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Tokenomics

You're reading from   Tokenomics The Crypto Shift of Blockchains, ICOs, and Tokens

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789136326
Length 486 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Sean Au Sean Au
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Thomas Power(GBP) Thomas Power(GBP)
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Once Upon a Token FREE CHAPTER 2. A Bit of Coin Theory 3. The Potential of ICOs 4. Token Varieties 5. The Need for a Token 6. Playing by the Rules 7. The Token Sales Mechanics 8. White Paper, Website, and Team 9. Social Media and Influencers 10. Marketing and the launch 11. Voices of the ICO World 12. The Future Summary
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Chapter 4. Token Varieties

Nowadays, there are tokens everywhere, purporting to do everything from replicating loyalty programs and gaming credits, all the way to acting as payment systems within messaging apps and even using token platforms to create more tokens. There are a dizzying number of tokens available at present, all claiming to provide exceptional world-changing utility and value.

The question is: do these tokens really offer what they claim? In this chapter, we'll take a closer look at tokens, particularly:

  • Tokens on the bitcoin blockchain (Omni/Counterparty)
  • Tokens on custom blockchains (Nxt/Waves)
  • Tokens on the Ethereum blockchain (Augur/ICONOMI)
  • Tokens on non-blockchain technologies (IOTA/Hashgraph)

We'll take a step back in time to see how ICOs were done back in the good old days, on the good old original bitcoin blockchain, then on other blockchains such as Nxt and Waves, before jumping into the ever-popular Ethereum blockchain. We will also...

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