The definitive book on blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, and how it will fundamentally change our lives.
Don Tapscott Don Tapscott is one of the most influential living theorists about business and society. He is the author or co-author of 15 widely read books about new technologies and new media in business and society. Alex Tapscott Alex Tapscott is a Chartered Financial Analyst, working in New York and Toronto as Vice President of Institutional Equities, at the investment bank Canaccord Genuity. He is the author of Towards the Breaking Point- The Law and Political Emergency.
What a spectacular book. Mind-blowing in its expansiveness and
profundity. It makes me think we're at one of those times in
technological, economic and social history where the sky is the
limit -- Steve Wozniak * co-founder of Apple Computer and Chief
Scientist at Prime Data *
The Tapscotts have written the book, literally, on how to survive
and thrive in this next wave of technology-driven disruption.
Likely to become one of the iconic books of our time -- Clay
Christensen * Professor of Business Administration, Harvard
Business School and author of The Innovator's Dilemma *
Occasionally a book comes along that changes the global discourse.
This is likely to be one of those books. Blockchains are at the
heart of the fourth industrial revolution and the Tapscotts lucidly
explain why and how to capture the opportunity and avoid dangers --
Klaus Schwab * founder and executive chairman of the World Economic
Forum *
A carefully researched and beautifully written book. Blockchain
Revolution argues that the 'Internet of value' will transform
our lives. A must-read for our disruptive times -- Dominic Barton *
Global Managing Director at McKinsey & Company *
Don and Alex brilliantly illuminate the technology that could
profoundly impact the way we manage issues of trust, security and
privacy for years to come -- Indra Nooyi * Chairman and CEO of
PepsiCo *
The great missing element in the Internet has been a 'trust
protocol', a way of knowing that a transaction is verified and
authentic. Blockchain technology could provide a foundation for
that. It's a revolutionary idea and this lucid book explains why --
Walter Isaacson * Author of Steve Jobs *
A masterpiece. Gracefully dissects the potential of blockchain
technology to take on today's most pressing global challenges --
Hernando De Soto * Economist and President at the Institute for
Liberty and Democracy in Peru *
The blockchain is to trust as the Internet is to information. Like
the original Internet, blockchain has potential to transform
everything. Read this book and you will understand -- Joichi Ito *
Director of MIT Media Lab *
In this extraordinary journey to the frontiers of finance, the
Tapscotts shed new light on the blockchain phenomenon and make a
compelling case for why we all need to better understand its power
and potential -- Dave McKay * President and CEO of the Royal Bank
of Canada *
Deconstructs the promise and peril of the blockchain in a way that
is at once accessible and erudite. Blockchain Revolution
gives readers a privileged sneak peak at the future -- Alec Ross *
Author of The Industries of the Future *
If ever there was a topic for demystification, blockchain is it.
Together, the Tapscotts have achieved this comprehensively and in
doing so have captured the excitement, the potential and the
importance of this topic to everyone -- Blythe Masters * CEO of
Digital Asset Holdings *
This is a book with the predictive quality of Orwell's Nineteen
Eighty-Four and the vision of Elon Musk. Read it or become
extinct -- Tim Draper * Founder of Draper Associates, DFJ and
Draper University *
Blockchain is a radical technological wave and, as he has done so
often, Tapscott is out there, now with son Alex, surfing at dawn.
It's quite a ride -- Yochai Benkler * Berkman Professor of
Entrepreneurial Legal Studies, Harvard Law School *
If you work in business or government, you need to understand the
blockchain revolution. No one has written a more thoroughly
researched or engaging book on this topic than Tapscott and
Tapscott -- Erik Brynjolfsson * Professor at MIT and co-author of
The Second Machine Age *
An indispensable and up-to-the-minute account of how the technology
underlying bitcoin could - and should - unleash the true potential
of a digital economy for distributed prosperity -- Douglas Rushkoff
* author of Present Shock and Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
*
Technological change that used to develop over a generation now
hits us in a relative blink of the eye, and no one tells this story
better than the Tapscotts -- Eric Spiegel * President and CEO of
Siemens USA *
Few leaders push us to look around corners the way Don Tapscott
does. With Blockchain Revolution he and his son Alex teach
us, challenge us and show us an entirely new way to think about the
future -- Bill McDermott * CEO of SAP SE *
Blockchain Revolution is a brilliant mix of history,
technology and sociology that covers all aspects of the blockchain
protocol - an invention that in time may prove as momentous as the
invention of printing -- James Rickards * author of Currency Wars
and The Death of Money *
Blockchain Revolution serves as an atlas to the world of
digital money, masterfully explaining the current landscape while
simultaneously illuminating a path forward toward a more equitable,
efficient and connected global financial system -- Jim Breyer * CEO
of Breyer Capital *
Blockchain Revolution is the indispensable and definitive
guide to this world-changing technology -- Jerry Brito * Executive
Director of Coin Center *
Incredible. Really incredible. The Tapscotts' examination of the
blockchain as a model for inclusion in an increasingly centralised
world is both nuanced and extraordinary -- Steve Luczo * Chairman
and CEO of Seagate Technology *
Makes a powerful case for blockchain's ability to increase
transparency but also ensure privacy. In the authors' words 'The
Internet of Things needs a Ledger of Things' -- Chandra
Chandrasekaran * CEO and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy
Services *
The epicentre of trust is about to diffuse! The definitive
narrative on the revolutionary possibilities of a decentralised
trust system -- Frank D'Souza * CEO of Cognizant *
Identifies a profound new technology movement and connects it to
the deepest of human needs: trust. Thoroughly researched and
provocatively written. Every serious businessperson and policy
maker needs to read Blockchain Revolution -- Brian
Fetherstonehaugh * Chairman and CEo of OgilvyOne Worldwide *
This book has had an enormous impact on the evolution of blockchain
in the world -- Satya Nadella * CEO, Microsoft Corporation *
A thorough, balanced and enlightening guide to the next big
thing. -- John Gapper * Financial Times *
The Tapscotts have written the book, literally, on how to survive
and thrive in this next wave of technology-driven disruption.
Likely to become one of the iconic books of our time. --
Clay Christensen, Harvard Business School
What a spectacular book. Mind-blowing in its
expansiveness and profundity. It makes me think we're at one of
those times in technology, economic and social history where the
sky is the limit. -- Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple
The blockchain is one of the most fundamental inventions in the
history of computer science. Read Blockchain Revolution
to understand its profound implications. -- Marc Andreessen,
co-founder, Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz
Blockchain Revolution is a highly readable
introduction to a bamboozling but increasingly important field
* Guardian *
Occasionally a book comes along that changes the global
discourse. This is likely to be one of those books. Blockchains
are at the heart of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the
Tapscotts lucidly explain why and how to capture the opportunity
and avoid the dangers. -- Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive
Chairman, World Economic Forum
A carefully researched and beautifully written book.
Blockchain Revolution argues that the "internet of value"
will transform our lives. A must-read book for our disruptive
times. -- Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey &
Company
Don and Alex brilliantly illuminate the technology that could
profoundly impact the way we manage issues of trust, security and
privacy for years to come. -- Indra Nooyi, Chairman & CEO,
PepsiCo
The great missing element in the Internet has been a "trust
protocol", a way of knowing that a transaction is verified and
authentic. Blockchain technology could provide a foundation for
that. It's a revolutionary idea, and this lucid book explains why.
-- Walter Isaacson, Author of The Innovators and President and CEO
of the Aspen Institute
In clear, engaging prose, this richly sourced book overflows with
entertaining examples of how blockchain could enhance our lives *
Oxford Economics *
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