"The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze" by Laura Shin is a crucial read for those onboarding to ETH and the broader crypto industry. The book chronicles the major figures who drove blockchain, decentralization, and cryptocurrencies to their current prominence. It traces Vitalik Buterin's journey from his early days as a writer for Bitcoin Magazine to launching and promoting Ethereum, which became the second-largest decentralized network b...