Book on Blockchain Earns Mixed Review in the Wall Street Journal
A book called “Blockchain Revolution” about the workings and potential benefits of bitcoin and blockchain technology gained an extensive, though somewhat skeptical review in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal editorial page. The father and son team of Don and Alex Tapscott wrote the book. The book review, titled “Bitcoin Is Just The Beginning” by reviewer Philip Delves Broughton, states at the outset that the book implies that the world should be cheering the emergence of blockchains. After summarizing the workings of both blockchains and bitcoin, the reviewer notes that bitcoin is only one....
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