This book is primarily intended for decision makers, C-level executives, and any business person willing to grasp the emerging and promising technology that blockchain is. The reader does not need to have specific technical skills or experience as a developer, but instead an ambition to possess the knowledge to understand the blockchain as a whole. What is needed is curiosity and open-mindedness in order to assimilate every piece of information displayed in this book. By the end of the ten chapters, you should be able to appreciate the wide and complex blockchain ecosystem, develop your own opinion, identify relevant use cases for your business, and lead it to success.

It is not mandatory to have an in-depth understanding of the technology before reading this book. However, a degree of familiarity with blockchain would be beneficial. In this regard, this book is beginner-friendly, but requires an important level of curiosity to explore further the different concepts enunciated.

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