Bubble or Revolution? The Future of Bitcoin, Blockchains, and Cryptocurrencies
Mehta, Neel; Agashe, Aditya; Detroja, Parth
Language: English
Published by Paravane Ventures (edition ), 2019
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- Title
- Bubble or Revolution? The Future of Bitcoin, Blockchains, and Cryptocurrencies
- Author
- Mehta, Neel; Agashe, Aditya; Detroja, Parth
- Publisher
- Paravane Ventures (edition )
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0578528150
- ISBN 13
- 9780578528151
Some experts say that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are just a scam; others say they're "the most important invention since the internet." It's hard to tell who's right.
Authored by Silicon Valley leaders from Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, Bubble or Revolution cuts through the hype to offer a balanced, comprehensive, and accessible analysis of blockchains and cryptocurrencies.
You'll learn the core concepts of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies to understand their strengths and weaknesses from real-world case studies; dive deep into their technical, economic, political, and legal complexities; gain insights about their future from exclusive interviews with dozens of tech industry leaders.
Are blockchains and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin a bubble or a revolution? We'll help you decide for yourself.
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What's inside:
Bitcoin and the blockchain
- How Bitcoin and blockchains work from a technical perspective with no assumed technical knowledge
- Satoshi Nakamoto and the history of Bitcoin, the original blockchain
- Thorough overview of crucial crypto concepts (eg. blocks, keys, mining, etc.)
- Frameworks for understanding when it actually makes sense to use blockchain
- Major application scenarios for blockchain and cryptocurrencies and where it'll fall flat
Public blockchains and altcoins
- Emerging trends in blockchain technology
- What you should know before buying any cryptocurrency
- Overview of Etherum and smart contracts
- Overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the top altcoins and stable coins
- Alternatives to blockchain and cryptocurrencies
- New kinds of decentralized ledger technology (DLT)
- Economics of both traditional payment methods and cryptocurrencies
- Cryptocurrency security best practices and major breach case studies
Private blockchains
- How blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and traditional banking & finance will interact with one another in the future
- Public blockchains vs private blockchains
- Limitations and shortcomings of public blockchains and cryptocurrencies
- Role of blockchain in the strategy of top tech companies like Meta and Microsoft
- Case studies of how non-tech companies are effectively utilizing blockchain (e.g. Walmart using it to prevent foodborne illness)
- Business blockchain case studies ranging from gaming (e.g. Xbox) to cloud services (e.g. Microsoft Azure's blockchain-as-a-service)
- Blockchain's use for big data, internet of things (IoT), and machine learning (ML)
Cryptocurrency regulation and policy
- ICOs vs STOs vs IPOs
- KYC and AML laws
- Debate over whether cryptocurrencies are securities
- Official stance of various countries on crypto
- Overview of crypto policy and regulatory hurdles
- Role of crypto in emerging markets and China
- Digital democracy and voting on the blockchain
The future of decentralized technology
- If, how, and when the tokenization of national currencies will play out
- Facebook and WhatsApp's upcoming cryptocurrencies
- Currency tokenization and China's efforts to tokenize the yuan
- Blockchain, IoT, and the tangle
- Cryptocurrencies vs fiat vs the gold standard
- Predictions about the future of money, business, and currency
- Why blockchains would do better on Mars than Earth
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About the Author
Aditya Agashe is a Program Manager at Microsoft. He is the founder of Belle Applications, a company that builds and optimizes software platforms for businesses.
Parth Detroja is a Product Manager at Facebook. He has previously worked at Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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