

Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World : Tapscott, Don, Tapscott, Alex: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: This is a great book outlining the uses and implications of Blockchain - This is a great book outlining the uses and implications of Blockchain. However, that's where it ends. Our working society is very much changing and blockchain will not be the sole answer to all our worries! Skills will still need to be proven and used. A good read. Review: Insightful - Must read for people interested in the potential of bitcoin and Blockchain. Don and Alex Tapscott are extremely knowledgeable in the subject and great visionaries.
| Best Sellers Rank | 1,338,036 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 240 in International Finance 382 in Professional Public Finance 484 in Online Shopping |
| Customer reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (128) |
| Dimensions | 15.3 x 2.6 x 23.4 cm |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN-10 | 0241237858 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0241237854 |
| Item weight | 477 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 368 pages |
| Publication date | 26 May 2016 |
| Publisher | Portfolio Penguin |
M**G
This is a great book outlining the uses and implications of Blockchain
This is a great book outlining the uses and implications of Blockchain. However, that's where it ends. Our working society is very much changing and blockchain will not be the sole answer to all our worries! Skills will still need to be proven and used. A good read.
A**D
Insightful
Must read for people interested in the potential of bitcoin and Blockchain. Don and Alex Tapscott are extremely knowledgeable in the subject and great visionaries.
A**R
Four Stars
Great book help a lot with Blockchain research for a Masters project
S**R
Not bitcoin but blockchain
This book serves to introduce the idea of blockchain to the world. Authors cover the philisophy and possible implications well. They understandably have a one sided view of the idea. It is not a bitcoin book, I think some of the lower mark reviews are due to this unmet expectations.
D**D
A revolutionary pamphlet for a blockchain future with little consideration of the impact of change
The book is rather like an evening down the pub with fellow technologists. It starts with simple question of what is blockchain. After the second round everyone starts to explore what this technology might mean, as the evening goes on ideas flow fast and thick. All are interesting, some don’t ned blockchain and most have implications far beyond technology – changes in society, governments, finance and other areas that impact us all. As the evening draws to an end someone pipes up with “but have you considered …” and the challenges are explored over a final pint. They are big challenges. Not the focused technology ones that many are already tackling, but ones that involve people and change across the globe. Something to mull over on the walk home. If you are not familiar with blockchain’s potential uses, then this book is a light introduction to the possibilities culminating in a dose of reality at the end. The side effects of the ideas and effort to implement are rarely explored, so you are left with no sense how likely the possibilities are and hence what you might I see in your life time.
M**.
getting educated is a must
it's good to know about this internet 2.0 how it impacts the financial world. very informative book.
M**E
... stopped halfway through as I did not want to waste any more time
I stopped halfway through as I did not want to waste any more time. It's a list generic statements about all the problems in the world (financials, legal, political, etc) and how things will be so much better when we use Blockchain. However, there is little on the how it's going to happen, no real-world use of Blockchain detailed. It's like 300 pages (way too long) high-level executive summary that should have been summarised in 5 pages.
J**A
Very well written
Amazing book! Recomended to all open minded people that like to look at the Big picture and plan things ahead.
B**R
Blockchain is the future of technology for so many industries. It will impact every human on Earth. Don does a remarkable job at explaining complicated concepts in an understandable way.
G**8
I highly recommend this book , The Blockchain Revolution , By Don and Alex Tapscott . its very informative and an easy read <3
A**E
Good book about the public ledger technology. Don and Alex Tapscott included in this book their in-depth knowledge of this new technology which is in full evolution.
P**R
This books starts with explaining its readers why this technology stands out and its potential for future. Further it goes on to do a unbiased SWOT analysis. Enjoyed reading it and will recommend to readers who are interested in blockchain technology.
K**I
Good book to understand the concept of blockchain and the possible long term impact....
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