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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

Currently available enterprise blockchains

As this is a very ripe area for research, and indeed the market is very active in this space, there have been several enterprise blockchain solutions developed and made available in the last few years. Notably, the year 2019 has been called “the year of the enterprise blockchain” as many startups and enterprises focused on this area emerged.

In this section, we will not cover all these platforms in detail but will provide a brief introduction and links to more details on these chains:

  • Quorum is an open source enterprise blockchain platform. It aims to support enterprise business needs and allows a business to achieve business goals (and unlock economic value) by leveraging blockchain technology. It addresses crucial enterprise requirements including privacy, performance, and enterprise permissioning. We will also explore Quorum in greater detail later in this chapter.
  • Fabric is a Hyperledger project. It...