Blockchain
By: by Tiana Laurence
Series: --For dummies; learning made easy; --For dummies; Learning made easy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781119365594
Subjects: Electronic commerce; Blockchains (Databases); Electronic funds transfers; Bitcoin; Data encryption (Computer science)
Other titles: Blockchain for dummies
Description: 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. This 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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started with blockchain. Introducing blockchain ; Picking a blockchain ; Getting your hands on blockchain; title: Developing your knowledge. Beholding the bitcoin blockchain ; Encountering the ethereum blockchain ; Regarding the ripple blockchain ; Finding the factom blockchain ; Digging into digibyte; title: Powerful blockchain platforms. Getting your hands on hyperledger ; Applying Microsoft azure ; Getting busy on IBM bluemix; title: Industry impacts. Financial technology ; Real estate ; Insurance ; Government ; Other industries; title: The part of tens. Ten free blockchain resources ; The ten rules to never break on the blockchain ; Ten top blockchain projects.