Author | : Brendan January |
File Size | : 40,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Millbrook Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 06 October 2020 |
ISBN | : 9781728411538 |
Pages | : 91 pages |
Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Revolution by Brendan January Book PDF Summary
In January 2009, a mysterious software developer, Satoshi Nakamoto, exchanged a specially designed code with another developer. The code was a digital currency that Nakamoto had proposed several months before in a paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” This was the first Bitcoin transaction. Since then, Bitcoin has become the face of a tech revolution in digital cryptocurrencies based on blockchain technology. Its success has sparked a tech revolution that could fundamentally change global economics. Author Brendan January delves into the world of coders, libertarians, criminals, financial regulators, and crypto-detectives to understand what digital cryptocurrencies have to offer, their limitations and potential pitfalls, security issues, and how they may affect government and financial regulations in the future.