Cryptocurrencies and blockchains (Record no. 26096)
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| fixed length control field | 01655 a2200157 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781509520244 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 332.178 |
| Item number | DUP-C |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | DuPont, Quinn |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Cryptocurrencies and blockchains |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Polity Press |
| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Place of publication | UK |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii, 240p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Include Reference and Index<br/> |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | From their shadowy origins in Bitcoin to their use by multinational corporations, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are remaking the rules of digital media and society. Meanwhile, regulators, governments, and the public are trying to make sense of it all. In this accessible book, Quinn DuPont guides readers through the changing face of money to show how blockchain technology underpins new forms of value exchange and social coordination. He introduces cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to readers in terms of their developers and users, investment opportunities and risks, changes to politics and law, social and industrial applications - and what this all means for the new economy. The author argues throughout that, rather than being a technical innovation, cryptocurrencies and blockchains are social technologies enabling developers and users to engage in unprecedented experiments with social and political levers. Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains dispenses with hype and offers sober reflection on this crucial and timely topic. It is essential reading for students and scholars of culture, politics, media, and the economy, as well as anyone who wants to understand, take part in, or change the future of work and society. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Digital media |
| Form subdivision | Bitcoin |
| -- | Electronic funds transfers |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Bill Date | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| NASSDOC Library | NASSDOC Library | 2020-06-29 | OP | 1261.04 | 2020-06-11 | 332.178 DUP-C | 50867 | 1727.45 | 2020-06-11 | Books |