SUMMARY - Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin And Digital Money Are Challenging The Global Economic Order By Paul Vigna And Michael J. Casey

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. By reading this summary, you will discover the history of the Bitcoin virtual currency which is based on the blockchain technology. You will understand its implications on the economy and society. You will also discover that : Bitcoin is used all over the world; Virtual currencies can be a tool for decentralization and freedom; There is an ecosystem of companies and investors betting on the development of blockchain technology; Many debates are underway on the regulation of the network. Bitcoin is already being used to provide opportunities for those excluded from the banking system. This virtual currency is based on the blockchain, a public and decentralized transaction monitoring technology. Bitcoin is capable of bringing development and freedom to millions of people, while reducing the overall cost of financial exchanges. However, this is not the image disseminated by the media, which focuses on the issues of illegal markets and insecurity on the network. This ambiguity reveals the profoundly innovative character of Bitcoin, carried today by a real intellectual effervescence. Does this technology have a future? In other words, are virtual currencies "the future of money"?