The first, foundational book on blockchain technology, from the
bestselling author of Wikinomics Don Tapscott and blockchain expert
Alex Tapscott, now in paperback with a new preface and chapter
explaining recent developments in the world of blockchain, including
cryptoassets, ICOs, smart contracts, and more.
"This book has had an enormous impact on the evolution of blockchain
in the world."
--Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corporation
In this revelatory book, Don and Alex Tapscott bring us a brilliantly
researched, highly readable, and essential book about the technology
driving the future of the economy.
Blockchain is the ingeniously simple, revolutionary protocol that allows
transactions to be simultaneously anonymous and secure by maintaining a
tamperproof public ledger of value. Though it's best known as the
technology that drives bitcoin and other digital currencies, it also has
the potential to go far beyond currency, to record virtually everything
of value to humankind, from birth and death certificates to insurance
claims, land titles, and even votes.
As with major paradigm shifts that preceded it, blockchain technology
will create winners and losers. This book shines a light on where it can
lead us in the next decade and beyond.