Blockchain is no longer just about bitcoin or cryptocurrencies in general. Instead, it can be seen as a disruptive, revolutionary technology which will have major impacts on multiple aspects of our lives. The revolutionary power of such technology compares with the revolution sparked by the World Wide Web and the Internet in general. Just as the Internet is a means of sharing information, so blockchain technologies can be seen as a way to introduce the next level: sharing value.
Blockchain and Web 3.0 fills the gap in our understanding of blockchain technologies by hosting a discussion of the new technologies in a variety of disciplinary settings. Indeed, this volume explains how such technologies are disruptive and comparatively examines the social, economic, technological and legal consequences of these disruptions. Such a comparative perspective has previously been underemphasized in the debate about blockchain, which has subsequently led to weaknesses in our understanding of decentralized technologies.
Underlining the risks and opportunities offered by the advent of blockchain technologies and the rise of Web 3.0, Blockchain and Web 3.0 will appeal to researchers and academics interested in fields such as sociology and social policy, cyberculture, new media and privacy and data protection.
| ISBN: | 9780367726928 |
| Publication date: | 31st March 2021 |
| Author: | Massimo Ragnedda, Giuseppe Destefanis |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society |
| Genres: |
Computer science News media and journalism Cultural studies Media studies Gender studies, gender groups Social theory Internet browsers Privacy and data protection Coding theory and cryptology Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects Digital and information technologies: Legal aspects History Technology: general issues |