-Titulo Original : The Truth About Crypto A Practical, Easy-to-understand Guide To Bitcoin, Blockchain, Nfts, And Other Digital Assets
-Fabricante :
Simon & Schuster
-Descripcion Original:
A straightforward, practical guide to the newest frontier in investment strategy-crypto-from #1 New York Times bestselling author and personal finance expert Ric Edelman.Blockchain and bitcoin are here to stay-and as the Bank of England stated, this new technology could “transform the global financial system.” No wonder PWC says blockchain technology will add $2 trillion to the world’s $80 trillion economy by 2030. Indeed, blockchain technology and the digital assets it makes possible are revolutionary, the most profound innovation for commerce since the invention of the internet. And yet, the average investor-and the investment advisors who manage two-thirds of all their money-aren’t aware of all this, or of the incredible investment opportunities now available. Fortunately, Ric Edelman, one of the most influential experts in the financial field, shows investors how they can engage and thrive in today’s new investment marketplace. Featuring the prophetic insights you’d expect from one of most acclaimed financial advisors, The Truth About Crypto is fun to read and easy to understand-and most importantly gives readers the sound, practical advice we all need to succeed with this new asset class. Best of all, Edelman shows how blockchain works, the difference between digital currency and digital assets, and a comprehensive look at every aspect of the field. This book is a must-read guide if you want to achieve investment success today. About the Author Ric Edelman is among the financial profession’s most influential people according to Investment Advisor, RIABiz and InvestmentNews. Barron’s ranked him three times as the nation’s #1 Independent Financial Advisor and he’s in Research magazine’s Financial Advisor Hall of Fame. Ric is founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals and Funding Our Future Coalition and holds two patents for financial product innovation. Ric is the industry’s top financial educator, for thirty years the award-winning host of his national personal finance radio show. He’s also produced award-winning specials for Public Television, and is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten books on personal finance. He taught personal finance for nine years at Georgetown University and is now Distinguished Lecturer at Rowan University, which named its communications school the Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts in 2020. Ric and his wife Jean live in Northern Virginia. They are benefactors of the Edelman Center for Nursing at Inova Hospital Foundation, the Edelman Indoor Arena at Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program, and Rowan University’s Edelman Planetarium and Edelman Fossil Park. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1: The Four Most Transformative Innovations in the History of Commerce Chapter 1 The Four Most Transformative Innovations in the History of Commerce All human advances are due to innovation-from new ways of thinking to the invention of new tools. In the world of commerce, it’s been suggested that the four most impactful innovations are: FireThe wheelThe internetThe blockchain It’s easy to agree that the first three changed history. But blockchain? “You shouldn’t have asked me to show you how it works.”Yeah, blockchain. Think of it as Internet 3.0. The first internet connected people on a mass scale-think and social media. You know how impactful that was (and still is). That led to Internet 2.0 (more commonly called IoT, the Internet of Things). This internet connects things to each other-my dog wears a collar that tells my phone if she leaves the yard. And at the grocer, a QR code tells the automated checkout kiosk that I’m buying a banana. Internet 3.0 is the Internet of Money, aka blockchain. Connecting money via the internet is as transformative to commerce and society as the Internet of People and the Internet of Things have been, and because “money makes the world go
-Fabricante :
Simon & Schuster
-Descripcion Original:
A straightforward, practical guide to the newest frontier in investment strategy-crypto-from #1 New York Times bestselling author and personal finance expert Ric Edelman.Blockchain and bitcoin are here to stay-and as the Bank of England stated, this new technology could “transform the global financial system.” No wonder PWC says blockchain technology will add $2 trillion to the world’s $80 trillion economy by 2030. Indeed, blockchain technology and the digital assets it makes possible are revolutionary, the most profound innovation for commerce since the invention of the internet. And yet, the average investor-and the investment advisors who manage two-thirds of all their money-aren’t aware of all this, or of the incredible investment opportunities now available. Fortunately, Ric Edelman, one of the most influential experts in the financial field, shows investors how they can engage and thrive in today’s new investment marketplace. Featuring the prophetic insights you’d expect from one of most acclaimed financial advisors, The Truth About Crypto is fun to read and easy to understand-and most importantly gives readers the sound, practical advice we all need to succeed with this new asset class. Best of all, Edelman shows how blockchain works, the difference between digital currency and digital assets, and a comprehensive look at every aspect of the field. This book is a must-read guide if you want to achieve investment success today. About the Author Ric Edelman is among the financial profession’s most influential people according to Investment Advisor, RIABiz and InvestmentNews. Barron’s ranked him three times as the nation’s #1 Independent Financial Advisor and he’s in Research magazine’s Financial Advisor Hall of Fame. Ric is founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals and Funding Our Future Coalition and holds two patents for financial product innovation. Ric is the industry’s top financial educator, for thirty years the award-winning host of his national personal finance radio show. He’s also produced award-winning specials for Public Television, and is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten books on personal finance. He taught personal finance for nine years at Georgetown University and is now Distinguished Lecturer at Rowan University, which named its communications school the Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts in 2020. Ric and his wife Jean live in Northern Virginia. They are benefactors of the Edelman Center for Nursing at Inova Hospital Foundation, the Edelman Indoor Arena at Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program, and Rowan University’s Edelman Planetarium and Edelman Fossil Park. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1: The Four Most Transformative Innovations in the History of Commerce Chapter 1 The Four Most Transformative Innovations in the History of Commerce All human advances are due to innovation-from new ways of thinking to the invention of new tools. In the world of commerce, it’s been suggested that the four most impactful innovations are: FireThe wheelThe internetThe blockchain It’s easy to agree that the first three changed history. But blockchain? “You shouldn’t have asked me to show you how it works.”Yeah, blockchain. Think of it as Internet 3.0. The first internet connected people on a mass scale-think and social media. You know how impactful that was (and still is). That led to Internet 2.0 (more commonly called IoT, the Internet of Things). This internet connects things to each other-my dog wears a collar that tells my phone if she leaves the yard. And at the grocer, a QR code tells the automated checkout kiosk that I’m buying a banana. Internet 3.0 is the Internet of Money, aka blockchain. Connecting money via the internet is as transformative to commerce and society as the Internet of People and the Internet of Things have been, and because “money makes the world go

