Consensusland A Cryptocurrency Utopia

""Entertaining and fascinating. The prose is crisp and engaging, the voice confident, and the plot skillfully imagined."" -- Readers' Favorite Book Review In this blockchain version of Gulliver's Travels, a businessman gets the offer of a lifetime from the tiny, island country of Consensusland, but the catch is troubling: give up everything he knows about business and finance on a leap of faith in cryptocurrency and the power of blockchain. Will he take that leap? Possibly the first fiction book about blockchain, Consensusland infuses a strong narrative with dramatic realism to show readers how the world changes when it uses cryptocurrency, not cash. ""This book answers, in a very clever and engaging way, the question of what a society running on the blockchain could look like. But really, it goes deeper than that, intertwining allegory to capture a lot of the current debate amidst the naysayers that are resistant to change."" -- Misha Yurchenko, author, ""Bullish on Bitcoin""

"A systematic review of the structure and context of the blockchain-derived economic model... (the book) describes cryptoeconomics in connection with the game theory, behavioral economics and others in simple understandable language."—Wang Feng, founder of Linekong Interactive Group and Mars Finance, partner in Geekbang Venture Capital Blockchain technology has subverted existing perceptions and is the start of an economic revolution, called, cryptoeconomics. Blockchain is a key component of cryptoeconomics. Vlad Zamfir, a developer of Ethereum, defines this term as "a formal discipline that studies protocols that governs the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in a decentralized digital economy. Cryptoeconomics is a practical science that focuses on the design and characterization of these protocols". This book explains the structures of blockchain-derived economic models, their history, and their application. It uses real-world cases to illustrate the relationship between cryptoeconomics and blockchain. Blockchain technology solves trust issues. A blockchain application can restrict behavior on the blockchain through a reward and punishment system that enables consensus in an innovative way. The greatest significance of cryptoeconomics lies in guaranteeing safety, stability, activity, and order in a decentralized consensus system. Security and stability are achieved mainly by cryptographical mechanisms. Activity and order are achieved through economic mechanisms. Cryptoeconomics and Blockchain: Ignighting a New Era of Blockchain discusses the most popular consensus algorithms and optimization mechanisms. With examples explained in clear and simple terms that are easy to understand, the book also explores economic mechanisms of blockchain such as game theory and behavioral economics.

The world was caught up in a haze of exuberance and mania, with many hoping to get rich through accumulating easily accessible and unregulated cryptocurrencies. The dust has settled, and not unlike the dot-com boom that eliminated many but also brought the emergence of Amazon and Google, only a few survivors remain...but a new industry has been forged. Anyone with an internet connection and a curious mind can take advantage of the dozens of both shorter and longer term strategies to profit in the new crypto economy - all that I've outlined in the book. In Bullish on Bitcoin, you'll discover... How to master your mind as a trader and manage your emotions amidst intense price fluctuation. How to identify undervalued projects that have potential to 100x - and which ones to avoid. Valuation frameworks that can give you an edge to assess crypto startups. A step-by-step to setup passive income streams through crypto investing. Risk management, tax strategy, and advice from expert investors. How to get a career in blockchain, featuring interviews with blockchain entrepreneurs, VCs, angels and professional traders. STOs, stablecoins, atomic swaps and what's on the horizon over the next 2-3 years, from specific tech to individual projects. What Readers Are Saying "Whether you are entering the space for the first time or you're a seasoned crypto-nerd with battle scars from multiple bear markets, Misha's book offers invaluable resources and advice on how to keep your cool as well as your shirt in this rapidly evolving market. Having survived the inevitable first-year pitfalls of hype and emotionally-driven speculation, he's emerged as a veteran with the calm disposition of a Zen master and the wisdom of seasoned trader and investor. This book takes you through his journey and compiles a comprehensive guide to staying informed, avoiding the traps and planning your strategy to win, not only for the next bull run but, for the years to come in the inevitable crypto asset revolution." - Mark Mindlin, Data Guru "The book is accessible to those who know little about the world of cryptocurrency (myself included) - yet the work is filled with wisdom pertaining to principles which can (and should) be applied not just in the world of economics, but in life more generally. This text is engaging and relevant, grounded in solid psychological and neuroscientific research and principles. Highly recommended." - Daniel Sher, Clinical Psychologist About the Author Misha is a Tokyo-based ex-recruiter, author and blogger. In the past 5 years, he's helped companies like Facebook and Amazon build their hiring strategies, learned Japanese and is traveling the world. He is the author of five books and writes frequently about cryptocurrencies, technology and the future of work.

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