Blockchain revolution : how the technology behind bitcoin is changing money, business, and the world /
Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.
- xx, 348 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-336) and index.
The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second genera-tion--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.
Blockchain is the ingeniously simple, revolution-ary protocol that allows transactions to be simul-taneously anonymous and secure by maintaining a tamperproof public ledger of value. Though it's the technology that drives bitcoin and other digital cur-rencies, the underlying framework has the potential to go far beyond these and record virtually everything of value to humankind, from birth and death certifi-cates 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 a consumer who wants to know where that hamburger meat really came from. Perhaps you're an immigrant who's sick of paying big fees to send money home to loved ones. Or an entrepreneur looking for a new platform to build a business.
9781101980132 (hbk) 9781101980156 (ebk) 9780399564062 (International edition)
2016008427
Electronic funds transfers. Blockchains (Databases) Bitcoin. Electronic commerce. Mobile commerce. Banks and banking--Technological innovations. Financial institutions--Technological innovations.