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Igor Pejic
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BLOCKCHAIN BABEL ; THE CRYPTO-CRAZE AND THE CHALLENGE TO BUSINESS
Igor Pejic
- Kogan Page
- 7 Mars 2019
- 9780749484163
Blockchain is the technology behind bitcoin and other crypto-currencies. Experts see an unprecedented potential, but many banks, payment processors and credit card companies fret that bitcoin entrepreneurs could cast a pall over their core business. With little systematic research or strategic analysis until now, Blockchain Babel provides the ultimate guide to this disruptive technology.
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BIG TECH IN FINANCE - HOW TO PREVAIL IN THE AGE OF BLOCKCHAIN, DIGITAL CURRENCIES AND WEB3
Igor Pejic
- Kogan Page
- 3 Mai 2023
- 9781398608962
With Big Tech's breakthrough into finance with blockchain, it is imperative that finance players understand the ramifications and how they can defend their competitive advantage. Big Tech in Finance provides a cutting edge look at Big Tech's play for domination of the crypto economy, its ramifications and how finance is fighting back. The book analyses the motives behind Big Tech's break into banking and unpicks the strategies behind the use of blockchain, technology interfaces, infrastructure and investments into blockchain unicorns. The book then goes onto review how organizations in finance are countering these threats, with governments and banks driving their own strategies and use of centralized blockchains. Delving into the fight between Big Tech, Big Banking, start-ups, and regulators, Big Tech in Finance analyzes which actors have the best shot at succeeding. It explores the key tools in play, such as smart contracts, digital central bank currencies, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and the metaverse. The book also divulges the geopolitical dimensions underpinning the power struggle and its implications for the industry. Written by an internationally recognized expert on blockchain, the book draws on in-depth interviews with founders, investors, regulators, bankers and blockchain experts to provide valuable insider insights. This will be an essential read for finance and fintech professionals, bankers and investors and anyone else interested in the developments of fintech.
