“Blockchains will matter crucially; this book, beautifully and clearly written for a wide audience, powerfully demonstrates how.” ―Lawrence Lessig
“Attempts to do for blockchain what the likes of Lawrence Lessig and Tim Wu did for the Internet and cyberspace―explain how a new technology will upend the current legal and social order… Blockchain and the Law is not just a theoretical guide. It’s also a moral one.” ―Fortune
Bitcoin has been hailed as an Internet marvel and decried as the preferred transaction vehicle for criminals. It has left nearly everyone without a computer science degree confused: how do you “mine” money from ones and zeros?
The answer lies in a technology called blockchain. A general-purpose tool for creating secure, decentralized, peer-to-peer applications, blockchain technology has been compared to the Internet in both form and impact. Blockchains are being used to create “smart contracts,” to expedite payments, to make financial instruments, to organize the exchange of data and information, and to facilitate interactions between humans and machines. But by cutting out the middlemen, they run the risk of undermining governmental authorities’ ability to supervise activities in banking, commerce, and the law. As this essential book makes clear, the technology cannot be harnessed productively without new rules and new approaches to legal thinking.
“If you…don’t ‘get’ crypto, this is the book-length treatment for you.” ―Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
“De Filippi and Wright stress that because blockchain is essentially autonomous, it is inflexible, which leaves it vulnerable, once it has been set in motion, to the sort of unforeseen consequences that laws and regulations are best able to address.” ―James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review

Blockchain and the Law: The Rule of Code

Business & Money

Wright, Aaron

De Filippi, Primavera

Industries

Harvard University Press

Since Bitcoin appeared in 2009, the digital currency has been hailed as an Internet marvel and decried as the preferred transaction vehicle for all manner of criminals. It has left nearly everyone without a computer science degree confused: Just how do you “mine” money from ones and zeros?
The answer lies in a technology called blockchain, which can be used for much more than Bitcoin. A general-purpose tool for creating secure, decentralized, peer-to-peer applications, blockchain technology has been compared to the Internet itself in both form and impact. Some have said this tool may change society as we know it. Blockchains are being used to create autonomous computer programs known as “smart contracts,” to expedite payments, to create financial instruments, to organize the exchange of data and information, and to facilitate interactions between humans and machines. The technology could affect governance itself, by supporting new organizational structures that promote more democratic and participatory decision making.
Primavera De Filippi and Aaron Wright acknowledge this potential and urge the law to catch up. That is because disintermediation―a blockchain’s greatest asset―subverts critical regulation. By cutting out middlemen, such as large online operators and multinational corporations, blockchains run the risk of undermining the capacity of governmental authorities to supervise activities in banking, commerce, law, and other vital areas. De Filippi and Wright welcome the new possibilities inherent in blockchains. But as Blockchain and the Law makes clear, the technology cannot be harnessed productively without new rules and new approaches to legal thinking.

Economics

The world in not black and white. At least this one isn't. The one about which I hear and in which Nehlio Ehron X thrives, is a nightmare of soul-encompassing blackness that is lit only by brief exciting moments of color. It's this color that drives the 16 year-old into growing into something more than a man. As a new kind of empath N.E.X finds himself in the secret Pittsburgh underworld, attempting to eliminate those vile creatures that are less than human. Nehlio will allow nothing, not even gravity, to prevent him from shining a colorful light in the dark spaces. The pitfall is that while shining that light, it may prove impossible for him to remain in it himself.

X: Emergence (A Time of X)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Johnson, AhttIetto

Fantasy

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Welcome to the Campfire.Did you ever go camping as a kid and sit around the fire at night listening to scary stories? Creepy Campfire Quarterly features horror fiction from some of the most talented writers across the globe. Dark, disturbing, dramatic, or just down right creepy, these stories will entertain you. And perhaps the next time you are around a campfire, you’ll find yourself recounting a few of these haunting tales…Featuring works from the newest crop of modern horror writers: Adrian Ludens,Melanie Cole,Eric I. Dean,Aaron Wright,Daniel Blokh,Joe Nazare,Phil Slattery,Caitlin Marceau,W. E. Mitchell,Michael Siciliano,Lawrence Buentello,Gregory L. Norris,Ken MacGregor,Mark Silcox,Tonia Thompson,Franklyn Searight,Marc Sorondo,Brandon Crilly

Creepy Campfire Quarterly: Issue #3

Literature & Fiction

Ludens, Adrian

Cole, Melanie

Marceau, Caitlin

Dean, Eric I.

Blokh, Daniel

Nazare, Joe

Slattery, Phil

Mitchell, W. E.

Siciliano, Michael

Genre Fiction

Arthur Russell is an average guy-a married man with one child and one on the way, he and his growing family settle in Davis, CA for a life they dreamed of and a top-notch educational system. In this promising life, Arthur comes face-to-face with a discrimination that tests his limits. Thirteen Doors is a story of transformation, resilience, a parents' love, and a family's bond. This deeply moving and personal story brings us to the threshold of injustice and brings us through the thirteen doors to become a warrior for change.

Thirteen Doors

Parenting & Relationships

Disabilities & Hyperactivity

Wyrd & Wyld Publishing

Core Exercises for Seniors: Easy Daily Workout Training Guide for Balance, Improved Posture, Body Stretching & Strengthening, Injury & Back Pain Prevention

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Independently published

Unbreakable Black Women Who Shaped America: African American Women Accomplishments in U.S. History, Black Holidays, Black Month Celebration for Kids Ages 6-10

Children's Books

Biographies

Interesting Facts Book for Curious Minds: Myths& Truths About Money, Coins, Cryptocurrency, Banks, Lottery, Money Laundering & Much More

Reference

Interesting Facts & Short Stories for Curious Minds: 1000 Fascinating & Spectacular Trivia About Mysterious Monuments, Unique Museums, Presidential Myths, Weird Animals, Fun Random Stuff & Much More

Science, Nature & How It Works

Exercises for Seniors Over 60: 3 in 1 Book With Pictures- Core Exercises, Strength Training, Balance & Stretching Workout, Quick & Simple Physical Activities Under 20 Minutes A Day

Sports & Outdoors

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