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Blockchain Bubble or Revolution - by Aditya Agashe & Parth Detroja & Neel Mehta (Paperback)

Blockchain Bubble or Revolution - by  Aditya Agashe & Parth Detroja & Neel Mehta (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>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.</b></p><p><b>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.<br></b><br>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; and gain insights about their future from exclusive interviews with dozens of tech industry leaders. <p/><b>Are blockchains and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin a bubble or a revolution? We'll help you decide for yourself.<br></b><br>What's inside: <p/><b>Bitcoin and the blockchain</b></p><ul><li>How Bitcoin and blockchains work from a technical perspective with no assumed technical knowledge<br></li><li>Satoshi Nakamoto and the history of Bitcoin, the original blockchain<br></li><li>A thorough overview of crucial crypto concepts (eg. blocks, keys, mining, nodes, etc.)<br></li><li>Frameworks for understanding when it actually makes sense to use blockchain<br></li><li>Major application scenarios for blockchain and cryptocurrencies and where it'll fall flat</li></ul><p><b>Public blockchains and altcoins</b></p><ul><li>Emerging trends in blockchain technology<br></li><li>What you should know before buying any cryptocurrency<br></li><li>An overview of Etherum and smart contracts<br></li><li>An overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the top altcoins and stable coins, including Monero (XMR), Tether (USDT), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH)<br></li><li>Alternatives to blockchain and cryptocurrencies<br></li><li>New kinds of decentralized ledger technology (DLT)<br></li><li>The economics of both traditional payment methods and cryptocurrencies<br></li><li>Cryptocurrency security best practices and major breach case studies</li></ul><p><b>Private blockchains</b></p><ul><li>How blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and traditional banking and finance will interact with one another in the future<br></li><li>Public blockchains vs private blockchains<br></li><li>Limitations and shortcomings of public blockchains and cryptocurrencies<br></li><li>The role of blockchain in the strategy of top tech companies like Facebook and Microsoft<br></li><li>Case studies of how non-tech companies are effectively utilizing blockchain (eg. Walmart using it to prevent foodborne illness)<br></li><li>Business blockchain case studies ranging from gaming (e.g. Xbox) to cloud services (e.g. Microsoft Azure's blockchain-as-a-service and Amazon's AWS offering)<br></li><li>Blockchain's use for big data, internet of things (IoT), and machine learning (ML)</li></ul><p><b>Cryptocurrency regulation and policy</b></p><ul><li>ICOs vs STOs vs IPOs<br></li><li>KYC and AML laws<br></li><li>The debate over whether cryptocurrencies are securities<br></li><li>The official stance of various countries on crypto<br></li><li>An overview of crypto policy and regulatory hurdles<br></li><li>The role of crypto in emerging markets and China<br></li><li>Digital democracy and voting on the blockchain</li></ul><p><b>The future of decentralized technology</b></p><ul><li>If, how, and when the tokenization of national currencies will play out</li><li>Facebook and WhatsApp's upcoming cryptocurrencies<br></li><li>Currency tokenization and China's efforts to tokenize the yuan<br></li><li>Blockchain, IoT, and the tangle<br></li><li>Cryptocurrencies vs. fiat vs. the gold standard<br></li><li>Predictions about the future of money, business, and currency<br></li><li>Why blockchains would do better on Mars than Earth</li></ul>

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