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Blockchain for Business 2019

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Product type Book
Published in Jan 2019
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781789956023
Pages 258 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Peter Lipovyanov Peter Lipovyanov
Profile icon Peter Lipovyanov
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters close

Preface 1. Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptoassets 2. A Brief History of Money 3. The Birth of Bitcoin and the Advantages of a Decentralized Payment System 4. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #1 Blockchain 5. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #2 Cryptography 6. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #3 Consensus Algorithm 7. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #4 P2P Network 8. Five Forces of Bitcoin - #5 Software Code Base 9. How Ethereum Took the Idea of Blockchain to the Next Level 10. Ethereum - A Global Platform for Decentralized Applications 11. Blockchains Focused on Specific Sectors and Use Cases 12. Corporate Blockchains 13. The Disruptive Potential of Blockchain Technology 14. Blockchain and AI 15. Current Issues and Potential Solutions to Take Blockchain to the Next Level 16. Other Books You may Enjoy

Summary

The Ethereum technology is still in its nascent stage and will have to overcome several roadblocks – technical and regulatory – before it becomes fully-functional and eligible for mass business adoption. In this chapter, we learned that initiatives, such as the EEA, are important forums for established industry leaders and disruptive start-ups must work and innovate together toward changing the world for the better. We learned about various corporate blockchains and how they affect daily business.

Well, as the old saying goes: time will tell. Let's now take a look at some practical examples of how blockchain business adoption is progressing. Then we'll discuss the present issues the technology is facing, and how are they being addressed, so that public blockchains can get to the next level and solve the scalability, interoperability, privacy, and...

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