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Further Information

Day, Mark Stuart. Bits to Bitcoin: How Our Digital Stuff Works. Cambridge,
MA: MIT Press, 2018. This book describes the digital infrastructure (software)
beneath our operating systems and explains how blockchain allows different
parties to trust one another.

Gilder, George. Life after Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of
the Blockchain Economy. Washington, DC: Regnery Gateway, 2018. A
far-reaching description of the tech world today as dominated by Google,
and why blockchain will replace it.

Lewis, Antony. The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains: An Introduction to
Cryptocurrencies and the Technology That Powers Them. Coral Gables, FL:
Mango, 2018. As the title implies, this is a no-nonsense introduction to
cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology that allows them to function.

Malekan, Omid. The Story of the Blockchain: A Beginner’s Guide to the
Technology Nobody Understands. Syosset, NY: Triple Smoke Stack, 2018.
This book explains in very simple terms how cryptocurrencies were created,
how they have evolved, and the crises they have faced throughout their
short history.

Tapscott, Don, and Alex Tapscott. Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology
behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World. New York:
Penguin, 2016. Read about the implications of Bitcoin and blockchain
technology in all aspects of the economy and society.

Vigna, Paul, and Michael J. Casey. The Truth Machine: The Blockchain
and the Future of Everything. New York: St. Martin’s, 2018. This is an in-
depth exploration of blockchain and how it enables strangers to enter into
agreements without an intermediary.

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