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  • Published: 2 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241237861
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $28.00

Blockchain Revolution

How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World





The definitive book on blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, and how it will fundamentally change our lives

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.

  • Published: 2 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241237861
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $28.00

Praise for Blockchain Revolution

A thorough, balanced and enlightening guide to the next big thing.

John Gapper, Financial Times

The Tapscotts have written the book, literally, on how to survive and thrive in this next wave of technology-driven disruption. Likely to become one of the iconic books of our time.

Clay Christensen, Harvard Business School

What a spectacular book. Mind-blowing in its expansiveness and profundity. It makes me think we're at one of those times in technology, economic and social history where the sky is the limit.

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple

The blockchain is one of the most fundamental inventions in the history of computer science. Read Blockchain Revolution to understand its profound implications.

Marc Andreessen, co-founder, Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz

Blockchain Revolution is a highly readable introduction to a bamboozling but increasingly important field

Guardian

Occasionally a book comes along that changes the global discourse. This is likely to be one of those books. Blockchains are at the heart of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Tapscotts lucidly explain why and how to capture the opportunity and avoid the dangers.

Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

A carefully researched and beautifully written book. Blockchain Revolution argues that the "internet of value" will transform our lives. A must-read book for our disruptive times.

Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company

Don and Alex brilliantly illuminate the technology that could profoundly impact the way we manage issues of trust, security and privacy for years to come.

Indra Nooyi, Chairman & CEO, PepsiCo

The great missing element in the Internet has been a "trust protocol", a way of knowing that a transaction is verified and authentic. Blockchain technology could provide a foundation for that. It's a revolutionary idea, and this lucid book explains why.

Walter Isaacson, Author of The Innovators and President and CEO of the Aspen Institute

In clear, engaging prose, this richly sourced book overflows with entertaining examples of how blockchain could enhance our lives

Oxford Economics
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