Blockchain: The Next Everything
Written by Stephen P Williams
Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross
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About this audiobook
What is blockchain? Why does everyone from tech experts to business moguls to philanthropists believe it is a paradigm-shifting technology, bound to revolutionize society as significantly as the internet? Indeed, why is blockchain touted as The Next Everything?
In this deft, fascinating, and easy-to-digest introduction to one of the most important innovations of recent times, Stephen P. Williams answers these questions, revealing how cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are just one example among dozens of transformative applications that this relatively new technology makes possible. He interprets the complexity into digestible anecdotes, metaphors, and straightforward descriptions for readers who don’t know tech, and explains all of blockchain’s most important aspects: why this so-called digital ledger is unhackable and unchangeable; how its distributed nature may transfer power from central entities like banks, government, and corporations to ordinary citizens around the world; and what its widespread use will mean for society as a whole.
In Blockchain: The Next Everything, Williams takes us on a tour through the systems predicted to soon underpin economics, politics, global trade, science, art, and numerous other aspects of our everyday lives. It is a truly extraordinary journey into our future, “a must-read for anyone who wants to understand where the world is headed” (Hunter Lovins, President and Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions) and “a small miracle: a book about blockchain that helps the rest of us understand what it is” (Ty Montague, author of True Story and Founder of Co:Collective).
Stephen P Williams
Stephen P. Williams is a journalist and author and coauthor of numerous works of nonfiction, including Blockchain: The Next Everything. He has written business and health columns for The New York Times and Newsweek and has contributed regularly to GQ, The Smithsonian, Martha Stewart Living, and other publications. He heads a sustainable fashion startup called Wm. Williams, which uses blockchain technology to manage distributed manufacturing. He lives in New York and has an MBA in Sustainability from Bard College and an MA in Communications from Stanford University.
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Reviews for Blockchain
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5What I thought was a discussion on blockchain descended into a pseudo scientific diatribe about the patriarchy. There's about five pages of relevant information in this book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good introduction to blockchain for those looking to see what this is all about. Appreciate the specific use-case examples and potential use-cases the author discusses.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Muy buena visión de las aplicaciones para el blockchain. Interesante perspectiva del futuro
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Good overview but initial chapters are a bit too shallow. Would listen only to the last chapter if you're already familiar with block chain
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting overview. Worth a listen if you’re a beginner.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book about the potential of the blockchain. It goes through many of the possibilities the technology unlocks and it is a must for anyone who wants to know what the future might look like with this new technology.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If you hear a lot about Crypto currency, Blockchain and have no idea what is it. Or have few ideas and don’t know how to match them, this book might help put everything in a big picture
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really loved the book. An easy and fun read on such a complicated but fascinating topic.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Solid basic primer. Accessible content to aid as blockchain gateway.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Valuable book. I listened to it and I plan to have a copy in text to use as a reference.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An excellent summary of everything you need and want to know about block chains and how they will transform the Internet as we know it.