Proof of stake : the making of Ethereum and the philosophy of blockchains / Vitalik Buterin ; edited by Nathan Schneider.
By: Buterin, Vitalik [author.].
Contributor(s): Schneider, Nathan [editor.].
Publisher: New York : Seven Stories Press, ©2022Edition: A Seven Stories Press first edition.Description: 384 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781644212486.Subject(s): Ethereum | Blockchains (Databases) | Transaction systems (Computer systems) | Cryptocurrencies | Management information systems | Online social networksGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "After Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin dropped out of college and launched Bitcoin Magazine, he wrote the Ethereum white paper, which proposed an open source system that would take what Bitcoin did for money and do it for everything else: contracts, social networks, and sharing economies. Now, less than a decade later, his idea is valued at about half a trillion dollars, and it is the foundation for the weird new world of NFT artworks, virtual real estate, and decentralized autonomous organizations. Understanding and engaging with Buterin's ideas will be of growing importance as the consequences of his invention continue to unfold and inspire debate worldwide. These writings, collected from his essays before and during the rise of Ethereum, reveal Buterin to be a vivid and imaginative writer, and this edition includes context from media studies scholar Nathan Schneider. While many around him were focused on seeing the value of their tokens rise, Buterin was working through the problems and possibilities of crafting an Internet-native world"--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Collection of Buterin's essays from Bitcoin magazine, his blog, and other sources.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-384).
"After Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin dropped out of college and launched Bitcoin Magazine, he wrote the Ethereum white paper, which proposed an open source system that would take what Bitcoin did for money and do it for everything else: contracts, social networks, and sharing economies. Now, less than a decade later, his idea is valued at about half a trillion dollars, and it is the foundation for the weird new world of NFT artworks, virtual real estate, and decentralized autonomous organizations. Understanding and engaging with Buterin's ideas will be of growing importance as the consequences of his invention continue to unfold and inspire debate worldwide. These writings, collected from his essays before and during the rise of Ethereum, reveal Buterin to be a vivid and imaginative writer, and this edition includes context from media studies scholar Nathan Schneider. While many around him were focused on seeing the value of their tokens rise, Buterin was working through the problems and possibilities of crafting an Internet-native world"--