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From the authors of the fascinating The Age of Cryptocurrency,
comes the definitive work on the Internet's next big thing: the
blockchain. Many of the 'legacy systems' once designed to make our
lives easier and our economy more efficient are no longer up to the
task; big banks have grown more entrenched, privacy exists only
until the next hack, and credit card fraud has become a fact of
life. However, there is a way past all this a new kind of operating
system with the potential to revolutionise our economy: the
blockchain. In The Truth Machine, Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna
demystify the blockchain and explain why it can restore personal
control over our data, assets, and identities; grant billions of
excluded people access to the global economy; and shift the balance
of power to revive society's faith in itself. They reveal the
empowerment possible when self-interested middlemen give way to the
transparency of the blockchain, while highlighting the job losses,
assertion of special interests, and threat to social cohesion that
will accompany this shift. With a balanced perspective, Casey and
Vigna show why we all must care about the path that blockchain
technology takes moving humanity forward, not backward.
'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 1988 saw
the birth of the internet. 2008 gave us bitcoin. Today,
cybercurrencies are changing the world we live in. What would a
world without banks, credit cards or national currencies look like
for all of us? For centuries, the system that governs how money
works has stayed the same. Now there's an alternative, and it puts
us on the cusp of a revolution that could reshape our world. At the
heart of this lie, cryptocurrencies, a technology with the
transformative potential of the printing press or the internet.
They bypass the elites and cut out the gatekeepers. Unlike
traditional money, they don't have a nationality, they're digital
and democratic. They are also lawless. From Silicon Valley to the
streets of Beijing, this is a story about a revolution in the
making, a tale of human invention, and a guide to the future. The
perfect book for future proofing your money, let Cryptocurrency
teach you everything you need to know about the future of finance.
'Fascinating' The Times '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 bestselling author 'I can think of no
better guide to what the future holds' Eswar Prasad, author of The
Dollar Trap
In 1960, Cuban photographer Alberto Korda captured fabled
revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara in what has become history's
most reproduced photo. Now Michael Casey tells the remarkable story
of this image, detailing its evolution from a casual snapshot to an
omnipresent graphic--plastered on everything from T-shirts to vodka
to condoms--and into a copyrighted brand. As Casey follows it
across the Americas and through cyberspace, he finds governments
exploiting it and their dissenters attacking it, merchants selling
it and tourists buying it. We see how this image is, ultimately, a
mercurial icon that still ignites passion--and a reflection of how
we view ourselves.
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