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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 – Aaron McDonald, CEO and co-founder of Centrality, $100M ICO


Aaron McDonald is the CEO and co-founder of Centrality, based in Auckland, which is a venture studio that partners with leading innovators in key industries to create a marketplace of applications. These applications allow consumers to manage everyday tasks and experiences using peer-to-peer transactions, all via one login and using blockchain-enabled infrastructure. Centrality raised $100 million USD in its ICO with over 8000 registered buyers in January 2018. (https://www.centrality.ai/).

Sean Au: What is Centrality?

Aaron McDonald: Centrality is a platform that lets people build applications, and together build an ecosystem that helps everyone work together better. It's analogous to App Store, where each application helps other to grow.

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