Nathaniel Popper Books

Nathaniel Popper is the author of The Trolls of Wall Street: How the Outcasts and Insurgents Are Hacking the Markets from Dey Street Press. His previous book, Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money, was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and a finalist for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year. For nearly a decade, he covered the intersecting worlds of Wall Street and Silicon Valley for The New York Times, splitting his time between New York City and the Bay Area. Prior to that, he worked at the Forward and the Los Angeles Times. A graduate of Harvard University, Nathaniel grew up in Pittsburgh and now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Note: While we wouldn’t classify Popper as a Conservative by any means, his overview of the GameStop meme stock is compelling and explores the populist movement in the financial arena.

The Trolls of Wall Street: How an Improbable Gang of Self-Proclaimed “Degenerates” Shook Up the Financial World

The Trolls of Wall Street: How an Improbable Gang of Self-Proclaimed “Degenerates” Shook Up the Financial World tells the dramatic tale of how a fringe internet community took Wall Street by storm, forever altering the landscape of global financial markets and reshaping a generation’s views on money and investing.

Jaime Rogozinski and Jordan Zazzara, far from traditional financial heavyweights, transformed WallStreetBets, a subreddit dedicated to high-risk trading, into a disruptive cultural phenomenon. This raw, irreverent message board leveraged the power of memes and trolling to forge a unique online community. It resonated deeply with a generation of young men grappling with their place in a turbulent world.

Deeply reported and fast-paced, The Trolls of Wall Street captures the suspenseful journey of those who made and lost fortunes, clashing with each other and with Wall Street titans for power and recognition. This sobering account explores how millions of young Americans became captivated by the markets, leaving a lasting impact on finance, politics, and popular culture.