Building the new economy : data as capital

Responsibility: Alex Pentland, Alexander Lipton, and Thomas Hardjono
Publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
Physical description: vi, 467 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Series: MIT connection science & engineering.

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Creators/Contributors

Author/Creator: Pentland, Alex, 1952- author.
Contributor: Lipton, Alexander, author.; Hardjono, Thomas, author.

Contents/Summary

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Building the new economy : what we need and how to get there
Building data cooperatives
Shared data : backbone of a new knowledge economy
Empowering innovation through data cooperatives
From securitization to tokenization
The tradecoin system
Health IT : algorithms, privacy, and data
Narrow banks and fiat-backed tokens
Stable network dynamics in a tokenized financial ecosystem
Toward an ecosystem of trusted data and AI
Stablecoins
Interoperability of distributed systems
Exhchange Networks for virtual assets
Conclusion: Legal algorithms

Summary

"This book proposes blockchain-based currencies, open algorithms, and data cooperatives as the foundation of a new economy that is decentralized, resilient, and secure"-- Provided by publisher

Subjects

Subjects: Digital currency.; Blockchains (Databases); Economic history > 21st century.; Economic history.

Bibliographic information

Publication date: 2021
Title variation: Data as capital
Series: MIT connection science & engineering
ISBN: 9780262543156 paperback; 026254315X paperback

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