Los Gatos teen writes the book on cryptocurrency – The Mercury News

As a freshman at Los Gatos High School, Koosha Azim signed up for a few different clubs, hoping to figure out what his interests were. One of the clubs was Future Business Leaders of America, and while he didn’t stay a member for long, his brief exposure to the subject of economics set him on a brand-new path. Now, at 17 years old, he’s helped write the book on cryptocurrency.

In May, Koosha and co-author Alyze Sam published “Stablecoin Economy: Ultimate Guide to Secure Digital Finance,” an eBook that aims to help readers enter the often cryptic world of e-currencies. Sam had done years of research on the subject, and she and Koosha combined it with interviews with startup founders and Wall Street experts in what Koosha calls their “magnum opus.”

“We saw that there was a great underlying need for educational materials in the space because there were still a lot of people entering wanting to learn more about Stablecoin and Bitcoin and cryptocurrency,” Koosha…