{"product_id":"the-devil-takes-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-crimes-and-the-japanese-connection-9781964992174","title":"The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eTokyo Vice\u003c\/em\u003e comes the wild, true story of cyber-era commerce, crime, cold-hard cash, and one of the greatest heists in history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven in hell, Bitcoin talks. This modern take on an old Japanese saying still holds true. Cryptocurrency was supposed to do for money what the internet did for information, but it didn't work out that way. Its virtual existence unleashed real-world chaos--especially in the homeland of its mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Tokyo was the center of the world's largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, until that company collapsed with nearly half a billion dollars' worth of Bitcoin gone missing. It might be the greatest heist in history. If it was a heist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo what really happened? \u003cem\u003eThe Devil Takes Bitcoin\u003c\/em\u003e tells the true story of the humble-to-hot commodity, from the former geek website that launched the boom to an inside world of absent-minded CEOs, hucksters, hackers, cybercrooks, drug dealers, corrupt federal agents, evangelical libertarians, and clueless techies. You'll discover Bitcoin's connection to the infamous Silk Road, learn why hell has nothing on Japan's criminal justice system, and get the lowdown on the high cost of betting with the Devil's dollars. All of this for less than the price of a single Bitcoin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdelstein, Jake:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJake Adelstein\u003c\/strong\u003e has been an investigative journalist in Japan since 1993, writing in Japanese and English. He authored \u003cem\u003eTokyo Vice\u003c\/em\u003e (now an HBO series), \u003cem\u003eThe Last Yakuza\u003c\/em\u003e (2023), and \u003cem\u003eTokyo Noir\u003c\/em\u003e (2024). He co-hosted the award-winning podcast \u003cem\u003eThe Evaporated: Gone with the Gods\u003c\/em\u003e. A recognized expert on Japan's organized crime, he's reported for \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTempura\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVICE\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also a low-ranking Zen Buddhist priest, trying hard to be kinder and occasionally exorcising hungry ghosts. Adelstein frequently appears as a commentator on Japanese crime and culture, working as a writer and consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribe Us","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51649057161490,"sku":"9781964992174","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c54f0ba7-20f1-4ca9-8c67-8df194f8adc7.jpg?v=1759844888","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-devil-takes-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-crimes-and-the-japanese-connection-9781964992174","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}