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Blockchain for Decision Makers

By : Romain Tormen
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Blockchain for Decision Makers

By: Romain Tormen

Overview of this book

In addition to cryptocurrencies, blockchain-based apps are being developed in different industries such as banking, supply chain, and healthcare to achieve digital transformation and enhance user experience. Blockchain is not only about Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, but also about different technologies such as peer-to-peer networks, consensus mechanisms, and cryptography. These technologies together help sustain trustless environments in which digital value can be transferred between individuals without intermediaries. This book will help you understand the basics of blockchain such as consensus protocols, decentralized applications, and tokenization. You'll focus on how blockchain is used today in different industries and the technological challenges faced while implementing a blockchain strategy. The book also enables you, as a decision maker, to understand blockchain from a technical perspective and evaluate its applicability in your business. Finally, you'll get to grips with blockchain frameworks such as Hyperledger and Quorum and their usability. By the end of this book, you'll have learned about the current use cases of blockchain and be able to implement a blockchain strategy on your own.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Title Page

Business leaders' perception of blockchain

This chapter aims to establish the key statements and perceptions of business leaders and executives around the world. It is often interesting to hear the opinion of other people, especially those who influence and stimulate our vision. An emerging technology usually raises critics among economists, scientists, and politicians debating financial, ethical, environmental, social, or technical benefits and drawbacks.

Over the past few years, blockchain has attracted a growing community of developers, businessmen, scientists, and tech-savvy people who contributed to democratizing the technology and exposing its applicability. But the ecosystem has also faced several critics and disbeliefs, sometimes from tech leaders or people who actually led the advancement of the technology in the first place. Criticism started to rise as blockchain...