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# The Blockchain: Mapping the decentralized future.

After 3 years of waking up each day, excited to read news about blockchain technology, I've decided to write a book about it. It details the use of it in various fields, getting more and more futuristic as the book progresses: starting at decentralized finance to building a framework for verifiably shared experiences using the blockchain in virtual reality.
After 3 years of waking up each day excited to read news about blockchain technology, I've decided to write a book about it. It details the use of the blockchain in various fields, getting more and more futuristic as the book progresses from decentralized finance, to building a framework for verifiably shared experiences using the blockchain in virtual reality.

## Intended Audience.

The book is intended for people who've just heard about Bitcoin and the blockchain, and wonders what it can "really" do. I'll try my best to explain complex parts as simple as possible. I won't go too deep into the technical side of things (such as explaining how a Slasher consensus algorithm works). A future book will be more technical (thinking of doing a book on all the consensus algorithms). The purpose is to enthuse, excite and explore the possibilities. I have several reasons why I'm writing this, and my biggest goal is, that if done properly, I would like this book to become the de facto recommendation when people want to understand why the blockchain is one of the biggest inventions in history.
The book is intended for people who've just heard about Bitcoin and the blockchain, and wonder what it can "really" do. I'll try my best to explain complex parts as simply as possible. I won't delve too deeply into the technical side of things (such as explaining how a Slasher consensus algorithm works). A planned future book will be more technical (possibly exploring all the consensus algorithms). The purpose of this book is to enthuse, excite and explore the possibilities. I have several reasons for writing this; my biggest goal is that, if done properly, this book becomes the de facto recommendation for people wanting to understand why the blockchain is one of the biggest inventions in history.

## Leanpub.

During the writing proces, [leanpub](https://leanpub.com/theblockchain) will be used. Once done, I will make the book available to be bought in Bitcoin (and probably any other reasonably traded altcoin out there). I will also be selling the book on OpenBazaar at a discount. Pre-sale + launch price will be $9.99, after which it will be $15 from there on onwards.
During the writing proces, [leanpub](https://leanpub.com/theblockchain) will be used. Once done, I will make the book available to be bought in Bitcoin (and probably any other reasonably traded altcoin out there). I will also be selling the book on OpenBazaar at a discount. Pre-sale + launch price will be $9.99, after which the price will be $15 from then onwards.

## Planned sections

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## Contributions.

I'm writing this book in the open, following the [lean publishing manifesto](https://leanpub.com/manifesto). Any contributions are welcome. I won't promise that they will be included, but will consider all changes! All contributors will get an honorable mention in the book. If anyone wants to contribute the front-page design of the book, please get in contact!
I'm writing this book in the open, following the [lean publishing manifesto](https://leanpub.com/manifesto). Any contributions are welcome. I won't promise that they will be included, but I will consider all changes! All contributors will get an honorable mention in the book. If anyone wants to contribute the front-page design of the book, please get in contact!

## Licence

This book is written under [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). You are free to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon it, but not for commercial purposes. If you do remix, transform or build, appropriate credit is required.
This book is written under [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). You are free to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon it, but not for commercial purposes. If you do remix, transform or build upon this book, appropriate credit is required.

"The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the present state of things, a map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself." - Steven Johnson.

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