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Mastering Blockchain - Fourth Edition

By : Imran Bashir
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Book Image

Mastering Blockchain - Fourth Edition

5 (3)
By: Imran Bashir

Overview of this book

Blockchain is the backbone of cryptocurrencies, it has had a massive impact in many sectors, including finance, supply chains, healthcare, government, and media. It’s also being used for cutting edge technologies such as AI and IoT. This new edition is thoroughly revised to offer a practical approach to using Ethereum, Hyperledger, Fabric, and Corda with step-by-step tutorials and real-world use-cases to help you understand everything you need to know about blockchain development and implementation. With new chapters on Decentralized Finance and solving privacy, identity, and security issues, as well as bonus online content exploring alternative blockchains, this is an unmissable read for everyone who wants to gain a deep understanding of blockchain. The book doesn’t shy away from advanced topics and practical expertise, such as decentralized application (DApp) development using smart contracts and oracles, and emerging trends in the blockchain space. Throughout the book, you’ll explore blockchain solutions beyond cryptocurrencies, such as the IoT with blockchain, enterprise blockchains, and tokenization, and gain insight into the future scope of this fascinating and disruptive technology. By the end of this blockchain book, you will have gained a thorough comprehension of the various facets of blockchain and understand the potential of this technology in diverse real-world scenarios.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
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Index

Enterprise solutions and blockchain

Enterprise solutions integrate different fragments of a business and enable it to achieve its goals by providing business-critical information to the stakeholders. Here, we’ll consider the question: Does blockchain fit this definition and help achieve enterprise business goals?

To find out if a blockchain is suitable for an enterprise or not, we can ask some questions:

  • How can business/enterprise processes be improved using blockchain technology?
  • Do I really need an enterprise blockchain? For this, we can ask some questions to rationalize whether we need an enterprise blockchain solution or not. Does my use case:
    • Need shared data between participants?
    • Have participants from other organizations that are not necessarily trustworthy and have conflicting interests?
    • Need strict auditing? A blockchain can provide this, as it is an immutable and tamper-proof chain of records that can provide a definite...