Blockchain blueprint for a new economy
Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more significant. Author Melanie Swan, Founder of the Institute for Blockchain Studies, explains that the blockchain is essentially a public ledger with potential as a world...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sebastopol, CA
O'Reilly Media
2015
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| Summary: | Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more significant. Author Melanie Swan, Founder of the Institute for Blockchain Studies, explains that the blockchain is essentially a public ledger with potential as a worldwide, decentralized record for the registration, inventory, and transfer of all assets--not just finances, but property and intangible assets such as votes, software, health data, and ideas. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 130 pages illustrations 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-123) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781491920497 (paperback) 1491920491 (paperback) |