1988 saw the birth of the internet. 2008 gave us bitcoin. Today, cybercurrencies are changing the world we live in.
Paul Vigna (Author) Paul Vigna is a markets reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering equities and the economy. He writes for the popular MoneyBeat blog, and is the anchor of the daily, live show of the same name. Before that post, he wrote and edited the Market Talk column for Dow Jones Newswires. Michael J. Casey (Author) Michael J. Casey is a senior columnist at The Wall Street Journal. Casey's work has appeared in publications as diverse as Foreign Policy, The Huffington Post, The Far Eastern Economic Review, The Financial Times, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. He is the author of The Unfair Trade- How Our Broken Financial System Destroys the Middle Class.
Admirably clear and judicious ... If the word 'blockchain' makes
you want to call a plumber, or you think Satoshi is some kind of
raw fish, you need to read Cryptocurrency today. If you're
already a bit-convert, you'll still learn a lot -- Niall Ferguson,
author of The Ascent of Money
Invaluable ... a fascinating field guide to the phenomenon in which
three of the most powerful forces shaping our world today meet -
the reform of finance, technological innovation, and the rejection
of traditional politics -- Felix Martin, author of Money: the
Unauthorised Biography
Fascinating... Vigna and Casey are cautious, though enthusiastic
guides to this strange new world... they know how to dig beneath
the surface and they also know how to write. The book is full of
fascinating stories, from the origins of money... to the Silk Road
bust... Somewhere in this world of blockchains and cryptocurrencies
lies the seed of the next online revolution- one that brings
radical decentralization, autonomous organisations, a cull of
brokers and fixers, a new constraint on government and fiat
currencies, and a supercharge to the sharing economy * The Times
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Engaging, lucid, and thought-provoking ... I can think of no better
guide to what the future holds -- Eswar Prasad, author of The
Dollar Trap
Not only demystifies and explains bitcoin, but shows where it fits
into the cultural zeitgeist and where it's pointed, and what that
may mean for our financial system -- John Mauldin, New York Times
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