Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073CPP581 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 147 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Plus a case study on blockchains in the music industry.Bitcoin and blockchains are not a technology story, but a psychology story.Remember: if it sounds too good to be true, it almost certainly is.. An experimental new Internet-based form of money is created that anyone can generate at home; people build frightening firetrap computers full of video cards, putting out so much heat that one operator is hospitalised with heatstroke and brain damage.A young physics student starts a revolutionary new marketplace immune to State coerc
The book serves as an excellent warning to people who might be considering bitcoin speculation Gerard's exploration of the history of and problems with crypto-currency is cogent (even if you're non-technical), humorous, and tremendously informative. The book serves as an excellent warning to people who might be considering bitcoin speculation or blockchaining their corporate contracts, clearly laying out the risks, faults, and failures of bitcoin and the blockchain.If you've ever had a passing interest in crypto-currency and wondered what all the hy. Excellent, informative, and a must read for anyone investigating blockchain for their business. Finally an excellent non-technical review of the Bitcion, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain landscape. This should be on the top of the reading list for anyone wanting to understand the investment (or lack their of) characteristics of cryptocurrency or investigating blockchain as a solution to their business problems. They should read the blockchain section before engaging in consultants or deciding to use a blockchain solution.The book is very readable and g. Engaging survey of the perils of Bitcoin and Blockchain, required reading for any would-be investor NOTE: The author is a Facebook friend and I followed the development of this book there, but did not read most of it until now.This is the kind of book you read in one sitting - it took me about 5 hours without zero breaks. What makes it so engaging? Perhaps it's the author's irreverent manner, perhaps it's the way that the history of cryptocurrency continually surpasses itself with ever-more shocking and absurd scams and losses, perhaps it's that fear tha