip (Canadian digital currency),
133
money/monetary systems
about origins and determination of
value, 15–17
basis of market economy, 11
Bitcoin as form of, 82, 286
Bitcoin as replacement for gold, 182
currency debasement, 30–31
evolution of credit, 157
gold standard, x, 15–16, 31–32, 45,
109, 157–158
jokes on nature of, 146
money laundering
Bank Secrecy Act enforcement, 196
Bitcoin as form of, 84, 303
investigation and arrests, ix, 224–225,
249, 266–267, 298
PayPal investigation as, 186, 216
regulatory compliance, 92, 203, 218
Mongolia, 330
Morehead, Dan
gathering for Lake Tahoe poker game,
viii, xii–xiii
investment in Slovenian exchange,
236
invited to work with Fortress, 217
meeting for first Bitcoin Pacifica,
251–253
meeting for second Bitcoin Pacifica,
337–342
relocation out of Fortress offices,
342–343
Morton, Chris, 221–222
MS Haberdasher (screen name), 170
Mt. Gox (Bitcoin exchange)
about the founding and growth, 50–54
arrival of Mark Karpeles, 65–69
contending with competitors, 97–102
federal seizure of assets, 213–214
government regulation, 66–67
hacker vulnerability/penetration, 67–
68, 82–83, 89–96
management problems, 307–309
plans for closure, 312–314
reaction to collapse and bankruptcy,
314–316
shutting down exchange, 193, 205–
207
trading disputes and problems, 63–65,
85–86, 199–207
trading volume, 53, 79, 201, 203, 207,
209–210
transaction malleability problem, 309–
312
Murck, Patrick, 139–142, 176, 233–
236, 265–267, 269, 302
Murdoch, James, 181
Murdoch, Rupert, 353
Murrone, Federico (“Fede”), 159–160,
201, 280–281, 349, 351
Musk, Elon, 187
MyBitcoin (online Bitcoin wallet), 98–
99, 113–114, 237
Napster (music sharing service), 35,
50–51, 347
Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 222, 353
Nas (rapper), 335
National Security Agency (NSA), 8,
271
Nebseny, Val, 329–330
Nelson, Gareth, 129–130
NewLibertyStandard (screen name),
37–39, 41, 48, 69
Newsweek, 319–321, 324–325, 342, 347
New York, State of. See Government regulation/investigation
New York Times, 211, 293, 303, 365
“99 percenters.” See Occupy Wall Street movement
Niven, Larry, 7
Nixon, Richard, 31
nob (screen name), 121, 170–171, 332
Novogratz, Mike, 180
O’Brien, Eric, 210
Occupy Wall Street movement, xi–xii,
111–112, 140, 157, 287, 331, 336
OKCoin, 344
Olympic Summer Games (Beijing,
2008), 145
“1 percenters,” wealth distribution, 287, 336
Overstock (online retailer), 289–290
Ovitz, Michael, 183
Pantera Capital, 217, 343
Patagon, 162
Paul, Ron, 110–111
PayPal
about founding, 185–187, 291–292
acceptance of Bitcoin, xii, 261–262
Bitcoin support from, 129, 158–159,
184–185, 192, 349
buying/selling Bitcoin through, 38,
52–54, 110
ransom demands and criminal use,
347–348
restrictions by Argentina, 159–161
shutting down Mt. Gox account, 64
WikiLeaks blockade, 57
Paysius, 174
PC World, 57
People’s Bank of China, 273–275
Pidgin (chat service), 246
Pirate Party, 35, 333
Ponzi scheme, Bitcoin as, 220
pornography, 72, 112, 117, 126, 234
Powell, Jesse, 94–96, 103, 105, 127–
128, 139, 252, 315, 337
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), 10, 13
proof-of-work, 18–19
P2P Foundation, 30, 323–324
public-key cryptography, 9–10, 141,
185–186, 238, 248, 281, 320, 330
Q coin (Chinese virtual currency), 257,
260–261, 268
ransom demands/payments, 82, 150,
347–348
Reeves, Ben, 237–239
reusable proofs of work (RPOWs), 18–
19
Reuters, 211
Ribbit Capital. See Malka, Micky Ripple, 187, 325
redandwhite (screen name), 225–226,
245
Russia, 54, 135–136, 197
Sacks, David, 192
Salmon, Felix, 210–211
SatoshiDice (gambling site), viii, 136,
193, 224, 338
Satoshi Ltd., 174
Satoshi Nakamoto
creation and promotion of “e-cash,” 5,
20–22
disappearance/search for, xiv, 60–62,
80–81, 141
participation in forums, 55–56, 58–59
unearthing identity, 319–324, 339–
340
Schumer, Charles, 84, 269
SecondMarket. See Barry Silbert
Shared Coin, 270
Shasky Calvery, Jennifer, 235, 266
Shrem, Charlie. See also BitInstant arrest by federal agents, 298–300
background and founding of
BitInstant, 128–130
lack of management skill, 220–224
marginalization in Bitcoin future,
331–334