Beyond Bitcoin

Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks

Simon Dingle, Steven Boykey Sidley

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English

Icon Books
06 January 2022

Economics & Business; Economics

After over a decade of Bitcoin, which has now moved beyond lore and hype into an increasingly robust star in the firmament of global assets, a new and more important question has arisen. What happens beyond Bitcoin? The answer is decentralised finance - 'DeFi'.

Tech and finance experts Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle argue that DeFi - which enables all manner of financial transactions to take place directly, person to person, without the involvement of financial institutions - will redesign the cogs and wheels in the engines of trust, and make the remarkable rise of Bitcoin look quaint by comparison. It will disrupt and displace fine and respectable companies, if not entire industries.

Sidley and Dingle explain how DeFi works, introduce the organisations and individuals that comprise the new industry, and identify the likely winners and losers in the coming revolution.

By: Simon Dingle, Steven Boykey Sidley
Imprint: Icon Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9781785788307
ISBN 10: 1785788302
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 06 January 2022
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

STEVEN BOYKEY SIDLEY has worked extensively in technology and finance and is an award-winning novelist, playwright and columnist. An American citizen, he currently lives in Johannesburg with his wife and their two children. SIMON DINGLE is an author, broadcaster and entrepreneur with extensive experience in cryptocurrency, including being on the founding teams of several fintech firms, including cryptocurrency exchange Luno and open banking provider Curve.

Reviews for Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks

'Looking backward to move forward, this book is a masterclass on the evolution and expansion of the crypto world and its possible futures. Essential for those wanting to move beyond the headlines' -- Herman Singh, Associate Professor, University of Cape Town Graduate School. 'Excellent - a rich, clear and articulate explanation of DeFi, a new and transformative technology that everyone is trying to get their heads around' - David Spence, former Director and Chairman of PayPal Australia, 2009-2021 'The gripping story of the great financial disruption and its portents, told with wit and insight' - Ray Hartley, Research Director, The Brenthurst Foundation