I read that book too, and while it does provide some good insights, it's too much biased the other way around to the point that I couldn't stand the amount of snark.

I think it's good to take a look at both sides of the story but the only way to find the truth is going deeper and learning the protocol yourself and form your own "sovereign" opinion, which is what I did after getting frustrated with tons of conflicting opinions online, which by the way turned out to be mostly propaganda to preserve their own crypto-wealth as I started learning more about the landscape.

It was an eye opener for me. Since then I approach the whole field with more caution and skepticism.