BANKEX CTO Denis Khoruzhiy directs the development of breakthrough projects and provides innovative blockchain solutions. Today he shares his thoughts on how to become a blockchain and fintech expert.

So, here are five books BANKEX CTO thinks you should read.

1. Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy By Melanie Swan

Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more powerful. This book takes you beyond the currency (“Blockchain 1.0”) and smart contracts (“Blockchain 2.0”) to demonstrate how the blockchain is in position to become the fifth disruptive computing paradigm after mainframes, PCs, the Internet, and mobile/social networking.