Blockchain revolution : how the technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is changing the world

Title:

Author:

Tapscott, Don, , 1947-

ISBN:

9780241237861

Personal Author:

Tapscott, Don, , 1947-

Publication Information:

New York, New York Portfolio/Penguin 2018

General Note:

"Updated edition with material on cryptoassets, ICOs, smart contracts, and more"--Cover

Contents: The trust protocol -- Bootstrapping the future : seven design principles of the blockchain economy -- Reinventing financial services -- New business models : making it rain on the blockchain -- The ledger of things : animating the physical world -- Solving the prosperity paradox : economic inclusion and entrepreneurship -- Rebuilding government and democracy -- Freeing culture on the blockchain : music to our ears -- Overcoming showstoppers : ten implementation challenges -- Leadership for the next era

Subject Term:

Financial institutions ; Technological innovations

Mobile commerce

Banks and banking ; Technological innovations

Blockchains (Databases)

Electronic commerce

Bitcoin

Electronic funds transfers

Added Author:

Tapscott, Alex

Format:

Books

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SD_ILS:1646597

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Summary

PAPERBACK EDITION UPDATED WITH A FOREWORD AND NEW CHAPTER ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY.

Blockchain is the ingeniously simple technology behind Bitcoin. But it is much more than that. It is a public ledger to which everyone has access, but which no single person controls. It enables companies and individuals to collaborate with an unprecedented degree of trust and transparency. It is cryptographically secure, but fundamentally open. And soon it will be everywhere.

In Blockchain Revolution , Don and Alex Tapscott reveal how this game-changing technology will shape the future of the world economy, dramatically improving everything from healthcare records to online voting, and from insurance claims to royalty payments. Brilliantly researched and highly accessible, this is the essential text on the next major paradigm shift. Read it, or be left behind.

Author Notes

Don Tapscott
Don Tapscott is one of the most influential living theorists about business and society. He is the author or co-author of 15 widely read books about new technologies and new media in business and society.

Alex Tapscott
Alex Tapscott is a Chartered Financial Analyst, working in New York and Toronto as Vice President of Institutional Equities, at the investment bank Canaccord Genuity. He is the author of Towards the Breaking Point- The Law and Political Emergency.