Cryptocurrency Revolution

Finance in the Age of Bitcoin, Blockchains and Tokens
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-78966-568-0
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 630 g

The world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains was initially viewed as a niche space of little interest to mainstream business and finance sectors.


With major banks now licensed to provide cryptocurrency custody solutions, and everyone from Facebook to governments using the underlying technology to create their own digital currencies, this has undoubtedly changed.


The Cryptocurrency Revolution
explains the most important takeaways from the continued growth of digital currencies and blockchain technology and explores the transformative possibilities of borderless payments, decentralized finance ('DeFi') and machine-to-machine transactions.

Written in jargon-free and accessible language, this book examines the key value proposition of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and how decentralized technologies could enable banks and financial institutions to become more efficient. It looks at the potential impact of company-backed virtual currencies (such as Facebook's Libra) and how governments and regulators around the world are reacting to these innovations. With discussion of the principles of tokenomics and the difference between public and private blockchains,
The Cryptocurrency Revolution
is the essential guide for those wishing to understand the threats and opportunities of the changing world of payments and finance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lewis, Rhian

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Online Banking & Finance
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Unternehmensfinanzierung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Wirtschaftsinformatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter - 00: Introduction;Chapter - 01: What is money?;Chapter - 02: The first 10 years of Bitcoin;Chapter - 03: Litecoin, Ethereum and a tidal wave of altcoins;Chapter - 04: Libra: how Big Tech moved in on digital currencies;Chapter - 05: Tokenomics and governance;Chapter - 06: Driving change with token economies: case studies;Chapter - 07: Public blockchains versus permissioned blockchains;Chapter - 08: ICO mania;Chapter - 09: Banking and financial services;Chapter - 10: A revolution in financial products;Chapter - 11: Regulation;Chapter - 12: State-issued digital currencies;Chapter - 13: Future digital currency trends

Über Autor(innen)

Lewis, Rhian
Rhian Lewis is a consultant software engineer and former digital journalist at The Times who is a regular international conference speaker and panellist on all things blockchain and cryptocurrency. She launched the altcoin portfolio tracker countmycrypto.com, co-founded the London Women in Bitcoin meetup group in 2014 and has acted as an advisor and strategist on various blockchain projects for the last seven years. She blogs on cryptocurrency and is the author of The Cryptocurrency Revolution (Kogan Page). She is based near Plymouth, UK.

Rhian Lewis
is a software engineer and former digital journalist at thetimes.co.uk. She co-founded the London Women in Bitcoin meetup in 2014 and co-developed the altcoin portfolio tracker countmycrypto.com. She is an international conference speaker and blogger on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.