Chapters Brief Overview:
1: Bitfinex: Examines Bitfinexâs rise, operations, and its influence on digital asset trading.
2: Kraken (cryptocurrency exchange): Highlights Krakenâs regulatory approach and its role in shaping crypto governance.
3: Coinbase: Analyzes Coinbaseâs public image, compliance focus, and market expansion strategy.
4: Bithumb: Covers Bithumbâs growth in Asia and challenges in a regulated environment.
5: Paolo Ardoino: Profiles Ardoinoâs leadership and technical influence in Bitfinex and Tether.
6: Tether (cryptocurrency): Explores Tetherâs role in liquidity and its political implications in DeFi.
7: 2016 Bitfinex hack: Details the major hackâs impact on regulation, security, and user trust.
8: Arkham Intelligence: Explains how Arkham supports transparency and accountability in DeFi.
9: Justin Sun: Covers Sunâs political maneuvers and entrepreneurial influence in the crypto space.
10: Binance: Evaluates Binanceâs market dominance and its regulatory navigation worldwide.
11: Decentralized finance: Introduces the foundations and political implications of the DeFi movement.
12: Decentralized autonomous organization: Presents DAOs as governance models reshaping organizational power.
13: OKX: Surveys OKXâs innovation and regulatory balancing in the global market.
14: Cryptocurrency exchange: Defines exchanges' evolving political roles in decentralization and control.
15: Kucoin: Examines Kucoinâs usercentric approach and jurisdictional adaptability.
16: Cryptocurrency and crime: Reveals how crime shapes policies, perceptions, and enforcement in crypto.
17: Stablecoin: Outlines stablecoinsâ role in financial stability and political discourse.
18: Cryptocurrency bubble: Reviews historical bubbles and their influence on regulatory responses.
19: BitGo: Focuses on BitGoâs custodial services and institutional security frameworks.
20: Cryptocurrency: Provides a macro view of digital currencies and their geopolitical impact.
21: Bitstamp: Traces Bitstampâs legacy of trust, compliance, and userdriven policy shaping.
This book connects decentralized finance to broader political systems, showing how exchanges, protocols, and actors influence power structures. Bitfinex is not just informativeâit's essential reading for understanding how finance and governance are converging in the digital era.