Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World

Bit repetitive, and if the "work" involved in verifying the blockchain at every stage is so immense, how can it possibly work for micro-transactions?

The book is rather like an evening down the pub with fellow technologists. It starts with simple question of what is blockchain. After the second round everyone starts to explore what this technology might mean, as the evening goes on ideas flow fast and thick. All are interesting, some don’t ned blockchain and most have implications far beyond technology – changes in society, governments, finance and other areas that impact us all. As the evening draws to an end someone pipes up with “but have you considered …” and the challenges are explored over a final pint. They are big challenges. Not the focused technology ones that many are already tackling, but ones that involve people and change across the globe. Something to mull over on the walk home.If you are not familiar with blockchain’s potential uses, then this book is a light introduction to the possibilities culminating in a dose of reality at the end. The side effects of the ideas and effort to implement are rarely explored, so you are left with no sense how likely the possibilities are and hence what you might I see in your life time.

A perfectly acceptable infroduction guide for anyone wishing to dip their toe into what is still very much a nascent technology. You cannot climb the ladder unless you are willing to put your foot on the first step.The true promise of blockchain has yet to be realised, but the jungle is being cleared.

This book serves to introduce the idea of blockchain to the world. Authors cover the philisophy and possible implications well. They understandably have a one sided view of the idea. It is not a bitcoin book, I think some of the lower mark reviews are due to this unmet expectations.

Great book help a lot with Blockchain research for a Masters project

Opened my eyes to the endless possibilities and potential benefits of blockchain technology. Well worth a read.

This is a great book outlining the uses and implications of Blockchain. However, that's where it ends. Our working society is very much changing and blockchain will not be the sole answer to all our worries! Skills will still need to be proven and used. A good read.

I was looking forward to a detailed look at the blockchain. It's not a bad book and fills a gap in the market. It's a useful book for getting Google terms to find out more info about those involved in blockchain development, but I think it's full off too much spin and marketing, rather than substance.