The age of cryptocurrency how Bitcoin and digital money are challenging the global economic order
"Bitcoin became a buzzword overnight. A cyber-enigma with an enthusiastic following, it pops up in headlines and fuels endless media debate. You can apparently use it to buy anything from coffee to cars, yet few people seem to truly understand what it is. This raises the question: Why should an...
| Main Author: | Vigna, Paul. |
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| Other Authors: | Casey, Michael J. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
St. Martin's Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Digital cash for a digital age
- From Babylon to Bitcoin
- Genesis
- Community
- Roller coaster
- The arms race
- Satoshi's mill
- The unbanked
- The everything blockchain
- Square peg meets round hole
- A new new economy
- Come what may.