Blockchain technology is powering our future. As the technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Facebook's Libra, open software platforms like Ethereum, and disruptive companies like Ripple, it’s too important to ignore. In this revelatory book, Don Tapscott, the bestselling author of Wikinomics, and his son, blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, bring us a brilliantly researched, highly readable, and essential book about the technology driving the future of the economy. Blockchain is the ingeniously simple, revolution­ary protocol that allows transactions to be simultaneously anonymous and secure by maintaining a tamperproof public ledger of value. Though it’s best known as the technology that drives bitcoin and other digital cur­rencies, it also has the potential to go far beyond currency, to record virtually everything of value to humankind, from birth and death certifi­cates to insurance claims, land titles, and even votes. Blockchain is also essential to understand if you’re an artist who wants to make a living off your art, a consumer who wants to know where that hamburger meat really came from, an immigrant who’s tired of paying big fees to send money home to your loved ones, or an entrepreneur looking for a new platform to build a business. And those examples are barely the tip of the iceberg. As with major paradigm shifts that preceded it, blockchain technology will create winners and losers. This book shines a light on where it can lead us in the next decade and beyond.

A WALL STREET JOURNAL AND GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER An essential introduction and guide to navigating the next Internet revolution—everything from the metaverse and NFTs to DAOs, decentralized finance, and self-sovereign identity—from the co-author of the international bestseller Blockchain Revolution. The Web, and with it the Internet, are entering a new age. We’ve moved from the “Read-only Web,” which had little functionality for interacting with content, to the “Read-Write Web,” which offered seemingly endless collaborative opportunities, from sharing with our favorite people to shopping at our favorite brands. But the profusion of cyberattacks, data hacks, and online profiling have left many of us to view digital life as a Faustian bargain in need of a major rethink. That rethink is Web3, the “Read-Write-Own Web”—a decentralized Internet where individuals own their own identities and can securely trade assets like money, securities, intellectual property, and art peer to peer. Made possible by blockchains, the foundational technology of bitcoin, Web3 promises the biggest shake up of business since the invention of double-entry bookkeeping in the Middle Ages. It is the Internet’s new frontier. In Web3, award-winning author and technology investor Alex Tapscott provides a cutting-edge guide to the Internet’s next era. Covering everything from the metaverse and non-fungible tokens to DAOs, decentralized finance, and self-sovereign identity, this indispensable, forward-thinking book describes the building blocks and often hidden technologies that will be foundational to our cultural and economic progress.

'This book has had an enormous impact' Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft 'Spectacular. Mind-blowing in its expansiveness and profundity' Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple 'Iconic' Clay Christensen, author of The Innovator's Dilemma Cryptocurrencies are changing the world. They grant everyday people the power to invest, disrupt the world order and contribute towards a better future. Blockchain is the ingeniously simple technology that powers cryptos. It is a public ledger to which everyone has access, but which no single person or institution controls. It allows for companies and individuals to collaborate with an unprecedented degree of trust and transparency. It is cryptographically secure, but fundamentally open. And it is everywhere. In Blockchain Revolution, Don and Alex Tapscott reveal: · how this game-changing technology is re-shaping the global economy · how it is improving everything from healthcare records to online voting · how people everywhere are using it to side-step institutional barriers and take control of their future Brilliantly researched and highly accessible, this is the essential text on this major paradigm shift. Read it, or be left behind.

Het eerste volledige standaardwerk over de technologie die de wereld gaat veranderen. Blockchain is niet alleen de technologie achter de bitcoin, maar ook een revolutionaire methode die op alle denkbare vlakken voor ingrijpende veranderingen zal zorgen: van de economie en de financiële sector tot de service-industrie, de culturele sector en de zorg. In dit grondige werk tonen Don en Alex Tapscott hoe de blockchaintechnologie nieuwe mogelijkheden biedt voor zowel individuen als bedrijven. Deze decentrale methode biedt een manier van samenwerken die compleet transparant en betrouwbaar is. Door middel van het peer-to-peer-principe is blockchain voor iedereen toegankelijk, volledig onafhankelijk van banken en andere instanties. Blockchainrevolutie onthult hoe deze baanbrekende technologie de toekomst van de wereldeconomie de komende jaren ingrijpend zal veranderen.

A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech—all in one place. Generative AI, biometrics, spatial computing, electric vehicles—new technologies like these are reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite. What should you and your company be doing now to take advantage of the new opportunities these technologies are creating—and avoid falling victim to disruption? The Year in Tech 2025: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you understand what the latest and most important tech innovations mean for your organization and how you can use them to compete and win in today’s turbulent business environment. Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues—blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more—each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow. You can't afford to ignore how these issues will transform the landscape of business and society. The Insights You Need series will help you grasp these critical ideas—and prepare you and your company for the future.

Blockchain ermöglicht Peer-to-Peer-Transaktionen ohne jede Zwischenstelle wie eine Bank. Die Teilnehmer bleiben anonym und dennoch sind alle Transaktionen transparent und nachvollziehbar. Somit ist jeder Vorgang fälschungssicher. Dank Blockchain muss man sein Gegenüber nicht mehr kennen und ihm vertrauen – das Vertrauen wird durch das System als Ganzes hergestellt. Und digitale Währungen wie Bitcoins sind nur ein Anwendungsgebiet der Blockchain-Revolution. In der Blockchain kann jedes wichtige Dokument gespeichert werden: Urkunden von Universitäten, Geburts- und Heiratsurkunden und vieles mehr. Die Blockchain ist ein weltweites Register für alles. In diesem Buch zeigen die Autoren, wie sie eine fantastische neue Ära in den Bereichen Finanzen, Business, Gesundheitswesen, Erziehung und darüber hinaus möglich machen wird.

La web, y con ella Internet, se adentran en una nueva era. En esta obra, Alex Tapscott, desvela las tecnologías e ideas que conducirán a la mayor revolución en el mundo de los negocios, la cultura y la sociedad que hayamos visto en una generación. En las tres últimas décadas hemos pasado de la 'web de solo lectura' a la 'web de lectura-escritura', que ha convertido a los usuarios de Internet en creadores de contenido y ofrece infinitas oportunidades para la colaboración. Si bien esta nueva web revolucionó los medios de comunicación, el comercio y otras industrias, la proliferación de ciberataques, ataques de datos y la recopilación y análisis de datos de los usuarios ha llevado a muchos a ver la vida digital como un pacto faustiano. Los intermediarios y los gigantes tecnológicos se han convertido en agentes reguladores que establecen barreras e imponen peajes sobre todo lo que hacemos, ahogando la innovación y la libertad económica en línea. Es aquí donde entra la Web3, una Internet descentralizada donde los individuos son dueños de sus identidades y creaciones en línea y pueden intercambiar de forma segura activos como dinero, valores, propiedad intelectual, arte y datos de igual a igual. La Web3 nos permite reconceptualizar las industrias culturales, transformar el dinero y los mercados, dar paso a nuevos tipos de activos y organizaciones y apoyar una mayor participación global en nuestra economía digital. Si es verdad que la difusión de la tecnología 'aplana' el mundo, la Web3 podría ser una apisonadora, transformando el mundo de formas profundas e inesperadas. Al igual que ocurre con toda innovación revolucionaria, la Web3 llega con ingentes promesas y peligros potenciales para los líderes del mundo de la empresa y de la sociedad. Este libro es una guía esencial al mundo de Internet, un libro para todos aquellos lectores preocupados por el futuro que quieran jugar un papel activo en su transformación.

全球暢銷書《區塊鏈革命》作者新作 《華爾街日報》、《環球郵報》暢銷書 如果每個世代的興起都會帶給人類省思的機會，我確信我們正在長河上的這個節點——所有權和影響力的重新分配。本書面面俱到，不僅為這個世代的夢想家補充歷史脈絡和科技新知的養分，同時也為他們帶來敢於創新的莫大勇氣。 ——呂季潔，台灣NFT協會理事長、Lootex共同創辦人暨執行長 本書出版的當下，人們普遍聽過卻還沒用過區塊鏈，遑論由區塊鏈衍生而來的Web3。近年技術逐步改進、法規日漸完善，參與門檻降低。當人們不必再為了弄丟資產而煩惱，才終於有機會體驗Web3新商機。 ——許明恩，區塊勢創辦人 本書犀利切入Web3數位稀缺的本質來談論產權，可以從此理解Web3是Web2的自然延伸並能彌補不足之處；同時深入討論具備「可組合性」和「無需許可」的Web3，以及它能夠誕生出的諸多應用；內文具有豐富的人物訪談，讓讀者能夠獲得第一手資料與從業者觀點。 ——曾可維，IOTA 基金會亞太生態系負責人 《WEB3 新商機》這本書的出現正逢其時。隨著科技的快速發展，我們生活中的每一面都在經歷著從數位化到虛擬化的轉變。對於想深入了解區塊鏈、代幣經濟、人工智慧、元宇宙以及最新的隱私保護技術等話題的讀者來說，無疑是一本寶典。 ——葛如鈞，臺灣大學資訊網路與多媒體研究所兼任助理教授 Web3是未來的發展趨勢，眾多國家發布Web3白皮書，建構未來發展藍圖。泰普史考特在本書中探討Web3的發展機會與挑戰，讓我們理解Web3不僅僅是技術的演進，而是能夠重塑社會運作方式的革命性改變。 ——蔡玉玲，臺灣金融科技協會名譽理事長 Web3將對全球的經濟和社會產生深遠的影響。泰普史考特又一次挺身而出，及時提供必要的指導，幫助我們駕馭這個巨大的變革，迎接前方的挑戰和機會。 ——舒爾曼（Dan Schulman），PayPal執行長 Web3是令人嘆為觀止的創新領域，前景一片光明，但對於無視未來發展的人來說，則充滿危險。無論是計算層面或社會層面，泰普史考特寫的這本書，正是我們進入新時代的必需品。 ——薩默斯（Larry Summers），前美國財政部長 泰普史考特透過Web3掌握時代精神。我們正面臨嶄新的非凡紀元，能利用技術來重塑每一樣事物。本書以清晰的思路和深刻的洞見，探索Web3的巨大潛力。 ——沃茲尼克（Steve Wozniak），蘋果公司共同創辦人 對網路有貢獻的人，都能獲得獎勵 我們使用網路、在全球資訊網中寫入資料，都在創造價值，但訂定規則和從中獲利的，卻是商業巨頭。我們提供隱私與個資、購買虛擬商品或數位資產、參與網路社群的活動，讓網路產生經濟效益，被平臺剝削而不自知。 如今，規則即將改變 在Web3時代，每個人都能夠擁有數位產權，任何「可消費的」的內容都會轉變為「資產」，帶來龐大的市場與機會。使用產品和服務的人會成為「擁有者」，平臺產生的經濟效益將由使用者共創、共享。換句話說，Web3將重新定義網路商業模式，所以微軟和臉書等大型科技公司都積極布局，萬士達卡和威士卡也不落人後。 在本書中，泰普史考特探討Web3的發展趨勢，並分析Web3將如何影響全世界的各種產業，帶來數兆美元的價值。他也透過許多Web3先行者的觀點，闡明這個產業的願景與挑戰。本書針對Web3，為個人、組織、企業領袖提出建言，讓我們能以正確的態度和方式來因應新時代的來臨。