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When Terry is promoted to VP of Engineering, he decides to quit rather than partake in his company's capitalistic data mining practices to boost ad revenues. Determined to create a more ethical platform, he poaches his colleagues to build his own social media startup on the blockchain, promising user privacy and an ad-free experience.
Two years later, his blockchain has yet to launch, and Terry's about to miss payroll for his team. He sank all his savings and maxed out his credit lines. Desperate to save his startup, he flies to Hong Kong to meet the only investor who throws him a lifeline. Little does he know that the too-good-to-be-true investor works for the Chinese government.
"Blockchained is a unique and terrifying take on where AI technology might be taking us — it's not just an exciting thriller, but it feels like a bit of a warning."
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About
BLOCKCHAINED is a near-future startup novel that explores the tension between capitalism and privacy akin to Dave Eggers' The Circle, with a dual-POV suspense of Rob Hart's The Warehouse, and the technothriller vibe of Cory Doctorow's Red Team Blues, while pitting ambition against integrity like Zuckerberg in The Social Network.
Set in eclectic Hong Kong, right on the political fault line between East and West, it also explores the cultural collision between communism and democracy, challenging biases with fresh perspectives.
BLOCKCHAINED was 99.9% lovingly handcrafted. No AI was used to write this novel aside from research, spellcheck, grammar, and the occasional phrasing checks.
Author
Milo C. Kingston worked as an investment banker in Hong Kong, algorithmically trading equities on the stock markets from the 51st floor of the IFC Two. He left his glamorous capitalist life behind to found his startup with a mission to green the planet. He has been a startup founder for 15 years and the struggle is real—enough to inspire this novel.
Get in touch at milockingston@gmail.com