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Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World
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Start ReadingA history of the bitcoin hype and why you should care about it.
What is bitcoin, and why should you care? In this Snapshot, you’ll receive a thorough introduction to this revolutionary currency. You’ll learn why the technology behind bitcoin has so much potential to improve voting, charitable giving, and shared wealth and hear why this new technology is worth the research investment.
Read this Snapshot if you:
- Wonder why bitcoin has become such a big deal
- Are fascinated by creative applications of new technology
- Don’t like clunky bureaucracy, ineffective management, or redundant middlemen
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Start ReadingBook Information
Key insights from Alex Tapscott and Don Tapscott's
Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World
A history of the bitcoin hype and why you should care about it.
What is bitcoin, and why should you care? In this Snapshot, you’ll receive a thorough introduction to this revolutionary currency. You’ll learn why the technology behind bitcoin has so much potential to improve voting, charitable giving, and shared wealth and hear why this new technology is worth the research investment.
Read this Snapshot if you:
- Wonder why bitcoin has become such a big deal
- Are fascinated by creative applications of new technology
- Don’t like clunky bureaucracy, ineffective management, or redundant middlemen
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Introduction
Over a decade ago, a new form of digital currency solved some of the internet’s biggest problems. Today, that currency, known as bitcoin, has proven its sustained reliability and shown that its underlying mechanism, known as the blockchain, can be used for any number of applications. By learning how the blockchain works and why it can lend itself to so many contexts, you’ll be prepared to make the most of this new innovation.
The Story of Bitcoin
In 2008, just after the world’s financial industry crumbled, a person or group operating under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto...