Bitcoin from the beginning : financial law

Abstract

First it captivated quintessential nerds; then political idealists who believed freedom had finally arrived. They projected their visions of revolution onto it. Predictably, the establishment rejected it. Research for this so-called revolution happened anonymously, born out of genuine curiosity rather than motivated by profit. Eventually, its usefulness became undeniable; industry and business paid attention. It became a revolution, as politicos had promised, but perhaps not the revolution they had in mind.