TY - BOOK AU - Bowen, Corey TI - Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know About Blockchain SN - 978-1-9814175-7-5 PY - 2017/// PB - Createspace Independent Publishing Platform KW - Blockchain KW - introduction N2 - In the past few years, the world has seen the tendency towards favoring decentralized systems, rather than depending on a central authority. The infrastructure that is allowing this revolution to take place is called Blockchain. What is it? In the words of Don and Alex Tapscott, two of the biggest experts in the cryptocurrency sphere, “The blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not just financial transactions, but virtually anything of value.” It is an extremely powerful concept, that permits to cut out every central system, using a relationship of trust instead. However, by diving deep inside this fascinating topic, it is easy to see that there is an entire part of blockchain that is not often discussed. Why was it invented? Is it the same thing as Bitcoin? Why is it becoming so popular? What impact might it have in the next few years? All fair questions, that deserve deep and well researched answers. In this book, Corey Bowen has condensed years of studying and developing dapps (decentralized applications), providing a complete education about the world of blockchain. With his flawless style and his profound knowledge, Corey managed to put together a simple yet efficient approach to introduce people to the world of blockchain and cryptos. ER -