Gary Mitnick

This is an entirely average overview of the Blockchain algorithm, the thing that bitcoin and all the other new crypto currencies are based on. It is a mixture of both technical explanations and Mitnick's musings on what it all means for society, financial industry, insurance companies and so on.

Mitnick definitely knows what he's talking about and his explanations of all the technical stuff are OK, but suffice to say, the book lacks a single diagram, even in the sections where the meat of blockchain is explained. I personally do not think you can explain it in any level of technical detail without that.

In addition, this is probably the most poorly spelled book I've ever read in my life. The mistakes range from simple missing commas that change the meaning of what the author probably meant to say, to stuff that is so bad that you can't even figure out what he is talking about.

The truth, at this moment, is, that if you want a good technical overview of blockchain, you're better off looking up some YouTube videos – there just isn't a really great book out there, because most are intended for non–technical people like FinTech executives.… (altro)