Can't imagine writing a history of money and deliberately not mention bitcoin. I bet it has something to do with his background. However, busting the myth of barter at scale was valuable to me.
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Well it was published in 2011, so it could be that it was written during/before the beginnings.
I'm aware of that, although it was republished a couple of times after 12 July 2011. It's a valuable book overall, I'm just saying an author in good faith would have updated when better info was available. It definitely a must read for anyone interested in how the sausage is made. :)