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Mastering Blockchain, Fourth Edition

You're reading from   Mastering Blockchain, Fourth Edition Inner workings of blockchain, from cryptography and decentralized identities, to DeFi, NFTs and Web3

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803241067
Length 818 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Imran Bashir Imran Bashir
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Preface 1. Blockchain 101 FREE CHAPTER 2. Decentralization 3. Symmetric Cryptography 4. Asymmetric Cryptography 5. Consensus Algorithms 6. Bitcoin Architecture 7. Bitcoin in Practice 8. Smart Contracts 9. Ethereum Architecture 10. Ethereum in Practice 11. Tools, Languages, and Frameworks for Ethereum Developers 12. Web3 Development Using Ethereum 13. The Merge and Beyond 14. Hyperledger 15. Tokenization 16. Enterprise Blockchain 17. Scalability 18. Blockchain Privacy 19. Blockchain Security 20. Decentralized Identity 21. Decentralized Finance 22. Blockchain Applications and What’s Next 23. Index

Currently available enterprise blockchains

As this is a very ripe area for research, and indeed the market is very active in this space, there have been several enterprise blockchain solutions developed and made available in the last few years. Notably, the year 2019 has been called “the year of the enterprise blockchain” as many startups and enterprises focused on this area emerged.

In this section, we will not cover all these platforms in detail but will provide a brief introduction and links to more details on these chains:

  • Quorum is an open source enterprise blockchain platform. It aims to support enterprise business needs and allows a business to achieve business goals (and unlock economic value) by leveraging blockchain technology. It addresses crucial enterprise requirements including privacy, performance, and enterprise permissioning. We will also explore Quorum in greater detail later in this chapter.
  • Fabric is a Hyperledger project. It...
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