Blockchain Revolution by Don Tapscott

Blockchain Revolution by Don Tapscott

The first, foundational book on blockchain technology, from the bestselling author of Wikinomics Don Tapscott and blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, now in paperback with a new preface and chapter explaining recent developments in the world of blockchain, including cryptoassets, ICOs, smart contracts, and more.
 
"This book has had an enormous impact on the evolution of blockchain in the world."
--Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corporation

In this revelatory book, Don and Alex Tapscott bring us a brilliantly researched, highly readable, and essential book about the technology driving the future of the economy. 
 
Blockchain is the ingeniously simple, revolution­ary protocol that allows transactions to be simultaneously anonymous and secure by maintaining a tamperproof public ledger of value. Though it's best known as the technology that drives bitcoin and other digital cur­rencies, it also has the potential to go far beyond currency, to record virtually everything of value to humankind, from birth and death certifi­cates to insurance claims, land titles, and even votes. 
 
As with major paradigm shifts that preceded it, blockchain technology will create winners and losers. This book shines a light on where it can lead us in the next decade and beyond.

Alex Tapscott, (Editor), Toronto, Ontario (Canada) - Alex Tapscott is a worldwide recognized writer, speaker, investor, and advisor who focuses on the influence of emerging technologies on industry, society, and government. He is the co-author (with Don Tapscott) of the best-selling nonfiction book Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Is Transforming the World, which has been translated into over 15 languages. Blockchain is Eating Wall Street, his TedX San Francisco talk, has been seen over 688,000 times. Alex co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute in 2017, a multimillion-dollar think tank focused on blockchain strategies, possibilities, and applications. He also shared the Digital Thinking Award with Don Tapscott, which is one of Thinkers50's Outstanding Achievement Awards.

Alex had previously worked for Canaccord Genuity, Canada's largest independent investment bank. Alex is an Amherst College (cum laude) graduate. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.