{"product_id":"cryptocurrencies-and-blockchains-paperback-softback-9781509520244","title":"Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509520244","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCryptocurrencies and Blockchains\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eQuinn DuPont (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509520244, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 December 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.8 x 14.7 x 2 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book cuts through the hype and presents, in layperson’s terms, the developments and applications of blockchain, offering lessons on how we will imagine human systems, governance, and accountability in a world of distributed computational processes and decentralized authority. A real tour de force.​“\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Maurer\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California, Irvine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Amid all the hype surrounding cryptocurrency, this book provides a refreshingly balanced perspective on what matters – and does not matter – about these new forms of money. Quinn DuPont provides a well-informed analysis of the cryptocurrency terrain, which should be required reading for students and researchers, as well as anyone who wants to get involved in this exciting new world but might be wary of doing so.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNigel Dodd\u003c\/b\u003e, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom their shadowy origins in Bitcoin to their use by multinational corporations, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are remaking the rules of digital media and society. Meanwhile, regulators, governments, and the public are trying to make sense of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this accessible book, Quinn DuPont guides readers through the changing face of money to show how blockchain technology underpins new forms of value exchange and social coordination. He introduces cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to readers in terms of their developers and users, investment opportunities and risks, changes to politics and law, social and industrial applications - and what this all means for the new economy. The author argues throughout that, rather than being a technical innovation, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are social technologies enabling developers and users to engage in unprecedented experiments with social and political levers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCryptocurrencies and Blockchains\u003c\/i\u003e dispenses with hype and offers sober reflection on this crucial and timely topic. It is essential reading for students and scholars of culture, politics, media, and the economy, as well as anyone who wants to understand, take part in, or change the future of work and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements vi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Experiments in Digital Society 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 Origins and Futures of Cryptocurrencies 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Digital Money 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Blockchain Media 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Finance and Capital 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 Law and Society 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 Internet of Things, Logistics and Smart Manufacturing 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 The Promise of New Organizations 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex 233\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441787171096,"sku":"9781509520244","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509520244.jpg?v=1785025053","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cryptocurrencies-and-blockchains-paperback-softback-9781509520244","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}