The End of Money: The Story of Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Revolution (New Scientist Instant Expert)

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Murder for hire. Drug trafficking. Embezzlement. Money laundering. These might sound like plot lines of a thriller, but they are true stories from the short history of cryptocurrencies - digital currencies conceived by computer hackers and cryptographers that represent a completely new sort of financial transaction that could soon become mainstream.

The most famous - or infamous - cryptocurrency is bitcoin. But look beyond its tarnished reputation and something much shinier emerges. The technology that underlies bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies - the blockchain - is hailed as the greatest advancement since the invention of the internet. It is now moving away from being the backbone for a digital currency and making inroads into other core concepts of society: identity, ownership and even the rule of law.

The End of Money is your essential introduction to this transformative new technology that has governments, entrepreneurs and forward-thinking people from all walks of life sitting up and taking notice.

Copyright:
2017

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ISBN-13:
9781857889741
Related ISBNs:
9781857889741, 9781857886696
Publisher:
Quercus
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Copyrighted By:
New Scientist
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Business and Finance, Technology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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