The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain Are Challenging the Global Economic Order
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250081556 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is a columnist and anchor for MoneyBeat. He has been interviewed by Bitcoin magazine and appeared on the Bitcoins & Gravy podcast, and boasts a collective 20 years of journalism experience.. PAUL VIGNA is a markets reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering equities and the economy. Previously a writer and editor of the MarketTalk column in DowJone
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In a nutshell, it narrates the chronology of Bitcoin's evolution with impeccable precision. It is free of hype, while not being shy in pinning the important role that cryptocurrencies will play in our future.” William Mougayar, Venture Advisor“Bitcoin and Bitchain (sic) are likely to revolutionize moneyThe book to read on this topic is The Age of Cryptocurrency by Vigna and Casey two Wall Street Journal financial journalists.” Rishad Tobbacowala“This sober yet exciting account of cryptocurrency, told by two very smart and objective reporters, is exactly the way to introduce yourself, or a sophisticated newbie you know, to the technology's revolutionary potential. Paul Vigna and Michael Casey, two
You can apparently use it to buy anything from coffee to cars, yet few people seem to truly understand what it is. It implies, above all, monumental and wide-reaching changefor better and for worse. Bitcoin became a buzzword overnight. This raises the question: Why should anyone care about bitcoin? In The Age of Cryptocurrency, Wall Street journalists Paul Vigna and Michael J. Cybermoney is poised to launch a revolution, one that could reinvent traditional financial and social structures while bringing the world's billions of "unbanked" individuals into a new global economy. But bitcoin, the most famous of the cybermonies, carries a reputation for instability, wild fluctuation, and illicit busine