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Author / Creator:Laurence, Tiana, author.
Imprint:[Place of publication not identified] : Wiley, [2017]
Description:1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:For dummies
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13651154
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ISBN:9781119365594
9781119365617
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Summary:Find out what Blockchain is, how it works, and what it can do for you Blockchain is the technology behind Bitcoin, the revolutionary 'virtual currency' that's changing the way people do business. While Bitcoin has enjoyed some well-deserved hype, Blockchain may be Bitcoin's most vital legacy. Blockchain For Dummies is the ideal starting place for business pros looking to gain a better understanding of what Blockchain is, how it can improve the integrity of their data, and how it can work to fundamentally change their business and enhance their data security. Blockchain For Dummies covers the essential things you need to know about this exciting technology's promise of revolutionizing financial transactions, data security, and information integrity. The book covers the technologies behind Blockchain, introduces a variety of existing Blockchain solutions, and even walks you through creating a small but working Blockchain-based application. Blockchain holds the promise to revolutionize a wide variety of businesses. Get in the know about Blockchain now with Blockchain For Dummies and be ready to make the changes to business that your colleagues and competitors will later wish they'd done. Discover ten ways Blockchain can change business -Find out how to apply a Blockchain solution -See how to make data more secure -Learn how to work with vendors Filled with vital information and tips on how this paradigm-changing technology can transform your business for the better, this book will not only show you Blockchain's full potential, but your own as well!
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • About This Book
  • Foolish Assumptions
  • Icons Used in This Book
  • Beyond the Book
  • Where to Go from Here
  • Part 1. Getting Started with Blockchain
  • Chapter 1. Introducing Blockchain
  • Beginning at the Beginning: What Blockchains Are
  • What blockchains do
  • Why blockchains matter
  • The Structure of Blockchains
  • Blockchain Applications
  • The Blockchain Life Cycle
  • Consensus: The Driving Force of Blockchains
  • Blockchains in Use
  • Current blockchain uses
  • Future blockchain applications
  • Chapter 2. Picking a Blockchain
  • Where Blockchains Add Substance
  • Determining your needs
  • Defining your goal
  • Choosing a Solution
  • Drawing a blockchain decision tree
  • Making a plan
  • Chapter 3. Getting Your Hands on Blockchain
  • Diving into the Bitcoin Blockchain
  • Creating your first Bitcoin wallet
  • Creating a second Bitcoin wallet
  • Generating a Bitcoin vanity address
  • Transferring your vanity address
  • Making an entry into the Bitcoin blockchain
  • Reading a blockchain entry in Bitcoin
  • Using Smart Contracts with Bitcoin
  • Building your first smart bond
  • Checking the status of your contract
  • Building a Private Blockchain with Docker and Ethereum
  • Preparing your computer
  • Building your blockchain
  • Part 2. Developing Your Knowledge
  • Chapter 4. Beholding the Bitcoin Blockchain
  • Getting a Brief History of the Bitcoin Blockchain
  • Debunking Some Common Bitcoin Misconceptions
  • Bitcoin: The New Wild West
  • Fake sites
  • No, you first!
  • Get-rich-quick schemes
  • Mining for Bitcoins
  • Making Your First Paper Wallet
  • Chapter 5. Encountering the Ethereum Blockchain
  • Exploring the Brief History of Ethereum
  • Ethereum: The Open-Source World Wide Computer
  • Decentralized applications: Welcome to the future
  • The power of decentralized autonomous organizations
  • Hacking a Blockchain
  • Understanding smart contracts
  • Discovering the cryptocurrency Ether
  • Getting Up and Running on Ethereum
  • Mining for ether
  • Setting up your Ethereum wallet
  • Building Your First Decentralized Autonomous Organization
  • Test net and congress
  • Governance and voting
  • Uncovering the Future of DAOs
  • Putting money in a DAO
  • Building smarter smart contracts
  • Finding bugs in the system
  • Chapter 6. Regarding the Ripple Blockchain
  • Getting a Brief History of the Ripple Blockchain
  • Ripple: It's All About Trust
  • Seeing How Ripple Differs from Other Blockchains
  • Unleashing the Full Power of Ripple
  • Exercising Caution with Ripple
  • Chapter 7. Finding the Factom Blockchain
  • A Matter of Trust
  • The purpose of the Factom blockchain: Publishing anything
  • Incentives of federation
  • Building on Factom
  • Authenticating documents and building identities using APIs
  • Getting to know the Factoid: Not a normal token
  • Anchoring your application
  • Publishing on Factom
  • Building transparency in the mortgage industry
  • Verifying physical documents: dLoc with Factom
  • Chapter 8. Digging into DigiByte
  • Getting Familiar with DigiByte: The Fast Blockchain
  • Mining on DigiByte
  • Signing Documents on DigiByte's DiguSign
  • Earning DigiBytes While Gaming
  • Part 3. Powerful Blockhain Platforms
  • Chapter 9. Getting Your Hands on Hyperledger
  • Getting to Know Hyperledger: Dreams of a Hyper Future
  • Focusing on Fabric
  • Building your system in Fabric
  • Diving into chaincode development
  • Investigating the Iroha Project
  • Introducing Sumeragi: The new consensus algorithm
  • Developing mobile apps
  • Diving into Sawtooth Lake
  • Exploring the consensus algorithm: Proof of Elapsed Time
  • Deploying Sawtooth
  • Chapter 10. Applying Microsoft Azure
  • Bletchley: The Modular Blockchain Fabric
  • Cryptlets for encrypting and authenticating
  • Utility and Contract Cryptlets and CrytoDelegates
  • Building in the Azure Ecosystem
  • Getting Started with Chain on Azure
  • Installing Chain's distributed ledger
  • Creating your own private network
  • Using financial services on Azure's Chain
  • Deploying Blockchain Tools on Azure
  • Exploring Ethereum on Azure
  • Cortana: Your analytics machine learning tool
  • Visualizing your data with Power Bl
  • Managing your access on Azure's Active Directory
  • Chapter 11. Getting Busy on IBM Bluemix
  • Business Blockchain on Bluemix
  • Your isolated environment
  • Bluemix use cases
  • Watson's Smart Blockchain
  • Building Your Starter Network on Big Blue
  • Part 4. Industry Impacts
  • Chapter 12. Financial Technology
  • Hauling Out Your Crystal Ball: Future Banking Trends
  • Moving money faster: Across borders and more
  • Creating permanent history
  • Going International: Global Financial Products
  • Border-free payroll
  • Faster and better trade
  • Guaranteed payments
  • Micropayments: The new nature of transactions
  • Squeezing Out Fraud
  • Chapter 13. Real Estate
  • Eliminating Title Insurance
  • Protected industries
  • Consumers and Fannie Mae
  • Mortgages in the Blockchain World
  • Reducing your origination costs
  • Knowing your last-known document
  • Forecasting Regional Trends
  • The United States and Europe: Infrastructure congestion
  • China: First out of the gate
  • The developing world: Roadblocks to blockchain
  • Chapter 14. Insurance
  • Precisely Tailoring Coverage
  • Insuring the individual
  • The new world of micro insurance
  • Witnessing for You: The Internet of Things
  • IoT projects in insurance
  • Implications of actionable big data
  • Taking Out the Third Party in Insurance
  • Decentralized security
  • Crowdfunded coverage
  • The implications of DAO insurance
  • Chapter 15. Government
  • The Smart Cities of Asia
  • Singapore satellite cities in India
  • China's big data problem
  • The Battle for the Financial Capital of the World
  • London's early foresight
  • The regulatory sandbox of Singapore
  • The Dubai 2020 initiative
  • Bitlicense regulatory framework: New York City
  • Securing the World's Borders
  • The Department of Homeland Security and the identity of things
  • Passports of the future
  • The new feeder document
  • Chapter 16. Other Industries
  • Lean Governments
  • Singapore's Smart Nation project
  • Estonia's e-Residency
  • Better notarization in China
  • The Trust Layer for the Internet
  • Spam-free email
  • Owning your identity
  • Oracle of the Blockchain
  • Trusted authorship
  • Intellectual property rights
  • Part 5. The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 17. Ten Free Blockchain Resources
  • Factom University
  • Ethereum 101
  • Build on Ripple
  • Programmable Money by Ripple
  • DigiKnow
  • Blockchain University
  • Bitcoin Core
  • Blockchain Alliance
  • Multichain Blog
  • HiveMind
  • Chapter 18. The Ten Rules to Never Break on the Blockchain
  • Don't Use Cryptocurrency or Blockchains to Skirt the Law
  • Keep Your Contracts as Simple as Possible
  • Publish with Great Caution
  • Back Up, Back Up, Back Up Your Private Keys
  • Triple-Check the Address Before Sending Currency
  • Take Care When Using Exchanges
  • Beware Wi-Fi
  • Identify Your Blockchain Dev
  • Don't Get Suckered
  • Don't Trade Tokens Unless You Know What You're Doing
  • Chapter 19. Ten Top Blockchain Projects
  • The R3 Consortium
  • T ZERO: Overstocking the Stock Market
  • Blockstream's Distributed Systems
  • OpenBa/aar's Blockchain
  • Code Valley: Find Your Coder
  • Bitfury's Digital Assets
  • Any Coin Can ShapeShift
  • Machine-Payable Apps on 21
  • Anonymous Transactions on Dash
  • ConsenSys: Decentralized Applications
  • Index