Bitcoin Billionaires cover art

Bitcoin Billionaires

Preview

Try for $0.00
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Bitcoin Billionaires

Written by: Ben Mezrich
Narrated by: Will Damron
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $26.21

Buy Now for $26.21

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

"Narrating with subtle pitch and phrasing variations, Will Damron connects with every bit of the drama and interpersonal tension that pervade this story. His pleasing voice and facility with dialogue are enormously enjoyable.... Damron's superb performance adds to the excitement and makes this captivating listening." (AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner)

From Ben Mezrich, the New York Times best-selling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, comes Bitcoin Billionaires - the fascinating story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss' big bet on cryptocurrency and its dazzling pay-off.

Ben Mezrich's 2009 best seller, The Accidental Billionaires, is the definitive account of Facebook's founding and the basis for the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network. Two of the story's iconic characters are Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss: identical twins, Olympic rowers, and foils to Mark Zuckerberg. Bitcoin Billionaires is the story of the brothers’ redemption and revenge in the wake of their epic legal battle with Facebook.

Planning to start careers as venture capitalists, the brothers quickly discover that no one will take their money after their fight with Zuckerberg. While nursing their wounds in Ibiza, they accidentally run into an eccentric character who tells them about a brand-new idea: cryptocurrency. Immersing themselves in what is then an obscure and sometimes sinister world, they begin to realize “crypto” is, in their own words, "either the next big thing or total bulls--t." There’s nothing left to do but make a bet.

From the Silk Road to the halls of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bitcoin Billionaires will take us on a wild and surprising ride while illuminating a tantalizing economic future. On November 26, 2017, the Winklevoss brothers became the first bitcoin billionaires. Here’s the story of how they got there - as only Ben Mezrich could tell it.

©2019 Ben Mezrich (P)2019 Macmillan Audio
Personal Success Professionals & Academics Small Business & Entrepreneurship Cryptocurrency Career
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What the critics say

Hudson Booksellers Best of the Year, 2019

What listeners say about Bitcoin Billionaires

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    113
  • 4 Stars
    24
  • 3 Stars
    5
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    99
  • 4 Stars
    17
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    96
  • 4 Stars
    17
  • 3 Stars
    7
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Entertaining but...

It was a good book, and very interesting to hear the Winklevoss's history with Bitcoin and the early days. I think my only criticism is that at some points, I almost felt like Mezrich might have been contracted and paid by the Winklevoss family to write a story about them and in a very positive light versus an actual documentation about how things went down.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Amazing read! 100% recommend to anyone remotely interested in crypto

Anyone interested in crypto would love this book. Especially if you’re newer and don’t know the history of Bitcoin or have only heard bits and pieces of the story. Also, If you liked Ben’s “Accidental Billionaires” book or “The Social Network” movie that was based on it, this is a must read!

I found out about this book after buying one of Ben’s NFTs from his new project to write a screenplay about the NFT World. After reading this book, I can’t wait to see what comes out of the NFT project and participate in it as much as I can. Feel like I’m able to actively participate in and witness the creation of a sort of sequel to Bitcoin Billionaires, exciting!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Very well written

Very descriptive. Excellent read. Nice to see the classic redemption story. Count of monte Cristo.

More to the twins then kust facebook

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Geniuses Cannot Be Held Back.

This is the story of those Twins from "The Social Network" They really struck it big with Bitcoin. A bounce back story for sure. Working with other entrepreneurs, these guys became very wealthy. Bitcoin & Digital Currency is the Future. This audiobook reads like a film & should be made into a feature film at some point soon. Very well written & told.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Must read for future investors

Don’t wait up on this one, a must read. If your new or partially experienced in blockchain.. this is a fun story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great Read as always!

Great all around read! The Narrator was entertaining and easy to listen to.
Ben's books never disappoint! #hodl

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

100% a story about the Winklevoss twins

This is a story about the Winklevoss twins and how they became richer from investing on Bitcoin. Not necessarily about Bitcoin, more so how they love themselves.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fascinating story. A great book

This book was very well written. I couldn’t put it down. I will be looking for other books by Ben Mezrich

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Very riveting , Informative and eye opening.

Very riveting, Informative and eye opening. Love the fact it touched upon Facebook beginning and how Crypto inception ties in with all of big players in its in the Crypto verse.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

HODL!

Great storytelling, very descriptive, cool to hear the story of the winklevoss twins and the growth of the bitcoin community!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!