Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101980133 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Blockchain Revolution argues that the ‘Internet of value’ will transform our lives. It’s a revolutionary idea, and this lucid book explains why.” —Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs “What a spectacular book. Likely to become one of the iconic books of our time.” —Clay Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma “Everywhere thoughtful people are trying to understand this revolutionary technology and how it might change the world. Team Tapscott has stepped up and written the book we&rs
A June 2013 Forbes analysis of social media identified Don as the most influential management thinker in the world. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. In 2014 he wrote the seminal report on governing digital currencies for the Global Solutions Network program at the Joseph L. DON TAPSCOTT is the CEO of the Tapscott Group and one of the most influen
"Mostly harmless" according to Peter L. 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 block chain actually works. Given the audience this tome appears aimed at, a few paragraphs ("How this worldwide ledger works") seems a bit under-serving - partic. Stephen_CY197The authors explain how the blockchain could be a force for good, improving the outcomes for millions of people The most interesting, groundbreaking book I have read in years. This has got to be one of, if not the most, authorititive books out there on the blockchain. It does not focus on technical matters and can be read by a lay person not very familiar with how blockchain technology and cryptography work. Nor is it simply about Bitcoin (blockchains are about much more than Bitcoin). Less about how it works, than about how blockchain technology has the potential to transform the spheres of commerce, finance, management, public administration, . said The authors explain how the blockchain could be a force for good, improving the outcomes for millions of people. The most interesting, groundbreaking book I have read in years. This has got to be one of, if not the most, authorititive books out there on the blockchain. It does not focus on technical matters and can be read by a lay person not very familiar with how blockchain technology and cryptography work. Nor is it simply about Bitcoin (blockchains are about much more than Bitcoin). Less about how it works, than about how blockchain technology has the potential to transform the spheres of commerce, finance, management, public administration, . Not the Blockchain book you're looking for This book was really bad. It's nothing but a collection of arbitrary lists, allusions to things tangentially related to Blockchain technology, and opinions presented as fact. It's also highly repetitive; 3Not the Blockchain book you're looking for Amazon Customer This book was really bad. It's nothing but a collection of arbitrary lists, allusions to things tangentially related to Blockchain technology, and opinions presented as fact. It's also highly repetitive; 348 pages later and you'll have learned nothing more about how Blockchain actually works than you did going in. Complete waste of time and money.. 8 pages later and you'll have learned nothing more about how Blockchain actually works than you did going in. Complete waste of time and money.
It’s already seeing widespread adoption in a number of areas. Or a consumer who wants to know where that hamburger meat really came from. 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. The second generation—powered by blockchain technology—is bringing us the Internet of value: a new, distributed platform that can help us reshape the world of business and transform the old order of human affairs for the better. The technology likely to have the greatest impact on the future of the world economy has arrived, and it