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020 _a9781788212250 (pbk.)
020 _a9781788212243 (hbk.)
020 _a1788212258 (pbk.)
020 _a178821224X (hbk.)
035 _a(OCoLC)1119531425
050 _aQA76.9.B56
_bS74 2020
100 1 _aSteinmetz, Fred.
245 1 0 _aBlockchain and the digital economy :
_bthe socio-economic impact of blockchain technology /
_cFred Steinmetz, Lennart Ante and Ingo Fiedler.
260 _aNewcastle upon Tyne :
_bAgenda Publishing,
_c2020.
300 _axiii, 191 p. :
_bill.
490 1 _aThe Economy: Key Ideas
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-185) and index.
505 0 _aIntroducting blockchain -- Blockchain's basic components -- Potential and actual socio-economic impacts of blockchain -- Applications of blockchain technology in different domains -- Conclusion : possible directions of blockchain.
520 _aBlockchain technology has the potential to disrupt digital interaction in our economy and society. The technology's rapid and dynamic technical development is driven by startups and incumbents alike, creating a myriad of applications across economic and societal domains. However, the implications of this potential new technological paradigm have not yet reached wider public debate, nor have economic and societal implications been adequately explored.0Distributed ledger technologies and blockchains stem from an ideological open-source movement and facilitate the exchange of assets via a complementary technical layer on top of the internet. Current platform-based business structures like Facebook, Uber, Airbnb or Amazon could be replaced by evolving decentralized ecosystems. At the same time, community-owned neutral networks could facilitate a re-empowerment of individuals including but not limited to the sovereignty over one's data. It is likely that blockchain technology will eventually affect everyone in our society. In this book the key concepts of blockchain technology and an overview of the machinations of different blockchain ecosystems are presented. The socio-economic impact of this new technology is discussed including its impact on sectors such as energy, data, capital markets, logistics, and gambling.
650 4 _aBlockchains (Databases)
_xEconomic aspects.
700 1 _aAnte, Lennart.
700 1 _aFiedler, Ingo.
830 0 _aEconomy, key ideas.
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