The truth machine : the blockchain and the future of everything /
Michael J. Casey & Paul Vigna.
- London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
- xii, 302 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Many of the 'legacy systems' once designed to make our lives easier and our economy more efficient are no longer up to the task; big banks have grown more entrenched, privacy exists only until the next hack, and credit card fraud has become a fact of life. However, there is a way past all this - a new kind of operating system with the potential to revolutionise our economy: the blockchain. In this book, Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna demystify the blockchain and explain why it can restore personal control over our data, assets, and identities; grant billions of excluded people access to the global economy; and shift the balance of power to revive society's faith in itself.