Product Description
Cryptocurrency (WIRED guides)
Authors: Gian Volpicelli, WIRED
Format: Paperback
How Digital Money Could Transform Finance
The past decade has seen the relentless rise of cryptocurrency as an alternative form of digital currency. But what precisely is it and what potential does it have to change the world of money?
In this brilliantly clear, one-stop guide WIRED Senior Editor Gian Vopicelli explains everything you need to know about cryptocurrency. He outlines its development and describes precisely how it operates. He demystifies the jargon it has spawned, from blockchain, Bitcoin and stablecoins to mining, smart contracts and forking. He looks at the political and economic ideologies that drive it. And he addresses the central question: will cryptocurrency have the transformative economic and social impact that its champions claim for it?
About the Author
Gian M. Volpicelli is a journalist covering technology for Bloomberg News in Brussels. Born in Rome and educated in Italy and the UK, he was previously an editor and senior writer for WIRED magazine and a tech policy reporter for POLITICO. Over his career he has investigated topics including dark web assassination markets, Bitcoin mining, killer drones and artificial intelligence regulation. His first book, Cryptocurrency, tracking the history and ideas behind digital money, was published in 2021 by Penguin Random House.
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