David Gerard (author)

David Gerard
Gerard in 2020
Born (1967-02-19) February 19, 1967 (age 57)[1][2]
Perth, Western Australia[3]
OccupationIT systems administrator[4]
Known for
  • Cryptocurrency criticism
  • Wikipedia volunteering
Notable work
  • Attack of the 50-foot Blockchain (2017)
  • Libra Shrugged (2020)
SpouseRose Gerard
Websitedavidgerard.co.uk

David Gerard (born 1966/67) is an Australian IT systems administrator,[4][5] finance author and Wikipedia administrator, best known as a cryptocurrency sceptic and commentator on cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and related blockchain technologies.[6] He is the author of the cryptocurrency books Attack of the 50-foot Blockchain (2017),[7] and Libra Shrugged (2020).[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ @davidgerard (19 February 2010). "Happy Fuckin' Birthday To Me. Mayor of my bed on FourSquare" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Salmon, James (13 April 2022). "Cryptocurrency has its fans — and its detractors". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023. Gerard, a London-based journalist from Perth ..
  4. ^ a b Van Boom, Daniel (13 April 2021). "Beyond Bitcoin: Inside the insane world of altcoin cryptocurrencies". CNET. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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  6. ^ "Don't be fooled: Crypto is going up because of market manipulation". Mashable. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  7. ^ Edelman, Gilad. "Welcome to the Zombie Cryptocalypse". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  8. ^ Silverman, Jacob; Shure, Natalie; Pareene, Alex (20 April 2021). "Cryptocurrencies Are the Next Frontier for the Surveillance State". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.