{"product_id":"blockchain-blueprint-for-a-new-economy-9781491920497","title":"Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy","description":"\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\u003eAuthor 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\u003eTopics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491920497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 7.01w x 0.33d","brand":"Melanie Swan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36653563674780,"sku":"9781491920497","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a574e835-ffc6-4759-9346-47da24be918b.jpg?v=1603881932","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blockchain-blueprint-for-a-new-economy-9781491920497","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}