Amid turbulence in the cryptocurrency market this week, Canadian
author Elias Ahonen recounts the
industry's unbelievable history in BLOCKLAND: 21 Stories of
Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.
TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - BLOCKLAND: 21
Stories of Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency tells
the story, origin, history, culture, legends, and anecdotes of the
entire cryptocurrency industry. The 492-page book's 21 chapters
examine different facets of the blockchain phenomenon. Elias Ahonen's narrative work combines elements
of metaphoric story, textbook, and memoir to preserve the history
of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and everything surrounding them. This
includes explanations about the development of crypto mining and
the ICO bubble, as well as Bitcoin's ideological origins, its early
use in dark web drug markets, and billion-dollar digital
heists.
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"100% roller-coaster ride,
Blockland succeeds amazingly in both mythologizing and explaining
the current state of the cryptocurrency industry… While all of the
underlying stories are true, the use of metaphor and allegory
really does bring home what a magical and unlikely path
cryptocurrency has taken to get here." – Cointelegraph.com,
2020
The 6x9 hardcover versions are now available on Amazon, select
bookstores, and directly from the author at www.cryptonumist.com
for $59. The cover artwork Bitcoin
Angel is by acclaimed crypto artist Trevor Jones and symbolizes how many Bitcoin
enthusiasts see the digital currency as a sort of saviour.
Blockland was published on January
3rd.
"Cryptocurrency is a divisive
concept with philosophical, generational, political, and cultural
flashpoints which I have attempted to condense and reconcile into a
collective history that gives a well-rounded picture of Bitcoin's
first decade." – Elias Ahonen,
Author
About Elias Ahonen
Blockland is Ahonen's 2nd book. His
full-color 286-page Encyclopedia of Physical Bitcoins and
Crypto-Currencies was co-authored by Dr. Matthew Rippon in early 2016 and examined the
culture and values of cryptocurrency enthusiasts by analyzing the
symbolism of crypto-art. This led Ahonen to become a broker of
million-dollar Bitcoin art and to launch a cryptocurrency
consulting firm which placed him in the center of the hype. He has
been in the industry since 2013.
"In his highly detailed and
exhaustive catalog of physical cryptocurrencies, Ahonen takes us on
a journey from the very first attempts to produce these physical
coins, cementing his place as one of the first 'bitcoin
historians.'" – Bitcoin.com, 2017
Elias holds a BA in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada) and is completing a Master of
International Law relating to emerging technologies at the
University of Turku (Finland).
Review copies of Blockland are available and Elias is open to
interview requests.
About Cryptonumist
Cryptonumist.com sells Ahonen's books and curates a museum-like
gallery of rare 'physical bitcoins'. One of these is a 1,000 BTC
1oz gold coin worth around 40 million
dollars, making it the most valuable coin in the world.
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