Blockchain hurricane : origins, applications, and future of blockchain and cryptocurrency /
Baucherel, Kate,
Blockchain hurricane : origins, applications, and future of blockchain and cryptocurrency / Kate Baucherel. - First edition. - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (175 pages) - Finance and financial management collection, .
Chapter 1. The hype and the hope -- Chapter 2. The long road to decentralization -- Chapter 3. Magic Internet money -- Chapter 4. That's not my tuna -- Chapter 5. Digital cats will change the world -- Chapter 6. Government, governance, data, and you -- Chapter 7. Looking to the future.
The hype around blockchain technology is matched only by the innovation it inspires and the skepticism it provokes. This book gives business decision makers and students a clear overview of the history, current applications, and future potential of distributed ledgers and cryptocurrency. It explores strengths and weaknesses, emerging opportunities, and perceived threats. Technical frameworks are presented in a business context to help strategists understand the risks and rewards of different approaches to blockchain implementation, and the decision factors in determining whether this is a viable solution to the problem at hand.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
9781951527372
Blockchains (Databases)
Cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin.
Blockchain. Cryptocurrency. Distributed ledger. Bitcoin, ethereum. Hyperledger. Permissioned. Private. Decentralized. Decentralization.
Electronic books.
HG / .B563 2020
Blockchain hurricane : origins, applications, and future of blockchain and cryptocurrency / Kate Baucherel. - First edition. - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (175 pages) - Finance and financial management collection, .
Chapter 1. The hype and the hope -- Chapter 2. The long road to decentralization -- Chapter 3. Magic Internet money -- Chapter 4. That's not my tuna -- Chapter 5. Digital cats will change the world -- Chapter 6. Government, governance, data, and you -- Chapter 7. Looking to the future.
The hype around blockchain technology is matched only by the innovation it inspires and the skepticism it provokes. This book gives business decision makers and students a clear overview of the history, current applications, and future potential of distributed ledgers and cryptocurrency. It explores strengths and weaknesses, emerging opportunities, and perceived threats. Technical frameworks are presented in a business context to help strategists understand the risks and rewards of different approaches to blockchain implementation, and the decision factors in determining whether this is a viable solution to the problem at hand.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
9781951527372
Blockchains (Databases)
Cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin.
Blockchain. Cryptocurrency. Distributed ledger. Bitcoin, ethereum. Hyperledger. Permissioned. Private. Decentralized. Decentralization.
Electronic books.
HG / .B563 2020