Cryptocurrencies and blockchains / Quinn DuPont.
By: DuPont, Quinn [author.].
Series: Digital media and society.Publisher: Medford, MA : Polity, ©2019Description: 240 p.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781509520244 (paperback).Subject(s): Bitcoin | Electronic funds transfers | Blockchains (Databases) | Digital media | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media StudiesGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "From 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. In this accessible book, Quinn DuPont guides readers through the changing face of money and shows how blockchain technology powers new forms of value exchange and social coordination. The reader will learn about cryptocurrency and blockchain 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. Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains 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"--Summary: "From their shadowy origins in Bitcoin to their use by multinational corporations, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are remaking the rules of digital media and society. Quinn DuPont guides readers through the changing face of money and shows how blockchain technology powers new forms of value exchange and social coordination"--Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"From 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. In this accessible book, Quinn DuPont guides readers through the changing face of money and shows how blockchain technology powers new forms of value exchange and social coordination. The reader will learn about cryptocurrency and blockchain 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. Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains 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"--
"From their shadowy origins in Bitcoin to their use by multinational corporations, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are remaking the rules of digital media and society. Quinn DuPont guides readers through the changing face of money and shows how blockchain technology powers new forms of value exchange and social coordination"--