Your Mind Friendly Guide to Blockchain & Digital Currencies
Technological innovation will be the best and the encouraging part of our phase of the Industrial Revolution. Intelligent robotics, 3D printing, autonomous vehicles, nanotechnology, biotechnology, digital fabrication, synthetic biology, computation design, energy storage, quantum computing and the Internet of Things will be the milestones set in the latest Industrial Revolution.
Undeniably, one of the most hyped technologies of our era, is the "Blockchain" technology and digital currencies: a technology that promises more digitalised and decentralised economies. Recently, blockchain technology redefined the Internet and led to the emergence of a new type of Internet where digital information is distributed freely.
This book is an easy guide to understanding the concepts of blockchain for beginners, and those who want to explore this field either through technology or financial investment. This book belongs to our series of books under the theme "Mind Friendly". Our books seek to introduce complex concepts in a friendly language to all readers without sacrificing the quality of contents or the appropriate level of depth.
About the Author
Ashraf K. Attia is the CEO of Predictiva, a Fintech AI company based in the UK, providing solutions for financial analysis and autonomous trading. Ashraf has over 25 years of experience in scaling digital businesses and implementing transformational multi-million IT solutions for large enterprises, including many years of experience with large technology multinationals such as Microsoft and Hitachi.
Over his 25 years of experience, he has served as a senior executive and technical lead, delivering key digital projects and service improvement programs that have driven double-digit business growth.
In addition to his considerable enterprise experience, he holds a B.Sc. in Science, an MBA (IT Management), an M.Sc. in IT Management, and an M.Sc. in Engineering Management from the University of Leicester, UK. He is also a PhD candidate at the same university.