Books Details
Author : Melanie Swan Pages : 130 pages Publisher : O'Reilly Media Language :
eng ISBN-10 : 1491920491 ISBN-13 : 9781491920497
Books Descriptions
Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain
technology behind it could prove to be much more significant. This book takes
you beyond the currency ("Blockchain 1.0") and smart contracts ("Blockchain
2.0") to demonstrate how the blockchain is in position to become the fifth
disruptive computing paradigm after mainframes, PCs, the Internet, and
mobile/social networking.Author Melanie Swan, Founder of the Institute for
Blockchain Studies, explains that the blockchain is essentially a public ledger
with potential as a worldwide, decentralized record for the registration,
inventory, and transfer of all assets?not just finances, but property and
intangible assets such as votes, software, health data, and ideas.Topics include:
Concepts, features, and functionality of Bitcoin and the blockchain Using the
blockchain for automated tracking of all digital endeavors Enabling
censorship?resistant organizational models Creating a decentralized
