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The truth machine : the blockchain and the future of everything / Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019Description: xiv, 317 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250304179
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.1/78
LOC classification:
  • HG 1710 C338t 2019
Contents:
Introduction: A society-building tool The God protocol "Governing" the digital economy The plumbing and the politics The token economy Enabling the fourth industrial revolution The Old Guard's new makeover Blockchains for good A self-sovereign identity Everyone's a creator A new constitution for the digital age
Summary: Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey demystify the Internet's next big thing - the Blockchain - and explain why it can restore personal control over our data, assets, and identities and shift the balance of power to revive society's faith in itself. They reveal the disruption it promises for industries including finance, tech, legal, and shipping. This book reveals the empowerment possible when self-interested middlemen give way to the transparency of the blockchain, while highlighting the job losses, assertion of special interests, and threat to social cohesion that will accompany this shift
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HG 1710 C338t 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000173342

Introduction: A society-building tool
The God protocol
"Governing" the digital economy
The plumbing and the politics
The token economy
Enabling the fourth industrial revolution
The Old Guard's new makeover
Blockchains for good
A self-sovereign identity
Everyone's a creator
A new constitution for the digital age

Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey demystify the Internet's next big thing - the Blockchain - and explain why it can restore personal control over our data, assets, and identities and shift the balance of power to revive society's faith in itself. They reveal the disruption it promises for industries including finance, tech, legal, and shipping. This book reveals the empowerment possible when self-interested middlemen give way to the transparency of the blockchain, while highlighting the job losses, assertion of special interests, and threat to social cohesion that will accompany this shift

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