Discover the intriguing world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains with this essential book. With a focus on Bitcoin and its origins, Quinn DuPont unlocks the transformations caused by digital currencies in modern society. The detailed analysis demystifies blockchain technology and elucidates its significance in the new economy, making it a must-read for both beginners and seasoned professionals. This book provides insights into the investment opportunities and risks associated with cryptocurrencies, along with their implications for politics and law. It's not just about technology; it’s about the social impact of cryptocurrencies and how they drive innovation and new methods of value exchange. Explore how these digital currencies are reshaping industries, foster new social contracts, and engage users in unique experiments that redefine social and political paradigms. As you delve into its 224 pages published by John Wiley & Sons, you'll gain a profound understanding of how cryptocurrencies and blockchains challenge the status quo. Ideal for students, scholars, and anyone keen to be at the forefront of financial and technological evolution, this book dispenses with the hype and presents a clear-eyed assessment of a crucial subject. This compelling guide is key to navigating the complexities of money and value in today's interconnected world. Order now and enhance your knowledge of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology! Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781509520244. Year: 2018. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK). Pages: 224.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509520244
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 224


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From their shadowy origins in Bitcoin to their use by multinational corporations, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are remaking the rules of digital media and society. Meanwhile, regulators, governments, and the public are trying to make sense of it all.


In this accessible book, Quinn DuPont guides readers through the changing face of money to show how blockchain technology underpins new forms of value exchange and social coordination. He introduces cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to readers in terms of their developers and users, investment opportunities and risks, changes to politics and law, social and industrial applications - and what this all means for the new economy. The author argues throughout that, rather than being a technical innovation, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are social technologies enabling developers and users to engage in unprecedented experiments with social and political levers.


Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains dispenses with hype and offers sober reflection on this crucial and timely topic. It is essential reading for students and scholars of culture, politics, media, and the economy, as well as anyone who wants to understand, take part in, or change the future of work and society.