Blockchain and the new architecture of trust (Record no. 29622)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780262038935 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 332.178 |
| Item number | WER |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Werbach, Kevin |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Blockchain and the new architecture of trust |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | The MIT Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2018 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Cambridge |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvi, 322 p. |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 27.95 |
| Price type code | 75.10 |
| Unit of pricing | USD |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Information policy series |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | How the blockchain-a system built on foundations of mutual mistrust-can become trustworthy.The blockchain entered the world on January 3, 2009, introducing an innovative new trust architecture: an environment in which users trust a system-for example, a shared ledger of information-without necessarily trusting any of its components. The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is the most famous implementation of the blockchain, but hundreds of other companies have been founded and billions of dollars invested in similar applications since Bitcoin's launch. Some see the blockchain as offering more opportunities for criminal behavior than benefits to society. In this book, Kevin Werbach shows how a technology resting on foundations of mutual mistrust can become trustworthy. The blockchain, built on open software and decentralized foundations that allow anyone to participate, seems like a threat to any form of regulation. In fact, Werbach argues, law and the blockchain need each other. Blockchain systems that ignore law and governance are likely to fail, or to become outlaw technologies irrelevant to the mainstream economy. That, Werbach cautions, would be a tragic waste of potential. If, however, we recognize the blockchain as a kind of legal technology, which shapes behavior in new ways, it can be harnessed to create tremendous business and social value. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Blockchains |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Bitcoin |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Business and Economics |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Electronic funds transfers |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Finance |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Technological innovations |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Trust |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | DAU | DAU | 05/12/2019 | 1 | 332.178 WER | 032212 | 19/04/2022 | 05/04/2022 | Books |