Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more significant. This book takes you beyond the currency (""Blockchain 1.0"" ») and smart contracts (""Blockchain 2.0") to demonstrate how the blockchain is in position to become the fifth disruptive computing paradigm after mainframes, PCs, the Internet and mobile/social networking Blockchain is the driving technology behind crypto, but it has applications to much more than just crypto, which is why everyone needs to know what it is. These books are written in a simple easy to read format without all the deep technical chatter. Blockchain is more than likely here to stay, and its applications extend way beyond just cryptocurrency.