| Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Revolution: Bitcoin and Beyond Contributor(s): January, Brendan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541578775 ISBN-13: 9781541578777 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) OUR PRICE: $35.45 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Computers - Coding & Programming - Young Adult Nonfiction | Business & Economics - Young Adult Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions |
| Dewey: 332.4 |
| LCCN: 2019046569 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In January 2009, a mysterious software developer, Satoshi Nakamoto, exchanged a specially designed code with another developer. The code was a digital currency that Nakamoto had proposed several months before in a paper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System." This was the first Bitcoin transaction. Since then, Bitcoin has become the face of a tech revolution in digital cryptocurrencies based on blockchain technology. Its success has sparked a tech revolution that could fundamentally change global economics. Author Brendan January delves into the world of coders, libertarians, criminals, financial regulators, and crypto-detectives to understand what digital cryptocurrencies have to offer, their limitations and potential pitfalls, security issues, and how they may affect government and financial regulations in the future. |