Ep231 Ethan Lou – Author of “Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West

MEET ETHAN LOU: Ethan Lou is the author of "Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West," and writes a column in the Financial Post. His earlier book, "Field Notes from a Pandemic," has received national accolades. Lou is a former Reuters reporter and has served as a visiting journalist at the University of British Columbia. Book: Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West Once a Bitcoin Miner depicts how Ethan had gone to North Korea and met the Ethereum Foundation's Virgil Griffith — the man later arrested for allegedly trying to help the totalitarian state break sanctions through blockchain. Griffith pleaded guilty on Sept 27, and this book grants an exclusive insider's look into those seven nights in Pyongyang. In CoinDesk, there's both an excerpt and Ethan's analysis of the case. There's another excerpt published in the Canadian magazine the Walrus. Publisher's Weekly calls the book's events a "roller-coaster ride." Camila Russo, author of The Infinite Machine and founder of The Defiant, has called Once a Bitcoin Miner a "highly entertaining read." Erik Voorhees, founder of ShapeShift, has called Ethan's writing "rare quality in crypto journalism." The book will be featured in all the major publications in Canada as well as the Times and the Sun in the United Kingdom.CONTACT: https://ethanlou.com/ https://twitter.com/Ethan_LouSUPPORT THE SHOW BECAUSE I LOVE PUPPIES! 1)MEETFOX Monetize your time with an easy-to-use online platform. Use promo code “yuri” for 2 MONTHS FREE! 2) Talia di Napoli – PIZZA Click on the title for $6.00 off your order of AMAZING pizza shipped fresh from Napoli 3) TAXHUB NEED ACCOUNTING HELP? – Sign up for A Less Taxing Way To Work With A CPA. Get a free intro call with a tax professional. 4) Audible.com This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free trial, complete with a credit for a free audiobook download5) ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BITCOIN OR CRYPTOCURRENCY?BUY MY BOOK BECAUSE IT’S AMAZING!!! I’ll EVEN SIGN IT FOR YOU : ) BE LEFT BEHIND: Discover Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Before Your Grandma Beats You to It yuricataldo.com CREDITS: Our theme music is written and mixed by Chicago-based composer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Black of the Black’s Backbone collaborative. And produced by REB Records. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn -...