Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitco - 9781101980149

Name : Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Is Changing the World Binding : Paperback Publication Date : 2018-06-12 Author : Tapscott, Don,Tapscott, Alex Publisher : Portfolio ISBN-13 : 9781101980149 Language : English Pages : 432 Description : The firstfoundational book on blockchain technologyfrom the bestselling author of Wikinomics Don Tapscott and blockchain expert Alex Tapscottnow in paperback with a new preface and chapter explaining recent developments in the world of blockchainincluding cryptoassetsICOssmart contractsand more. #34;This book has had an enormous impact on the evolution of blockchain in the world. #34;--Satya NadellaCEOMicrosoft Corporation In this revelatory bookDon and Alex Tapscott bring us a brilliantly researchedhighly readableand essential book about the technology driving the future of the economy. Blockchain is the ingeniously simplerevolution-ary protocol that allows transactions to be simultaneously anonymous and secure by maintaining a tamperproof public ledger of value. Though it #39;s best known as the technology that drives bitcoin and other digital cur-renciesit also has the potential to go far beyond currencyto record virtually everything of value to humankindfrom birth and death certifi-cates to insurance claimsland titlesand even votes. As with major paradigm shifts that preceded itblockchain technology will create winners and losers. This book shines a light on where it can lead us in the next decade and beyond.