當紅炸子雞比特幣究竟在紅什麼？為何能顛覆傳統金融觀念？

《虛擬貨幣革命》（The Age of Cryptocurrency）作者一舉揭露區塊鏈神秘面紗，

任何關心未來經濟走向的人，都不容錯過！

　　銀行大者恆大，隱私權在駭客攻擊下顯得岌岌可危，信用卡詐騙更變成家常便飯，許多曾經旨在令我們生活更輕鬆、經濟更有效率的老舊系統已無法完美達成任務。然而，有一種方法可以超越這種現況：一種新作業系統將為我們帶來革命性的變化，那就是區塊鏈（Blockchain）。

　　身為當代的我們，都需要了解區塊鏈—因為它將是推動人類進步的關鍵。在《The Truth Machine》書中，作者揭開了區塊鏈的神秘面紗，並解釋為何區塊鏈能讓我們重新掌握數據、資產，讓數十億人得以進入全球經濟。作者並帶我們清楚看見區塊鏈所能帶來的資訊透明度，而這將能使以往掌握權力的經濟掮客讓位，為我們日益全球化的世界重新定義「信任」兩字。

　　「對於比特幣人人觀點不同，但很少有人懷疑區塊鏈的革命潛力。對於已發生和未來可能發生的事，《The Truth Machine》都做了最佳預測，關心未來經濟走向的人不容錯過。」--美國前財政部長勞倫斯．薩默斯（Lawrence H. Summers）

　　「《The Truth Machine》深入的分析與研究，將帶你了解加密貨幣與區塊鏈的歷史。」--《Mastering Bitcoin and The Internet of Money》系列作者Andreas M Antonopoulos

(文/博客來編譯)

　　From Paul Vigna and Michael Casey, the authors of The Age of Cryptocurrency, comes the definitive work on the Internet’s Next Big Thing: The Blockchain.

　　Big banks have grown bigger and more entrenched. Privacy exists only until the next hack. Credit card fraud is a fact of life. Many of the “legacy systems” once designed to make our lives easier and our economy more efficient are no longer up to the task. Yet there is a way past all this—a new kind of operating system with the potential to revolutionize vast swaths of our economy: the blockchain.

　　In The Truth Machine, Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna demystify the blockchain and explain why it can restore personal control over our data, assets, and identities; grant billions of excluded people access to the global economy; and shift the balance of power to revive society’s faith in itself. They reveal the disruption it promises for industries including finance, tech, legal, and shipping.

　　Casey and Vigna expose the challenge of replacing trusted (and not-so-trusted) institutions on which we’ve relied for centuries with a radical model that bypasses them. The Truth Machine reveals the empowerment possible when self-interested middlemen give way to the transparency of the blockchain, while highlighting the job losses, assertion of special interests, and threat to social cohesion that will accompany this shift. With the same balanced perspective they brought to The Age of Cryptocurrency, Casey and Vigna show why we all must care about the path that blockchain technology takes—moving humanity forward, not backward.

　　Review

　　“The authors ably explain highly technical information in layperson’s terms, and the text is neither too dense nor too basic. Readers may pick this one up for the Bitcoin connection and find themselves fascinated with the blockchain’s potential to change the world’s financial systems for the better.” ―Booklist

　　“Blockchain represents nothing less than the second era of the internet, with the potential to fundamentally change the modern digital economy. The Truth Machine offers important insight and a concrete vision into the transformative potential of the blockchain from two leading thinkers in this nascent technology. This is a must-read for anyone looking to understand how the blockchain can help solve some of the most pressing social and economic issues of our time.” ―Don Tapscott, Executive Chairman, Blockchain Research Institute and co-author of Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World

　　“With thoughtful and well researched analysis, The Truth Machine leads you through a history of cryptocurrencies and blockchains that reveals the path forward towards a decentralized economy, one in which opportunity and access are widely spread.” ―Andreas M Antonopoulos, author of Mastering Bitcoin and The Internet of Money series

　　“The Truth Machine is a brilliant, beautifully written guide to the blockchain revolution that is redefining “trust” for our increasingly globalized world.” ―Hernando de Soto, President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, author of The Mystery of Capital

　　“Casey and Vigna are among the blockchain and digital-currency sector’s most important visionaries. They are shaping a new understanding of how we can gain greater personal control over our data, assets, identities and creations to forge a more inclusive, collaborative and innovative society.” ―Imogen Heap, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and founder of Mycelia

　　“Casey and Vigna have done it again! It turns out that digital currencies may only be the spark for the next major revolution in business and society. The implications of trust being the blockchain’s real killer app cannot be ignored by any serious investor.” ―“Downtown” Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, star of CNBC’s The Halftime Report

　　“This unparalleled examination of the blockchain landscape will open people’s eyes to how a decentralized information system can level the playing field for humanity.” ―Mariana Dahan, founder and CEO, World Identity Network, first coordinator of The World Bank’s Identification for Development (ID4D) Initiative

　　“In The Truth Machine, Casey and Vigna describe, in vivid detail, both the theory and practice of the coming block-chain revolution, giving us a powerful technological roadmap to a more participatory future in the digital age.” ―Jeremy Rifkin, author of The Zero Marginal Cost Society

　　“[The] world…is at a digital and legal turning point. The ‘truth,’ Casey and Vigna show us, is that to move forward we must rethink how information, markets, and value work. A wonderful read―heartily recommended.” ―Brett King, bestselling author of Augmented, host of the Breaking Banks Radio Show