{"product_id":"2940046164145","title":"Bitcoin in Brief","description":"\u003cp\u003eBitcoin is all the rage these days. But what is it? Most people don't really know or understand much about the decentralized peer-to-peer cryptocurrency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut those who do know what it is have heralded it as a revolution as important as that of the internet. Notable people who’ve had interesting things to say about it include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, and Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google:“Bitcoin is a technological tour de force.”- Fox News, May 6, 2013 and CNBC, April 23, 2013, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Buchheit, Creator of Gmail:“Bitcoin may be the TCP\/IP of money.”- @PaulToo, Twitter, April 29, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTyler Winklevoss, of The Social Network drama fame, co-founder of Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust:“We have elected to put our money and faith in a mathematical framework that is free of politics and human error.”- New York Times, April 11, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin Andresen, Chief Scientist, The Bitcoin Foundation:“You can basically put a bank in your pocket… That’s pretty amazing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want an easily understood, short introduction to this revolutionary technology, you’ve found the right book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitcoin in Brief: What, Why, and How is a 26-page non-technical primer that tells you what you need to know about Bitcoin to be able to discuss, understand, utilize, and explain it. I avoid discussing the complex cryptography and mathematics that allow it to operate, and instead focus on real-world examples that demonstrate the uses and impact of the technology. This eBook provides a brief explanation of Bitcoin that doesn’t leave anything you need to know out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe currency of the internet is Bitcoin, and Bitcoin is the internet of property ownership. Do you want to be left behind?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Isgur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108530700528,"sku":"2940046164145","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046164145_p0.jpg?v=1763689773","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046164145","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}