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Blockchain for Decision Makers

You're reading from   Blockchain for Decision Makers A systematic guide to using blockchain for improving your business

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2019
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ISBN-13 9781838552275
Length 184 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Romain Tormen Romain Tormen
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: A First Step into Blockchain and an Exciting World FREE CHAPTER
2. Basics of Blockchains and the Illustration of Village Beta 3. A Technical Dive into Blockchain 4. Ethereum and Smart Contracts 5. ICOs and Tokenized Fundraising Methods 6. Section 2: Blockchain in Practice, Insights, and Achievements
7. An Economic and Historical Approach of Blockchain 8. Blockchain Legality, Compliance, and Regulation 9. Blockchain for the Business World and Achievements 10. Future Outlook for Blockchain 11. Section 3: Blockchain for Business Leaders
12. Infrastructures and Cloud-Based Solutions 13. Defining Your Needs 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

The next GAFA

It's been a few years since Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon (often nicknamed GAFA) have shared the leaderboard as the most valuable companies in the world.

In the coming years, there is a possibility that GAFA's market capitalization will be outperformed by blockchain-based tokens. We witnessed Bitcoin's market capitalization reach $320 billion in December 2017, and it is not so far-fetched to imagine new growth bringing either this cryptocurrency or another promising one such as Ether to the $1.5 trillion threshold that GAFA struggle to reach.

The future of cryptocurrencies 

Precautions must be taken, however, because these tokens will not represent an outstanding share but a number...

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