Blockchain : blueprint for a new economy / Melanie Swan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swan, Melanie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic funds transfers--Security measures.

Electronic funds transfers.

Data encryption (Computer science).

Electronic commerce.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Blueprint for a new economy

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly Media, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 digital repository to verify identity Possibility of cheaper, more efficient services traditionally provided by nations Blockchain for science: making better use of the data-mining network Personal health record storage, including access to one’s own genomic data Open access academic publishing on the blockchain This book is part of an ongoing O’Reilly series. Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Crypto-Currencies introduces Bitcoin and describes the technology behind Bitcoin and the blockchain. Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy considers theoretical, philosophical, and societal impact of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.

Contents:

Blockchain 1.0 : currency

Blockchain 2.0 : contracts

Blockchain 3.0 : justice applications beyond currency, economics, and markets

Blockchain 3.0 : efficiency and coordination applications beyond currency, economics, and markets

Advanced concepts

Limitations

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 03, 2015).

ISBN:

9781491920459

1491920459

9781491920480

1491920483

9781491920473

1491920475

OCLC:

903974775