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Blockchain : the next everything / Stephen P. Williams.

Williams, Stephen P., author.
2019
HG1710 .W5584 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
Blockchain : the next everything / Stephen P. Williams.
Author
Williams, Stephen P., author.
Variant Title
Pre-publication title: Next everything : a short guide to blockchain
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781982116828 (hardcover)
198211682X (hardcover)
Published
New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2019.
Language
English
Description
194 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Call Number
HG1710 .W5584 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
332.1/75
005.75
Summary
An introduction to how cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are just one example of transformative applications that this relatively new technology makes possible. The author interprets the complexity into digestible anecdotes, metaphors, and straightforward descriptions for readers who don't know tech, and explains all of blockchain's most important aspects: why this so-called digital ledger is unhackable and unchangeable; how its distributed nature may transfer power from central entities like banks, government, and corporations to ordinary citizens around the world; and what its widespread use will mean for society as a whole.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194).
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I. Experiencing Blockchain: What is Blockchain? ; What Blockchain does ; Ships not seen ; Embracing distributed systems
II. How it works: The chains ; The Trust OS
III. Money and creation: The person behind Blockchain ; The meaning of money
IV. The thrill of the new: Stacks of apps called dapps ; Hunting unicorns ; Self-sovereign ; The new, new world ; Next.

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