Author:Gian Volpicelli,WIRED
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?
Seth Godin may be the ultimate entrepreneur for the information age
—— BusinessWeekIt's easy to see why people pay to hear what he has to say
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—— Alan Webber, founder, Fast CompanyIf your idea, or issue, or candidate, or product isn't catching on, you haven't been reading Seth Godin
—— Micah Sifry, cofounder, Personal Democracy ForumThousands of authors write business books every year, but only a handful reach star status and the A-list lecture circuit. Fewer still-one, to be exact-can boast his own action figure. . . . Godin delivers his combination of counterintuitive thinking and a great sense of fun
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—— Rosanne Cash, Grammy-winning singer-songwriterThe Practice is a user's manual for finding your calling and an alchemist's handbook for pursuing your dream
—— Steven Pressfield, author of The War of ArtSeth's book is a skeleton key specially molded to unlock the most creative version of you. Read it, and find yourself free to be who you know you really are
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—— Tobi Lutke, CEO, ShopifyThe Practice explains that what looks like a barrier is often a catalyst in disguise. Magic may not come from what we can see on the stage but from behind it, where the wood chopping happens
—— Peter Gabriel, Musician