{"product_id":"blockchain-fintech-richard-hayen-9781543287677","title":"Blockchain \u0026 FinTech: A Comprehensive Blueprint to Understanding Blockchain \u0026 Financial Technology. 2 Books in 1.","description":"\u003cb\u003eBlockchain\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2008, work began on one of the most ambitious and liberating software projects to date. Satoshi Yakamoto put forward a paper detailing something called a cryptocurrency and how digital currencies could be created and given to one another without a central authority in the middle keeping track of every transaction. These technologies, bitcoin and blockchain, have changed the face of the web - and the world - forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is going to teach you all about blockchain and its potential to change the world. This technology, though new, is baffling experts and has people making bold, bold predictions about the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Because blockchain is changing the game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Things that were previously convoluted bureaucratic messes now have the potential to be clear as day. Unscrupulous or downright dirty banking practices no longer have to be a concern. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blockchain offers the people the power to control the destiny of whatever they want to do and removes the need for any other person or party in various different applications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Within this book, I'm going to tell you about blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and the massive impact of blockchain so far. After that, we're going to go through various scenarios and uses for blockchain and the myriad ways that this technology is changing everything and could completely alter the paradigm for pretty much everything that we know in our society - should we let it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By the end of this book, you're going to feel like you can tackle the topic of blockchain with ease as you go forward. You may invest in cryptocurrencies. or you may get to work on the next great application of the blockchain technology. You may join a blockchain or bitcoin community so that you can talk about this technology with other people who care about it. You may just go to sleep, satisfied with the fact that you know more about this technology that's taking society by storm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But one thing is absolutely for certain: you're going to understand blockchain, everything that it symbolizes, and the million beautiful things that it could be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFinTech\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDid you know we're in the middle of a revolution? No, not the post-election fervor. We're in the middle of the FinTech revolution, and it's a big one. Everything that we know about the world of finance is changing before us. Innovation is constantly happening. This book is going to help you get up to speed on all of the change that's happened and the things that are important right now.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is going to teach you about several things, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe financial technology sector (FinTech) and its impact on traditional banking, on the global economy, and on the world at large.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, blockchain technology, and why the two matter. (Pro-tip: They do. A lot.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing robo-advisors to make sound investments.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeer-to-peer lending and the art of getting a good loan with a low interest rate without going through a bank.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCrowdfunding projects to turn your idea into a beautiful reality.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe state of FinTech and where it's headed.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are quite a few books out there on the topic, but there's one very simple reason that you should choose this one: I don't treat you like a kid, but I don't treat you like you've got a master's degree either. By the end of this book, I'll have taught you a lot of the important jargon in the world of FinTech, and you'll feel up-to-date and up-to-speed on everything there is to know about the current state of finance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTags: Blockchain, Hidden Economy, Smart Contracts, Bitcoin, Financial Technology, Technical Implementation, History, Mechanics of Blockchain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Hayen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1543287670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781543287677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Richard Hayen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938348400895,"sku":"9781543287677","price":24.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e9361bf5-fcf7-4c48-90d8-65bb9b9e378b.jpg?v=1681435166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blockchain-fintech-richard-hayen-9781543287677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}