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Blockchain for Business 2019

By : Peter Lipovyanov
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Blockchain for Business 2019

By: Peter Lipovyanov

Overview of this book

Blockchain for Business 2019 is a comprehensive guide that enables you to bring in various blockchain functionalities to extend your existing business models and make correct fully-informed decisions. You will learn how decentralized applications are transforming numerous business sectors that are expected to play a huge role in the future. You will see how large corporations are already implementing blockchain technology now. You will then learn about the various blockchain services, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger, and others to understand their use cases in a variety of business domains. You will develop a solid fundamental understanding of blockchain architecture. Moving ahead, you will get to grips with the inner workings of blockchain, with detailed explanations of mining, decentralized consensus, cryptography, smart contracts, and many other important concepts. You will delve into a realistic view of the current state of blockchain technology, along with its issues, limitations, and potential solutions that can take it to the next level. By the end of this book, you will all be well versed in the latest innovations and developments in the emerging blockchain space.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Summary

We have dragged this chapter on for a looong time, so I hope you haven't quit yet. We learned all about how blockchain will affect our day-to-day lives. We learned how blockchain will affect the financial sector. We learned about some of the issues faced in banks right now, and how blockchain will sort them out. We also understood how blockchain will disrupt common sectors such as food, transportation, technology, and many more!

I hope this chapter was exciting and illuminating for all of you readers out there. If this made you excited for the advent of blockchain, then our mission is accomplished!! Stay tuned, because the fun parts are just beginning! In the next chapter, we will look at how blockchain and AI go hand-in-hand and improve our quality of life.