Distributed Ledgers

Distributed Ledgers
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9780262361200
ISBN-13 : 0262361205
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Book Synopsis Distributed Ledgers by : Robert M. Townsend

Download or read book Distributed Ledgers written by Robert M. Townsend and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An economic analysis of what distributed ledgers can do, examining key components and discussing applications in both developed and emerging market economies. Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the potential to transform economic organization and financial structure. In this book, Robert Townsend steps back from the hype and controversy surrounding DLT (and the related, but not synonymous, innovations of blockchain and Bitcoin) to offer an economic analysis of what distributed ledgers can do. Townsend examines the key components of distributed ledgers, discussing, evaluating, and illustrating each in the context of historical and contemporary economics, and reviewing featured applications in both developed economies and emerging-market countries.


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