{"product_id":"blockchain-blueprint-for-a-new-economy-paperback","title":"Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelanie Swan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more significant. This book takes you beyond the currency (\"Blockchain 1.0\") and smart contracts (\"Blockchain 2.0\") to demonstrate how the blockchain is in position to become the fifth disruptive computing paradigm after mainframes, PCs, the Internet, and mobile\/social networking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Author Melanie Swan, Founder of the Institute for Blockchain Studies, explains that the blockchain is essentially a public ledger with potential as a worldwide, decentralized record for the registration, inventory, and transfer of all assets--not just finances, but property and intangible assets such as votes, software, health data, and ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Topics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcepts, features, and functionality of Bitcoin and the blockchain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing the blockchain for automated tracking of all digital endeavors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnabling censorship?resistant organizational models \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating a decentralized digital repository to verify identity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePossibility of cheaper, more efficient services traditionally provided by nations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlockchain for science: making better use of the data-mining network \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal health record storage, including access to one's own genomic data \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen access academic publishing on the blockchain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is part of an ongoing O'Reilly series. \u003ci\u003eMastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Crypto-Currencies\u003ci\u003e introduces Bitcoin and describes the technology behind Bitcoin and the blockchain. \u003ci\u003eBlockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy\u003c\/i\u003e considers theoretical, philosophical, and societal impact of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanie Swan is the Founder of the Institute for Blockchain Studies and a Contemporary Philosophy MA candidate at Kingston University London and Université Paris VIII. She has a traditional markets background with an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and work experience at Fidelity and JP Morgan. She has a new markets background as an entrepreneur and advisor to startups GroupPurchase and Prosper, and developed virtual world digital asset valuation and accounting principles for Deloitte. She was involved in the early stages of the Quantified Self movement, and founded DIYgenomics in 2010, an organization that pioneered the crowdsourced health research study. She is an instructor at Singularity University, an Affiliate Scholar at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and a contributor to the Edge's Annual Essay Question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 149\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9.17 x 7.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52492503351603,"sku":"9781491920497","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/U2dNeGE3djF6dHR5VER3LzN3Z3g3UT09.webp?v=1759935559","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/blockchain-blueprint-for-a-new-economy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}