Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World - Softcover

Tapscott, Don; Tapscott, Alex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241237858 ISBN 13: 9780241237854

Publisher: Portfolio Penguin, 2016

Synopsis

'This book has had an enormous impact on the evolution of blockchain in the world' Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corporation


'What a spectacular book. Mind-blowing in its expansiveness and profundity. It makes me think we're at one of those times in technological, economic and social history where the sky is the limit' Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and Chief Scientist at Prima Data

'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, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of The Innovator's Dilemma

'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 lucidity explain why and how to capture the opportunity and avoid dangers' Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum

The first book to explain why blockchain technology will fundamentally change our lives

Blockchain is the ingeniously simple technology that powers Bitcoin. But it is much more than that, too. It is a public ledger to which everyone has access, but which no single person controls. It allows for 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 artist royalty payments. Brilliantly researched and highly accessible, this is the essential text on the next major paradigm shift. Read it, or be left behind.

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

Don Tapscott is one of the most influential living theorists about business and society. He is the bestselling author of Wikinomics, The Digital Economy, and a dozen other acclaimed books about tech­nology, business, and society.

Alex Tapscott is the CEO and founder of Northwest Passage Ventures, an advisory firm building blockchain companies. Previously, he worked for seven years in investment banking in New York and Toronto.

About this title

About the Author

Don Tapscott (Author)
Don Tapscott is one of the most influential living theorists about business and society. He is the author or co-author of 15 widely read books about new technologies and new media in business and society.

Alex Tapscott (Author)
Alex Tapscott is a Chartered Financial Analyst, working in New York and Toronto as Vice President of Institutional Equities, at the investment bank Canaccord Genuity. He is the author of Towards the Breaking Point: The Law and Political Emergency.

From the Back Cover

The first book to explain why blockchain technology will fundamentally change our lives

Blockchain is the ingeniously simple technology that powers Bitcoin. But it is much more than that, too. It is a public ledger to which everyone has access, but which no single person controls. It allows for 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 artist royalty payments. Brilliantly researched and highly accessible, this is the essential text on the next major paradigm shift. Read it, or be left behind.

Don Tapscott is one of the most influential living theorists about business and society. He is the bestselling author of Wikinomics, The Digital Economy, and a dozen other acclaimed books about tech­nology, business, and society.

Alex Tapscott is the CEO and founder of Northwest Passage Ventures, an advisory firm building blockchain companies. Previously, he worked for seven years in investment banking in New York and Toronto.

Edition details

• Publisher: Portfolio Penguin
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241237858
• ISBN 13: 9780241237854
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368