Blockchain fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms for data science / Cüneyt Gürcan Akçora, Murat Kantarcioglu, Yulia R. Gel

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akçora, Cüneyt Gürcan, author.

Kantarcioglu, Murat, author.

Gel, Yulia R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blockchains (Databases).

Algorithms.

Data mining.

Data structures (Computer science).

algorithms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Offering a systematic exploration of blockchain networks from both technical and analytical viewpoints, this book introduces the core structures that underpin blockchain systems, transactions, addresses, and smart contracts and explains how these can be modeled, visualized, and analyzed using modern data science methods. Bridging computer science, finance, and statistics, it integrates algorithmic reasoning with economic intuition to study decentralization, risk, and trust in digital economies. Through examples drawn from Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Monero, Zcash, IOTA, and DeFi, readers learn how blockchain data can be transformed into graph and temporal models for fraud detection, systemic risk analysis, and network behavior prediction. Featuring clear explanations, illustrative figures, and Solidity code, this volume serves as an essential reference for students, researchers, and practitioners in finance, data science, statistics, machine learning, and distributed systems"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Money and cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin : The first blockchain

Ethereum : The world computer

Solidity coding for Ethereum

Ripple : The currency exchange

Privacy coins

Blockchain : Next generation

Decentralized finance

Blockchain transaction networks

Analyzing blockchain entities : Clustering, mixing, and centrality

Privacy and security on blockchain

E-crime on blockchains

Temporal analysis

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 27, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Blockchain fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms for data science

ISBN:

9781009004114

1009004115

OCLC:

1574108490

Publisher Number:

CIPO000392169

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license