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Tokenomics

By : Sean Au, Thomas Power(GBP)
Book Image

Tokenomics

By: Sean Au, Thomas Power(GBP)

Overview of this book

Tokenomics is the economy of this new world. This is a no-holds-barred, in-depth exploration of the way in which we can participate in the blockchain economy. The reader will learn the basics of bitcoin, blockchains, and tokenomics; what the very first ICO was; and how over a period of 5 years, various projects managed to raise the enormous sums of money they did. The book then provides insights from ICO experts and looks at what the future holds. By comparing the past, current, and future of this technology, the book will inform anyone, whatever motivates their interest. The crypto shift of blockchains, ICOs, and tokens is much more than just buying bitcoins, creating tokens, or raising millions in a minute in an ICO. It is a new paradigm shift from centralized to decentralized, from closed to open, and from opaqueness to transparency. ICOs and the creation of tokens during the craze of 2017 needed a lot of preparation, an understanding of cryptocurrencies and of emerging legal frameworks, but this has spurred a new movement to tokenize the world. The author gives an unbiased, authoritative picture of the current playing field, exploring the token opportunities and provides a unique insight into the developing world of this tokenized economy. This book will nourish hungry minds wanting to grow their knowledge in this fascinating area.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Tokenomics
Contributors
Preface
Index

ICO expert voice – Vinny Lingham, co-founder and CEO of Civic, $33M ICO


Vinny Lingham is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder and CEO at Civic. He is also a general partner at Multicoin Capital, a venture-style fund that invests in liquid crypto-assets, co-founder, and limited partner at Newtown Partners, a blockchain investment and advisory services company, and a board member of the Bitcoin Foundation.

Vinny previously founded numerous companies such as the digital gift card platform, Gyft, which was acquired by First Data Corporation in 2014, Yola, and incuBeta. He is also a shark on the popular TV show Shark Tank South Africa.

Civic conducted a "token sale" in June 2017 and successfully raised $33 million USD. Civic's visionary blockchain identity-verification technology allows consumers to authorize the use of their identities in real time, and the mission is to provide every person on Earth with a digital identity that they can use to interact privately and securely with the world.

Sean...