Tiana Laurence is a blockchain entrepreneur, investor, commen-tator, and writer. She is the author of previous editions of Blockchain For Dummies, coauthor of NFTs For Dummies, and the founder of Laurence Innovations, a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on emerging tech and underserved business leaders.
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
