Download or read book Blockchain The Untold Story written by Srinivas Mahankali and published by BPB Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to provide an insight into the Blockchain in depth concept DESCRIPTION Insightful & Conceptual coverage of Internet & Blockchain evolution, Bitcoin, Ethereal, Hyper-ledger, R3 Cora, Auxledger, GDPR, Cybersecurity, Consensus, Mechanisms, Enterprise applications, Global Developments, BAAS platforms, Disruptions across various countries, functional areas along with solution architectures. KEY FEATURES Book provide the in depth and up to date information aboutÊ the technology.Ê Learn about Blockchain 1.0 to Blockchain 4.0 To Trace and link the DNA of Blockchain paradigm to real world entities. To discuss comprehensively the relation of Blockchain to the cutting edge technologies today To discuss the role of the leading global technology organizations in promoting the blockchain ecosystem Focus on the impact of blockchain technology on the human resources function through a comprehensive case study. Trace the origin of internet to Blockchain of the future & written like a story to make the Blockchain concept well understood in the right perspective and context of digital worldÕs challenges WHAT WILL YOU LEARN Learn about Blockchain 1.0 to Blockchain 4.0 DAOs & ICOs-Facilitating Entrepreneurship Birth of Enterprise Blockchain Malware Attacks and the Cyberthreat. IoT, DMADV, Blockchain as a Service. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book unfolds ÒBlockchainÓ in its true essence with no prefixes to it. Right sized for everyone who wants to hit the first mile on Blockchain. This book will surely be a treasure for all those who are eager to know the disruptive impact & possibilities of this amazing paradigm. Table of Contents 1. Ê Ê ÊIntroduction- How it started. Rise of Blockchain Religion 2. Ê Ê ÊWhodunnit - Unravelling the Mystery of bitcoinÕs OriginÊ 3. Ê Ê ÊBlockchain - Some FAQs What is Blockchain? Some fundamentals 4. Ê Ê ÊIts ÔDataÕ Stupid! - The Rising Power of Data Exponents 5. Ê Ê ÊThe Rise of Digital Marketing: How it all Started 6. Ê Ê ÊCustomer Relationship Management (CRM) 7. Ê Ê ÊBig Data Analytics & its Implications to organisations 8. Ê Ê ÊMachine Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Automating the Future 9. Ê Ê ÊInternet of Things- The booming penetrationÊ 10. Ê ÊMalware attacks and the cyberthreatsÊ 11. Ê ÊRisks of centralization & single points of failureÊ 12. Ê ÊGeneral Data Protection Regulations and their Implications 13. Ê ÊBlockchain- An introduction 14. Ê ÊBitcoin & The Blockchain - The inception of the ÔBigBangÕ 15. Ê ÊKey features and benefits of Blockchain 16. Ê ÊEthereum- The State Machine 17. Ê ÊDAOs & ICOs- Facilitating EntrepreneurshipÊ 18. Ê ÊBlockchain Certified LLPs to Boost EntrepreneurshipÊ 19. Ê ÊBlockchain Platforms for Web 2.0 ApplicationsÊ 20. Ê ÊThe Birth of Enterprise Blockchain 21. Ê ÊHyperledger Project - Fabric, Sawtooth - Versatile and Empowering 22. Ê ÊEnterprise Blockchain Platforms- A brief look at options 23. Ê ÊDMADV: Lean Six Sigma inspired approach to architect a BCT Solution 24. Ê ÊScaling up the Blockchain ProjectÊ 25. Ê ÊBlockchain as a Service- Various platforms available 26. Ê ÊBlockchain Applications in Action- Case study 27. Ê ÊBlockchain use cases- Enterprises, Government, NGOs 28. Ê ÊBlockchainified Future- A Vision for progressive enterprises 29. Ê ÊManeuvering in the World of GDPRÊ 30. Ê ÊA safer and secure world with Blockchain based solutions 31. Ê ÊAnnexure 1: Blockchain Glossary 32. Ê ÊAnnexure 2: Big Data Analytics - Applications Across Global Enterprises 33. Ê ÊAnnexure 3: Prominent Blockchain Based Applications and DAOs 34. Ê ÊAnnexure 4: Consensus Models- A Practical Comparison 35. Ê ÊAnnexure 5: Enterprise Blockchain Applications- Top use cases x Blockchain The Untold Story 36. Ê ÊAnnexure 6: Corda Key Concepts 37. Ê ÊAnnexure 7: Example of a Blockchain Technical White paperÊ 38. Ê ÊAnnexure 8: More on 3 Cs of Blockchain-Consensus, CIA & CAP. 39. Ê ÊAnnexure 9: Concepts addressed in the bookÊ 40. Ê ÊTestimonials

Download or read book BLOCKCHAIN THE UNTOLD STORY written by Srinivas Mahankali and published by BPB Publications. This book was released on 2018-06-24 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description This book is indeed a great effort to put Blockchain in a right perspective with respect to other cutting edge technologies and its utility beyond the Bitcoin for En terrine, NGOs, Government & Institutions. Enjoyed the journey from the birth of the Internet to Blockchain enabled future!Blockchain is known as the Internet of Transactions and has the potential to disrupt the way business transactions are conducted in the digital economy. This book aims to demystify Blockchain create awareness and encourage the uptake of this revolutionary technology.Table of Contents Introduction- How it started? Rise of Blockchain Religion Whodunnit - Unravelling the Mystery of Bitcoin's Origin Blockchain - Some FAQs What is Blockchain? Some fundamentals Its 'Data' Stupid!- The Rising Power of Data Exponents The Rise of Digital Marketing: How it all Started Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Big Data Analytics & its Implications to Organisations Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Automating the Future Internet of Things- The booming penetration . Malware Attacks and the Cyberthreats Risks of Centralisation & Single Points of Failure General Data Protection Regulations and Their Implications Blockchain- An introduction Bitcoin & The Blockchain - The inception of the 'BigBang' Key Features and Benefits of Blockchain Ethereum- The State Machine DAOs & ICOs- Facilitating Entrepreneurship Blockchain Certified LLPs to Boost Entrepreneurship Blockchain Platforms for Web 2.0 Applications The Birth of Enterprise Blockchain Hyperledger Project - Fabric, Sawtooth - Versatile and Empowering Enterprise Blockchain Platforms- A Brief Look at Options DMADV: Lean Six Sigma Inspired Approach to Architect a BCT Solution Scaling up the Blockchain Project Blockchain as a Service- Various platforms available Blockchain Applications in Action- Case study Blockchain Use Cases- Enterprises, Government, NGOs Blockchainified Future- A Vision For Progressive Enterprises Manoeuvring in the World of GDPR A Safer and Secure World with Blockchain Based SolutionsAnnexure 1 Blockchain GlossaryAnnexure 2 Big Data Analytics - Applications Across Global EnterprisesAnnexure 3 Prominent Blockchain Based Applications and DAOs Annexure 4 Consensus Models- A Practical ComparisonAnnexure 5 Enterprise Blockchain Applications- Top Use CasesAnnexure 6 Example of ICO White paperAnnexure 7 Concepts addressed in the book

Download or read book Digital Gold written by Nathaniel Popper and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age. Digital Gold is New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper’s brilliant and engrossing history of Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology that has spawned a global social movement. The notion of a new currency, maintained by the computers of users around the world, has been the butt of many jokes, but that has not stopped it from growing into a technology worth billions of dollars, supported by the hordes of followers who have come to view it as the most important new idea since the creation of the Internet. Believers from Beijing to Buenos Aires see the potential for a financial system free from banks and governments. More than just a tech industry fad, Bitcoin has threatened to decentralize some of society’s most basic institutions. An unusual tale of group invention, Digital Gold charts the rise of the Bitcoin technology through the eyes of the movement’s colorful central characters, including an Argentinian millionaire, a Chinese entrepreneur, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and Bitcoin’s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Already, Bitcoin has led to untold riches for some, and prison terms for others.

Download or read book BLOCKCHAIN THE UNTOLD STORY written by Srinivas Mahankali and published by BPB Publications. This book was released on 2018-06-24 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description This book is indeed a great effort to put Blockchain in a right perspective with respect to other cutting edge technologies and its utility beyond the Bitcoin for En terrine, NGOs, Government & Institutions. Enjoyed the journey from the birth of the Internet to Blockchain enabled future!Blockchain is known as the Internet of Transactions and has the potential to disrupt the way business transactions are conducted in the digital economy. This book aims to demystify Blockchain create awareness and encourage the uptake of this revolutionary technology.Table of Contents Introduction- How it started? Rise of Blockchain Religion Whodunnit - Unravelling the Mystery of Bitcoin's Origin Blockchain - Some FAQs What is Blockchain? Some fundamentals Its 'Data' Stupid!- The Rising Power of Data Exponents The Rise of Digital Marketing: How it all Started Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Big Data Analytics & its Implications to Organisations Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Automating the Future Internet of Things- The booming penetration . Malware Attacks and the Cyberthreats Risks of Centralisation & Single Points of Failure General Data Protection Regulations and Their Implications Blockchain- An introduction Bitcoin & The Blockchain - The inception of the 'BigBang' Key Features and Benefits of Blockchain Ethereum- The State Machine DAOs & ICOs- Facilitating Entrepreneurship Blockchain Certified LLPs to Boost Entrepreneurship Blockchain Platforms for Web 2.0 Applications The Birth of Enterprise Blockchain Hyperledger Project - Fabric, Sawtooth - Versatile and Empowering Enterprise Blockchain Platforms- A Brief Look at Options DMADV: Lean Six Sigma Inspired Approach to Architect a BCT Solution Scaling up the Blockchain Project Blockchain as a Service- Various platforms available Blockchain Applications in Action- Case study Blockchain Use Cases- Enterprises, Government, NGOs Blockchainified Future- A Vision For Progressive Enterprises Manoeuvring in the World of GDPR A Safer and Secure World with Blockchain Based SolutionsAnnexure 1 Blockchain GlossaryAnnexure 2 Big Data Analytics - Applications Across Global EnterprisesAnnexure 3 Prominent Blockchain Based Applications and DAOs Annexure 4 Consensus Models- A Practical ComparisonAnnexure 5 Enterprise Blockchain Applications- Top Use CasesAnnexure 6 Example of ICO White paperAnnexure 7 Concepts addressed in the book

Download or read book Blockchain for Non IT Professionals written by Srinivas Mahankali and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-05-09 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increased digitization and automation taking place at a rapid pace across all the spheres are our activity are creating a world of unforeseen convenience. However, we are put to an unimaginable risk of cyber-threats. At the same time, there is a lack of trust sweeping across with the counterparties and a tremendous threat to the privacy of the global citizens with the trusted third parties like governments and organizations that are unable to prevent breaches of data and malicious cyber-attacks. In such a scenario, how do we de-risk our transactions from these threats and still take advantage of the digital transformation pioneered by the emerging technologies? Blockchain! So, what is this Blockchain technology and how does it endow its users with all these compelling benefits? Let us dissect the various components of this technology and demystify the various aspects and be prepared for the revolution ahead! Srinivas is one of the few individuals in the country who really understands Blockchain! His book truly demystifies this topic and has a lot of insights. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in understanding this new technology. - Hari T.N. Author, Investor, Start -up Evangelist Co-Author, Saying No to Jugaad - The Making of BigBasket This book is indeed a great effort to put Blockchain in a right perspective with respect to its utility beyond the Bitcoin for Enterprises, NGO's, Government and Institutions. - Dr. M. Muneer Founder -Medici Inst, MD - Rezonent India, CEO - CustomerLab

Download or read book Digital Gold written by Nathaniel Popper and published by Penguin Press. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the Financial Timesand McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award A New York Timestechnology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age. Digital Goldis New York Timesreporter Nathaniel Popper's brilliant and engrossing history of Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology that has spawned a global social movement. The notion of a new currency, maintained by the computers of users around the world, has been the butt of many jokes, but that has not stopped it from growing into a technology worth billions of dollars, supported by the hordes of followers who have come to view it as the most important new idea since the creation of the Internet. Believers from Beijing to Buenos Aires see the potential for a financial system free from banks and governments. More than just a tech industry fad, Bitcoin has threatened to decentralize some of society's most basic institutions. An unusual tale of group invention, Digital Goldcharts the rise of the Bitcoin technology through the eyes of the movement's colorful central characters, including an Argentinian millionaire, a Chinese entrepreneur, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and Bitcoin's elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Already, Bitcoin has led to untold riches for some, and prison terms for others.

Download or read book Digital Cash written by Finn Brunton and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating untold story of digital cash and its creators—from experiments in the 1970s to the mania over Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies Bitcoin may appear to be a revolutionary form of digital cash without precedent or prehistory. In fact, it is only the best-known recent experiment in a long line of similar efforts going back to the 1970s. But the story behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and its blockchain technology has largely been untold—until now. In Digital Cash, Finn Brunton reveals how technological utopians and political radicals created experimental money to bring about their visions of the future: to protect privacy, bring down governments, prepare for apocalypse, or launch a civilization of innovation and abundance that would make its creators immortal. Filled with marvelous characters, stories, and ideas, Digital Cash is an engaging and accessible account of the strange origins and remarkable technologies behind today's cryptocurrency explosion.

Download or read book Blockchain Chicken Farm written by Xiaowei Wang and published by FSG Originals. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "A brilliant and empathetic guide to the far corners of global capitalism." --Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing From FSGO x Logic: stories about rural China, food, and tech that reveal new truths about the globalized world In Blockchain Chicken Farm, the technologist and writer Xiaowei Wang explores the political and social entanglements of technology in rural China. Their discoveries force them to challenge the standard idea that rural culture and people are backward, conservative, and intolerant. Instead, they find that rural China has not only adapted to rapid globalization but has actually innovated the technology we all use today. From pork farmers using AI to produce the perfect pig, to disruptive luxury counterfeits and the political intersections of e-commerce villages, Wang unravels the ties between globalization, technology, agriculture, and commerce in unprecedented fashion. Accompanied by humorous “Sinofuturist” recipes that frame meals as they transform under new technology, Blockchain Chicken Farm is an original and probing look into innovation, connectivity, and collaboration in the digitized rural world. FSG Originals × Logic dissects the way technology functions in everyday lives. The titans of Silicon Valley, for all their utopian imaginings, never really had our best interests at heart: recent threats to democracy, truth, privacy, and safety, as a result of tech’s reckless pursuit of progress, have shown as much. We present an alternate story, one that delights in capturing technology in all its contradictions and innovation, across borders and socioeconomic divisions, from history through the future, beyond platitudes and PR hype, and past doom and gloom. Our collaboration features four brief but provocative forays into the tech industry’s many worlds, and aspires to incite fresh conversations about technology focused on nuanced and accessible explorations of the emerging tools that reorganize and redefine life today.

Download or read book Blockchain Consortiums A Comprehensive Handbook written by Varun Singhi, Murthy Chitlur, Srinivas Mahankali and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-11-21 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The promise of what Blockchain can offer businesses has evolved from a cryptocurrency payment gateway platform to something bigger and truly a game-changer. Blockchain can be a transformative technology for many businesses as it has the potential to drive a distributed and decentralized way of re-imagining processes and business models. As an inter- organizational paradigm, Blockchain enables cooperation, collaboration, coordination, and communication between hitherto untrusted entities, unknown to each other. And, the best way to participate in this revolution is by being a part of a consortium of eco-system players. Joining a Blockchain consortium raises many questions in the minds of member organisations as this is a relatively new phenomenon. While searching for accurate, ground-level, unbiased and business-oriented information to answer the above questions, we realized that there is no single repository or detailed guide that gives complete information on the best practices of Blockchain consortiums. It was to address these lacunae that we put together this handbook for Blockchain practitioners and business leaders, to help them plan their participation in a holistic way – by cutting through the hype and focusing on the core value propositions that Blockchain consortiums may unlock for their organizations.

Download or read book Blockchain The Smart Cities written by Srinivas Mahankali and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital Nations and Smart Cities are rapidly evolving, and the resulting digitalization is leading to several benefits while also exposing the citizens to unforeseen risks. Technologies like Blockchain are enabling risk management for secured automation. The book takes a close look at various paradigms of Smart cities’ & Digital Nations’ Governance while relating to the application of these principles in real life through the case study of Singapore, which is one of the world’s top 3 densest, but also, is one of the most sustainable cities. This book will be a useful resource for professionals, consultants, government servants, and students who wish to come to grip with the emerging technologies and to understand their applications in governance and play an active role in community-building activities. The book explores the emergence, evolution, and adoption of advanced digital technologies like IoT, Analytics and Blockchain for improved governance, sustainable development, and better quality of life and happiness for citizens across the world.

Download or read book The Missing Cryptoqueen written by Jamie Bartlett and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 175 countries, four billion dollars, one scam: the thrilling rise and fall of the biggest cryptocurrency con in history and the woman behind it all In 2016, on stage at Wembley Arena in front of thousands of adoring fans, Dr. Ruja Ignatova promised her followers a financial revolution. The future, she said, belonged to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. And the Oxford-educated, self-styled cryptoqueen vowed that she had invented the Bitcoin Killer. OneCoin would not only earn its investors untold fortunes; it would change the world. By March 2017, more than $4 billion had been invested in OneCoin in countries all around the world. But by October 2017, Ruja Ignatova had disappeared, and it slowly became clear that her revolutionary cryptocurrency was not all it seemed. Fortune was left asking, “Is OneCoin the biggest financial fraud in history?” In The Missing Cryptoqueen, acclaimed tech journalist Jamie Bartlett tells the story he began in his smash hit BBC podcast, entering the murky worlds of little-regulated cryptocurrencies and multilevel marketing schemes. Through a globe-crossing investigation into the criminal underworlds, corrupt governments, and the super-rich, he reveals a very modern tale of intrigue, techno-hype and herd madness that allowed OneCoin to become a million-person pyramid scheme—where, at the top, investors were making millions and, at the bottom, people were putting their livelihoods at risk. It’s the inside story of the smartest and biggest scam of the 21st Century—and the genius behind it, who is still on the run.

Download or read book Bitcoin Billionaires written by Ben Mezrich and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Ben Mezrich, the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, comes Bitcoin Billionaires--the fascinating story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss's big bet on crypto-currency and its dazzling pay-off. Ben Mezrich's 2009 bestseller The Accidental Billionaires is the definitive account of Facebook's founding and the basis for the Academy Award–winning film The Social Network. Two of the story's iconic characters are Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss: identical twins, Olympic rowers, and foils to Mark Zuckerberg. Bitcoin Billionaires is the story of the brothers’ redemption and revenge in the wake of their epic legal battle with Facebook. Planning to start careers as venture capitalists, the brothers quickly discover that no one will take their money after their fight with Zuckerberg. While nursing their wounds in Ibiza, they accidentally run into an eccentric character who tells them about a brand-new idea: cryptocurrency. Immersing themselves in what is then an obscure and sometimes sinister world, they begin to realize “crypto” is, in their own words, "either the next big thing or total bulls--t." There’s nothing left to do but make a bet. From the Silk Road to the halls of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bitcoin Billionaires will take us on a wild and surprising ride while illuminating a tantalizing economic future. On November 26, 2017, the Winklevoss brothers became the first bitcoin billionaires. Here’s the story of how they got there—as only Ben Mezrich could tell it.

Download or read book Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain written by David Gerard and published by David Gerard. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 coercion; he ends up ordering hits on people because they might threaten his great experiment, and is jailed for life without parole. Fully automated contractual systems are proposed to make business and the law work better; the contracts people actually write are unregulated penny stock offerings whose fine print literally states that you are buying nothing of any value. The biggest crowdfunding in history attracts $150 million on the promise that it will embody “the steadfast iron will of unstoppable code”; upon release it is immediately hacked, and $50 million is stolen. How did we get here? David Gerard covers the origins and history of Bitcoin to the present day, the other cryptocurrencies it spawned including Ethereum, the ICO craze and the 2017 crypto bubble, and the attempts to apply blockchains and smart contracts to business. 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. “A sober riposte to all the upbeat forecasts about cryptocurrency” — New York Review of Books “A very convincing takedown of the whole phenomenon” — BBC News

Download or read book The Billionaire s Folly written by Faisal Khan and published by Waterside Productions. This book was released on 2022-08-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "***EDITOR'S PICK BY BOOKLIFE*** "A fast-paced, engagingly written debut." - BookLife, from Publisher's Weekly "Hugely entertaining...wonderfully written." This is the inside story of the first great crypto bubble. Billions of people have invested in crypto, hoping to get rich. But is it all about profit - or could this technology make the world a better place? That was the challenge Joe Lubin, an eccentric billionaire worth more than $30B at peak, posed to Faisal Khan across a cafe table in early 2017. This real life story describes Khan's journey around the globe, pitching board rooms in New York and celebrities in Los Angeles about the magic of the blockchain. Meanwhile Lubin's experimental company soon veered off the rails as it fell victim to anarchy and greed. Learn how to make millions off crypto tokens, impress a venture capitalist with just a tweet, and convince a government to buy vaporware. Through ConsenSys' rise, Khan's story probes the zeitgeist of a time when young men with too much money and too much power worked to create a future they hadn't fully thought through."

Download or read book Virtual Billions written by Eric Geissinger and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bitcoin, the digital currency, was introduced in 2009 with little fanfare; five years later, shocking the world, it was worth $14 billion. This book explores the cyber currency by focusing on the remarkable stories and intriguing personalities of those responsible for its sudden success: Satoshi Nakamoto, the reclusive and anonymous genius who created Bitcoin; Ross Ulbricht, aka the Dread Pirate Roberts, administrator of the largest and most successful Dark Web drug superstore, using Bitcoin to fuel online sale of drugs, hacking services, counterfeit money, and assassinations; and Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Harvard graduates, successful litigants vs. Facebook, world-class Olympic rowers, and Bitcoin entrepreneurs who own 1 percent of all bitcoins in existence. Equal parts The Social Network, Sherlock Holmes, and Breaking Bad, this absorbing narrative tells the stories of the reclusive genius who waged a one-man war against the global banking system (and he's winning); the quiet and affable computer geek who, until his arrest, profited handsomely from Silk Road, his online drug superstore; and the multitalented Harvard twins, who made a fortune from an intellectual-property suit against Mark Zuckerberg, and now are the chief promoters of Bitcoin as "the next big thing." Bitcoin has introduced us to coke-fueled coding gurus, anger-crazed hitmen-hiring millionaires, and canny "Bitcoin miners" avidly adding processing power to their chilly Icelandic server farms to generate millions of dollars every month. Absurd and almost unbelievable stories abound, and sweep the reader along through the living and breathing, passionate and paranoid insiders who made it all happen.

Download or read book Out of the Ether written by Matthew Leising and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how $55 million in cryptocurrency vanished in one of the most bizarre thefts in history Out of the Ether: The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the $55 Million Heist that Almost Destroyed It All tells the astonishing tale of the disappearance of $55 million worth of the cryptocurrency ether in June 2016. It also chronicles the creation of the Ethereum blockchain from the mind of inventor Vitalik Buterin to the ragtag group of people he assembled around him to build the second-largest crypto universe after Bitcoin. Celebrated journalist and author Matthew Leising tells the full story of one of the most incredible chapters in cryptocurrency history. He covers the aftermath of the heist as well, explaining the extreme lengths the victims of the theft and the creators of Ethereum went to in order to try and limit the damage. The book covers: The creation of Ethereum An explanation of the nature of blockchain and cryptocurrency The activities of a colorful cast of hackers, coders, investors, and thieves Perfect for anyone with even a passing interest in the world of modern fintech or daring electronic heists, Out of the Ether is a story of genius and greed that’s so incredible you may just choose not to believe it.

Download or read book The Truth Machine written by Paul Vigna and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Views differ on bitcoin, but few doubt the transformative potential of Blockchain technology. The Truth Machine is the best book so far on what has happened and what may come along. It demands the attention of anyone concerned with our economic future." —Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard, Former Treasury Secretary From Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna, the authors of The Age of Cryptocurrency, comes the definitive work on the Internet’s Next Big Thing: The Blockchain. Big banks have grown bigger and more entrenched. Privacy exists only until the next hack. Credit card fraud is a fact of life. Many of the “legacy systems” once designed to make our lives easier and our economy more efficient are no longer up to the task. Yet there is a way past all this—a new kind of operating system with the potential to revolutionize vast swaths of 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 disruption it promises for industries including finance, tech, legal, and shipping. Casey and Vigna expose the challenge of replacing trusted (and not-so-trusted) institutions on which we’ve relied for centuries with a radical model that bypasses them. The Truth Machine reveals 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 the same balanced perspective they brought to The Age of Cryptocurrency, Casey and Vigna show why we all must care about the path that blockchain technology takes—moving humanity forward, not backward.