God is a Gamer - Bitcoin in Fiction
If you just walk into a bookstore or browse through Amazon, you can find fiction about anything in this world, and beyond ... People, murderers, spies, aliens, spaceships, aircrafts, superweapons, superpowers and what not. But, when was the last time you heard about a fiction based on bitcoin? If you are an avid book reader, then not long ago I suppose. There is one such book titled "God is a Gamer" that mixes right amount of facts with fiction to be a worthy read. I hadn't really given this book much thought until recently. I decided to give it a try, so I picked up a copy and started....
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