Tiana Laurence

Blockchain For Dummies (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Unravel the mysteries of blockchains Blockchain technologies are disrupting some of the world's biggest industries. Blockchain For Dummies provides a fast way to catch up with the essentials of this quickly evolving tech. Written by an author involved in founding and analyzing blockchain solutions, this book serves to help those who need to understand what a blockchain can do (and can't do). This revised edition walks you through how a blockchainsecurely records data across independent networks. It offers a tour of some of the world's best-known blockchains, including those that power Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It also provides a glance at how blockchain solutions are affecting the worlds of finance, supply chain management, insurance, and governments. * Get a clear picture of what a blockchain can do * Learn how blockchains rule cryptocurrency and smart contracts * Discover current blockchains and how each of them work * Test blockchain apps Blockchain has become the critical buzzword in the world of financial technology and transaction security -- and now you can make sense of it with the help of this essential guide.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119555131
• Artikelnr.: 56982015

Autorenporträt

Tiana Laurence is a blockchain pioneer, an investor, and a serial entrepreneur. She co-founded Factom, Inc., a software company that builds technology within the blockchain space. She is currently a columnist for TechTarget with writings focusing on blockchain and IoT and managing partner of Laurence Ventures, a firm investing in technology initiatives.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Blockchain 5 Chapter 1:
Introducing Blockchain 7 Chapter 2: Picking a Blockchain 19 Chapter 3:
Getting Your Hands on Blockchain 27 Part 2: Developing Your Knowledge 41
Chapter 4: Beholding the Bitcoin Blockchain 43 Chapter 5: Encountering the
Ethereum Blockchain 55 Chapter 6: Uncovering the Cardano Blockchain 83
Chapter 7: Finding the Polkadot Blockchain 95 Chapter 8: Examining the
Solana Blockchain 109 Part 3: Powerful Blockchain Platforms 123 Chapter 9:
Getting Your Hands on Hyperledger 125 Chapter 10: Applying Microsoft Azure
137 Chapter 11: Getting Busy with IBM 149 Part 4: Industry Impacts 161
Chapter 12: Financial Technology 163 Chapter 13: Real Estate 173 Chapter
14: Insurance 183 Chapter 15: Government 193 Chapter 16: Other Industries
207 Part 5: The Part of Tens 217 Chapter 17: Ten (or So) Free Blockchain
Resources 219 Chapter 18: Ten Rules to Never Break on the Blockchain 225
Chapter 19: Ten Top Metaverse Projects 233 Index 239