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Blockchain enabled applications : understand the blockchain ecosystem and how to make it work for you
\"This book looks at the consequences of machine-to-machine transactions using the blockchain socially, technologically, economically and politically\"--Back cover.
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Blockchain and the digital economy : the socio-economic impact of blockchain technology
Non-technical and accessible, this book seeks to demystify the functionalities of blockchains, their potential as well as their likely socio-economic impacts.
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Commercializing Blockchain
The accessible, non-technical guide to applying and benefiting from blockchain technology.
Blockchain has grown at an enormous rate in a very short period of time. In a business context, blockchain can level the playing field between small and large organisations in several ways: Exact copies of the immutable, time-stamped data is held by all parties, all transactions can be viewed in real time, data blocks are cryptographically linked, all raw materials are traceable and smart contracts ensure no middle-men, ease of audit and reduced friction. The trust, transparency, security, quality and reduced costs of blockchain make it a game-changing technology that crosses sectors, industries and borders with ease. Even though the technologies are ready for adoption, businesses remain largely unaware of their full potential and effective implementation. End users require accurate and up-to-date information on the practical applications of blockchain — Commercializing Blockchain provides it.
A practical and easy-to-understand guide to blockchain, this timely book illustrates how this revolutionary technology can be used to transform governments, businesses, enterprises and entire communities. The author draws from his experience with global retailers, global technology companies, UCL Centre for Blockchain technologies, the government of the UK, Retail Blockchain Consortium and many other sources to present real-world case studies on the use and benefits of blockchain. Topics include financial transactions, tokenisation, identity management, supply chain transparency, global shipping and freight, counterfeiting and more. Provides practical guidance for blockchain transactions in business operations
* Provides practical guidance for blockchain transactions in business operations
* Demonstrates how blockchain can add value and bring increased efficiency to commercial operations
* Covers all of the essential components of blockchain such as traceability, provenance, certification and authentication
* Requires no technical expertise to embrace blockchain strategies
Commercializing Blockchain: Strategic Applications in the Real World is ideal for enterprises seeking to develop and deploy blockchain technology, particularly in areas retail, supply chain and consumer goods.
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Blockchain
The dominance of trusted intermediaries could be weakened by blockchain, a distributed ledger technology, one of the functions of which is to constitute timestamped proofs by replacing inter-individual trust with algorithmic trust.
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Building games with Ethereum smart contracts : intermediate projects for solidity developers
Learn how to take your existing knowledge of Ethereum and Solidity to the next level. Hone your development skills and become more familiar with the syntax of the Solidity language by working through well-tested, well-documented intermediate-level sample projects. You will begin by covering the basics of Ethereum, Solidity and gaming theory. From there you will move onto sample projects that use smart contract engineering to create fun casino-style games that you can deploy and test on your friends and colleagues with real ether. All games are provably fair and auditable, so that players know the house won't always win! Ideal for any reader with exposure to Ethereum, the techniques this book teaches are applicable to game developers, software engineers, web developers, and cryptocurrency enthusiasts.
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Blockchain and the Digital Economy
Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt digital interaction across our economy and society. As the internet has changed our lives, the potential for blockchain and distributed ledger technologies to do the same is considerable. Fred Steinmetz, Lennart Ante and Ingo Fiedler assess this rapidly developing technology and its imminent economic and societal impact. The ideas behind blockchain technology stem from an open-source movement and build on existing technology to facilitate the exchange of value in general and assets in particular via a protocol on top of the internet. Current platform-based business structures face the risk of being replaced by evolving decentralized ecosystems and individuals are set to become empowered by sovereignty over their digital data and footprints. The book begins by explaining the key concepts of blockchain technology and presents an overview of the involved technical and economic elements. These form the basis for a discussion of the socio-economic implications of this new technology. This is followed by an in-depth analysis of significant case studies in the sectors of energy, digital identity, capital markets, logistics and gambling that outline the risks and benefits of the technology. The book strives to be non-technical and accessible, and to demystify the functionalities of blockchains and their potential for a range of readers in the wider social sciences.
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Blockchain for big data : AI, IoT and cloud perspectives
\"In this work, the author investigates the researches and applications of blockchain technology in the field of Big Data and assesses the advantages and challenges that blockchain technology may bring to big data. The author also analyses possible future directions of the convergence of blockchain and big data\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Cross-Industry Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technology is part of the 4th industrialrevolution of Industry and has generated a lot of potential for stakeholders and endusers. From Bitcoin and Ethereum, to the third-generation of blockchains, thetechnology has transformed the digital landscape in many industrial sectors. Cross-IndustryBlockchain Technology: Opportunities and Challenges in Industry 4.0 explores the role of blockchains in industry 4.0across multiple industries. It covers the problems and new frontiersencountered by engineers and professionals for commercial and technical use. The range of Blockchain applicationscovered in the book include finance, big data, health industry,hydrophonics, and vehicle ad hoc networks. General readers and industryprofessionals interested in Blockchain technology and industry 4.0 will findinteresting information about current tech trends in this space.
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