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041 _aeng
245 0 _aBlockchain revolution
260 _a
_bPenguin,
_c2018
300 _alxxiv, 358 pages ; 20 cm.
500 _ahow the technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is changing the world
520 _aThe Internet as we know it is great for collaboration and communication, but is deeply flawed when it comes to commerce and privacy. The new blockchain technology facilitates peer-to-peer transactions without any intermediary such as a bank or governing body. Keeping the user's information anonymous, the blockchain validates and keeps a permanent public record of all transactions. That means that your personal information is private and secure, while all activity is transparent and incorruptible--reconciled by mass collaboration and stored in code on a digital ledger. With its advent, we will not need to trust each other in the traditional sense, because trust is built into the system itself. Although many opportunities for the blockchain require a digital currency, Bitcoin is only one application of this great innovation in computer science. The blockchain can hold any legal document, from deeds and marriage licenses to educational degrees and birth certificates. Call it the World Wide Ledger. It enables smart contracts, decentralized autonomous organizations, decentralized government services, and transactions among things. The Internet of Everything needs a Ledger of Everything: the blockchain is a truly open, distributed, global platform that fundamentally changes what we can do online, how we do it, and who can participate. ; The new blockchain technology facilitates peer-to-peer transactions without any intermediary such as a bank or governing body. Keeping the user's information anonymous, the blockchain validates and keeps a permanent public record of all transactions. Bitcoin is only one application of this innovation; the blockchain can hold any legal document, from deeds and marriage licenses to educational degrees and birth certificates. The Tapscotts examine the promises-- and the perils-- of where the technology can lead us. -- adapted from back cover
590 _b'Updated edition with material on cryptoassets, ICOs, smart contracts, and more'--Cover. ; Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-346) and index. ; ; Updated edition..; First Portfolio/Penguin trade paperback edition..
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650 _aBitcoin
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650 _aMobile commerce
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650 _aBanks and banking
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650 _aFinancial institutions innovations
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650 _aBanks innovations
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650 _aBitcoin
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650 _aBlockchains (Databases)
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650 _aElectronic transfers
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650 _aFinancial innovations
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650 0 _aFinance
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700 _aTapscott, Alex
_eAuthor
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700 _aTapscott, Don
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