If databases were birds, then blockchain would be a duck - Jerry Cuomo's unique story-telling style along with accompanying illustrations makes it a breeze to be an A+ student in his virtual blockchain class. Think Blockchain provides an entertaining and balanced education of:
The evolution and breakthroughs in blockchain technology from: Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Mining,
Ethereum Tokens Smart Contracts,
Hyperledger Modularity for Enterprises. Also covering... Blockchain's relationship to:
Cybersecurity AI Internet of Things Quantum Computing And... Paving a road to Web3 with:
Digital Assets NFTs Self-sovereign Identity Data Privacy The chapters are filled with unique images, many provided by designer Shaun Lynch, which complement the concepts in a unique way. The book combines both an aspirational and pragmatic overview of blockchain technology, its core capabilities, and the value they generate from a technical and business perspective. It describes various real-world examples, implementations, and approaches, with industry-specific and cross-industry use cases. Developers will benefit from this book as several of the chapters are technical in nature, some even including simple coding exercises to further crystalize topics like blocks, chains, hashing, mining, smart contracts, and tokens. Business leaders will equally benefit and are provided with a basis for understanding and evaluating how blockchain technology can transform their organization and business processes. Jerry encourages business leaders to look over the simple coding examples. They won't bite and might better illustrate what makes blockchain tick.
Business or technical, the topics covered in this book will prove valuable to just about anyone curious and ready to become a scholar of blockchain. Here are a few of the most essential takeaways from Think Blockchain: If databases were birds, blockchain would be a duck
Blockchain's truly brilliant architecture is built on decades-old fundamental research in cryptography, distributed transaction processing, game theory, and yes--database technology too. Bitcoin is just one of one thousand applications of blockchain
Applying blockchain technology broadly will transform industries--because its application can go far beyond cryptocurrency and Bitcoin. Blockchain technology comes in many shapes and sizes. Modern blockchain is flexible and ultra-efficient. Decentralized blockchain establishes unprecedented trust
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