Blockchain revolution : how the technology behind bitcoin is changing money, business, and the world / Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.
By: Tapscott, Don [author.].
Contributor(s): Tapscott, Alex [author.].
Material type: BookPublisher: New Delhi : New York ; Portfolio / Penguin, [2016]Description: xx, 348 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241237854 (pbk.); 9781101980132 (hbk); 9781101980156 (ebk); 9780399564062 (International edition).Subject(s): Electronic funds transfers | Blockchains (Databases) | Bitcoin | Electronic commerce | Mobile commerce | Banks and banking -- Technological innovations | Financial institutions -- Technological innovationsDDC classification: 332.178 Online resources: Publisher's Description Summary: 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. taken from the publisher's site.Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-336) and index.
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. taken from the publisher's site.
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