Blockchain basics : a non-technical introduction in 25 steps / by Daniel Drescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drescher, Daniel, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Database management.

Data encryption (Computer science).

Computers, Special purpose.

Data structures (Computer science).

Banks and banking.

Capital market.

Database Management.

Cryptology.

Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems.

Data Storage Representation.

Banking.

Capital Markets.

Local Subjects:

Database Management.

Cryptology.

Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems.

Data Storage Representation.

Banking.

Capital Markets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 255 p. 57 illus., 1 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In 25 concise steps, you will learn the basics of blockchain technology. No mathematical formulas, program code, or computer science jargon are used.No previous knowledge in computer science, mathematics, programming, or cryptography is required. Terminology is explained through pictures, analogies, and metaphors.. This book bridges the gap that exists between purely technical books about the blockchain and purely business-focused books. It does so by explaining both the technical concepts that make up the blockchain and their role in business-relevant applications. What You Will Learn: What the blockchain is Why it is needed and what problem it solves Why there is so much excitement about the blockchain and its potential Major components and their purpose How components work and interact Limitations, why they exist, and what has been done to overcome them Major application scenarios.

Contents:

Stage 1: Terminology and Technical Foundations

Step 1: Thinking in Layers and Aspects

Step 2: Seeing the Big Picture

Step 3: Recognizing the Potential

Stage 2: Why the Blockchain Is Needed

Step 4: Discovering the Core Problem

Step 5: Disambiguating the Term

Step 6: Understanding the Nature of Ownership

Step 7: Spending Money Twice

Stage 3: How the Blockchain Works

Step 8: Planning the Blockchain

Step 9: Documenting Ownership

Step 10: Hashing Data

Step 11: Hashing in the Real World

Step 12: Identifying and Protecting User Accounts

Step 13: Authorizing Transactions

Step 14: Storing Transaction Data

Step 15: Using the Data Store

Step 16: Protecting the Data Store

Step 17: Distributing the Data Store Among Peers

Step 18: Verifying and Adding Transactions

Step 19: Choosing a Transaction History

Step 20: Paying for Integrity

Step 21: Bringing the Pieces Together

Stage 4: Limitations and Their Solutions

Step 22: Seeing the Limitations

Step 23: Reinventing the Blockchain

Stage 5: Using the Blockchain, Summary, and Outlook

Step 24: Using the Blockchain

Step 25: Summarizing and Going Further

Bibliography

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Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781484226049

1484226046

OCLC:

983204758