{"product_id":"the-age-of-cryptocurrency-paul-vigna-9781250081551","title":"The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain Are Challenging the Global Economic Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth explanation of how bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies work, their potential for good and bad, and how this is likely to affect you as a citizen, government, business, and global geopolitics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBitcoin became a buzzword overnight. A cyber-enigma with an enthusiastic following, it pops up in headlines and fuels endless media debate. You can apparently use it to buy anything from coffee to cars, yet few people seem to truly understand what it is. This raises the question: Why should anyone care about bitcoin? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Cryptocurrency\u003c\/i\u003e, Wall Street journalists Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey deliver the definitive answer to this question. Cybermoney is poised to launch a revolution, one that could reinvent traditional financial and social structures while bringing the world's billions of \"unbanked\" individuals into a new global economy. Cryptocurrency holds the promise of a financial system without a middleman, one owned by the people who use it and one safeguarded from the devastation of a 2008-type crash. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut bitcoin, the most famous of the cybermonies, carries a reputation for instability, wild fluctuation, and illicit business; some fear it has the power to eliminate jobs and to upend the concept of a nation-state. It implies, above all, monumental and wide-reaching change--for better and for worse. But it is here to stay, and you ignore it at your peril. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVigna and Casey demystify cryptocurrency--its origins, its function, and what you need to know to navigate a cyber-economy. The digital currency world will look very different from the paper currency world; \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Cryptocurrency\u003c\/i\u003e will teach you how to be ready.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Vigna, Michael J. Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250081556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250081551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Paul Vigna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051722207487,"sku":"9781250081551","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_651abfcc-8a81-47a6-9365-c654a8efacf5.jpg?v=1685014788","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-age-of-cryptocurrency-paul-vigna-9781250081551","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}