The business blockchain promise, practice, and application of the next Internet technology
The definitive pioneering blueprint covering the what, why and how of the blockchain. Blockchains are new technology layers that rewire the Internet and threaten to side-step older legacy constructs and centrally served businesses. At its core, a blockchain injects trust into the network, cutting o...
| Otros Autores: | , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630173206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Acknowledgments; A Personal Preface; Notes; Introduction; 1: What is the Blockchain?; Visiting Satoshi's Paper; The Web, All Over Again; One or Several Blockchains?; Introduction to Blockchain Applications; The Blockchain's Narrative is Strong; A Meta Technology; Software, Game Theory and Cryptography; The Database vs. The Ledger; Looking Back So We Can Look Forward; Unpacking the Blockchain; State Transitions and State Machines- What Are They?; The Consensus Algorithms; Key Ideas from Chapter One; Notes; 2: How Blockchain Trust Infiltrates
- A New Trust LayerDecentralization of Trust-What Does it Mean?; How Airbnb Designed Trust for Strangers; A Spectrum of Trust Services Based on Proofs; The Blockchain Landscape; Benefits and Indirect Benefits; Explaining Some Basic Functions; What Does a Trusted Blockchain Enable?; Identity Ownerships & Representation; Decentralized Data Security; Anonymity & Untraceable Communication; Blockchain as Cloud; Getting to Millions of Blockchains; Key Ideas from Chapter Two; Notes; 3: Obstacles, Challenges, & Mental Blocks; Attacking the Blockchain with a Framework Approach; Technical Challenges
- Market/Business ChallengesLegal /Regulatory Barriers; Behavioral/Educational Challenges; Key Ideas from Chapter Three; Notes; 4: Blockchain in Financial Services; Attacked by the Internet and Fintech; Why Can't There be a Global Bank?; Banks as Backends; Blockchain Inside Regulations Versus Permissionless Innovation; Landscape of Blockchain Companies in Financial Services; Blockchain Applications in Financial Services; Strategic Questions for Financial Services; Key Ideas from Chapter Four; Notes; 5: Lighthouse Industries & New Intermediaries; The New Intermediaries; Lighthouse Industries
- Key Ideas from Chapter FiveNotes; 6: Implementing Blockchain Technology; Internal Strategies for Tackling the Blockchain; The Blockchain Czar; Organizational Models; A Blockchain Functional Architecture; Core & Protocol; Blockchain Software Development; Writing Decentralized Applications; 12 Features of a Blockchain Platform; Decision-Making Framework; Key Ideas from Chapter Six; Notes; 7: Decentralization as the Way Forward; What Happened to the Decentralized Internet?; It's not Easy Being Decentralized; What Will Decentralization Look Like; The Crypto Economy; A New Flow of Value
- How Technology PermeatesPeering Into 2025; Key Ideas from Chapter Seven; Notes; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Index; Additional Resources; About the Author; EULA
