Books by Paul Vigna
“If you don’t know much about the topic and you want to know a little bit about what this Bitcoin thing is all about, this is a nice book to start with.” Read more...
The best books on Cryptocurrency
David Birch, Policy Analyst
The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything
Michael Casey and Paul Vigna
“They’re journalists who are good at telling a story. They explain the possibilities of blockchain and hone in on the broader potential—this idea of a truth machine. It’s the idea that what’s going on here is more than just the specific applications of blockchain—that this might be a fundamentally new mechanism of achieving agreement and consensus about the state of the world, in a decentralized way.” Read more...
Kevin Werbach, Lawyer
Interviews where books by Paul Vigna were recommended
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The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
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The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything
Michael Casey and Paul Vigna -
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Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life
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Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts
by David Gerard -
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Blockchain and the Law: The Rule of Code
by Aaron Wright & Primavera De Filippi
The best books on Blockchain, recommended by Kevin Werbach
The best books on Blockchain, recommended by Kevin Werbach
In an age when trust in banks and other traditional institutions has been undermined and all our personal data is in the hands of the new tech giants, can blockchain help us take back control and restore trust? Or is it just a tool for financial speculation and illegal activities? Wharton professor and author Kevin Werbach recommends books to get your head around the basics of ‘blockchain.’
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The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money Are Challenging the Global Economic Order
by Michael Casey & Paul Vigna -
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Digital Cash: The Unknown History of the Anarchists, Utopians, and Technologists Who Created Cryptocurrency
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A History of Money
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Paid: Tales of Dongles, Checks, and Other Money Stuff
Bill Maurer and Lana Swartz (eds) -
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The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
by Antony Lewis
The best books on Cryptocurrency, recommended by David Birch
The best books on Cryptocurrency, recommended by David Birch
Proselytes for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin extol them as a liberation technology to free us from big government. Sceptics insist that while they have been the source of useful technologies, as units of value, account and exchange, they will remain marginal. Here, digital currency expert David Birch chooses five books to help you understand the utopian roots of cryptocurrencies, the technology behind how they work, their functions and uses, and their broader place in the long history of money.
