{"product_id":"the-end-of-money-the-story-of-bitcoin-cryptocurrencies-and-the-blockchain-revolution-by-new-scientist-author","title":"The End of Money: The story of bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and the blockchain revolution by New Scientist (Author)","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781473629530\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ John Murray Learning, 20 April 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 240 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMurder for hire. Drug trafficking. Embezzlement. Money laundering... These might sound like plot lines of a thriller, but they are true stories from the short history of cryptocurrencies - digital currencies conceived by computer hackers and cryptographers that represent a completely new sort of financial transaction that could soon become mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most famous - or infamous - cryptocurrency is bitcoin. But look beyond its tarnished reputation and something much shinier emerges. The technology that underlies bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies - the blockchain - is hailed as the greatest advancement since the invention of the internet. It is now moving away from being the backbone for a digital currency and making inroads into other core concepts of society: identity, ownership and even the rule of law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe End of Money is your essential introduction to this transformative new technology that has governments, entrepreneurs and forward-thinking people from all walks of life sitting up and taking notice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46704987799714,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/713iZpEQ3QL._SL1000.jpg?v=1774436253","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/the-end-of-money-the-story-of-bitcoin-cryptocurrencies-and-the-blockchain-revolution-by-new-scientist-author","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}