| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
--For dummies |
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Learning made easy |
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Learning made easy.
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
Introducing Blockchain -- Picking a Blockchain -- Getting Your Hands on Blockchain -- Beholding the Bitcoin Blockchain -- Encountering the Ethereum Blockchain -- Riding the Waves Blockchain -- Finding the Factom Blockchain -- Examining the EOS Blockchain -- Getting Your Hands on Hyperledger -- Applying Microsoft Azure -- Getting Busy on IBM Bluemix -- Financial Technology -- Real Estate -- Insurance -- Government -- Other Industries -- Ten (Or So) Free Blockchain Resources -- The Ten Rules to Never Break on the Blockchain -- Ten Top Blockchain Projects |
| Summary |
Unravel the mysteries of blockchains Blockchain technologies are disrupting some of the world & rsquo;s biggest industries. Blockchain For Dummies provides a fast way to catch up with the essentials of this quickly evolving tech. Written by an author involved in founding and analyzing blockchain solutions, this book serves to help those who need to understand what a blockchain can do (and can't do). This revised edition walks you through how a blockchainsecurely records data across independent networks. It offers a tour of some of the world & rsquo;s best-known blockchains, including those that power Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It also provides a glance at how blockchain solutions are affecting the worlds of finance, supply chain management, insurance, and governments. Get a clear picture of what a blockchain can doLearn how blockchains rule cryptocurrency and smart contractsDiscover current blockchains and how each of them workTest blockchain appsBlockchain has become the critical buzzword in the world of financial technology and transaction security & mdash; and now you can make sense of it with the help of this essential guide |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 4, 2019) |
| Subject |
Blockchains (Databases)
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Digital currency.
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Bitcoin.
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Data encryption (Computer science)
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Electronic commerce.
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Bitcoin.
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COMPUTERS -- Databases -- General.
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Bitcoin
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Blockchains (Databases)
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Data encryption (Computer science)
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Digital currency
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Electronic commerce
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119555179 |
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1119555175 |
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9781119555131 |
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1119555132 |
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