Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1511357673 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 500 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Peter L said Mostly harmless. An interesting read, but for the most part a harried chronicling of people and trends (mostly people) in a hyper dynamic space. A lot of Nobel laureate name dropping (to which, to their credit, they admit!). Has the feel of someone trying to get a book out there to take advantage of the thirst for new insight. Some good brain candy.Would have expected a better "primer" on how. A great "vision" book for understanding what blockchain technologies can do Dan This is a great "vision" book for understanding what blockchain technologies (shared immutable ledgers, smart contracts, cryptocurrencies, etc.) can do for us as a society. The authors cover reinventing business, governments, commerce, etc. very well via blockchain-enabled efforts. The discussions are deep enough to be genuinely thought-provoking.Be aware that the book does a. "This book is focused on the potential applications and implications" according to SNS. This book is focused on the potential applications and implications of blockchain. It doesn't spend much time on the implementation or technology behind it.
It’s a revolutionary idea, and this lucid book explains why.” —Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs “What a spectacular book. Imagine a personal-identity service that gives us control over selling our personal data.”— The Wall Street Journal, Bookshelf “In clear, engaging prose, they make blockchain intelligible to the rest of us…this richly sourced book overflows with entertaining examples of how blockchain could enhance our lives.”– Oxford Economics. Blockchains are at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution and the Tapscotts lucidly explain why and how to capture the opportunity and avoid the dangers.” —Klaus Schw
Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Chancellor of Trent University.Alex Tapscott is the CEO and founder of Northwest Passage Ventures, an advisory firm building blockchain companies. In 2014 he wrote the seminal report on governing digital currencies for the Global Solutions Network prog
Though it’s the technology that drives bitcoin and other digital currencies, the underlying framework has the potential to go far beyond these and record virtually everything of value to humankind, from birth and death certificates to insurance claims and even votes.Why should you care? Maybe you’re a music lover who wants artists to make a living off their art. Or an entrepreneur looking for a new platform to build a business.And those examples are barely the tip of the iceberg. The technology likely to have the greatest impact on the future of the world economy has arrived, and it’s not self-driving cars, solar energy, or artificial intelligence.It’s called the blockchain.The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. For example, forty-two (and counting) of the world’s biggest financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Credit Suisse, have formed a consortium to investigate the blockchain for speedier and more secure transactions.As with major paradigm shifts that preceded it, the blockchain will create winners and losers. Or a co