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Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Set up and manage a high-performance, accessible, and secure Blockchain framework. This comprehensive guide delivers hands-on coverage of the development, validation, and deployment of Blockchain technology. Written by a pair of computing experts, the book demonstrates each topic through a start-to-finish Blockchain evolution. You will get full details on AWS risk and compliance as well as programming and architectural best practices. Blockchain:...
Author
Publisher
[Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Blockchain is transforming business. What's your strategy? Forward-thinking organizations such as the Australian Stock Exchange, Equinor, the City of Austin, and dozens of others are exploring how blockchain can transform the way they create and seek value. Whether to streamline multi-party processes, create and trade new assets, or leverage artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, blockchain enables entirely new business opportunities....
Author
Series
Publisher
For Dummies
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"Professionals look to Ethereum as a blockchain-based platform to develop safe applications and conduct secure transactions. It takes a knowledgeable guiding hand to understand how Ethereum works and what it does -- and Ethereum For Dummies provides that guidance. Written by one of the leading voices in the blockchain community and best selling author of Blockchain For Dummies, this book demystifies the workings of Ethereum and shows how it can enhance...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
What is the future of money? What is the difference between bitcoin, blockchain, coins and tokens? What is cryptocurrency and why all the fuss? And what about gold? What will be a long-term stable store of value and how does that relate to what may or may not be valuable as an investment? Is blockchain a short-term fad or will it truly disrupt everything? Money Without Boundaries is a must-have resource for anyone interested in exploring these...
Author
Publisher
Harper Business
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
If you buy an NFT, do you own anything? Critics say no. Then why are people spending so much money to own them--to the tune of $27 billion in 2021? And why are big businesses and venture capital firms investing hundreds of millions to develop NFTs for people's use in the metaverse, a purely imaginary world? In Creators Take Control, Edward Lee offers a compelling new theory he calls "Tokenism" that answers these perplexing questions. Using vivid examples,...
7) Blockchain for everyone: how I learned the secrets of the new millionaire class (and you can, too)
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of Mind Hacking and founder of Bitcoin Market Journal comes the first book to explain the money-making secrets behind bitcoin and blockchain in a user-friendly format. When John Hargrave first invested in cryptocurrency, the price of a single bitcoin was about $125; a few years later, that same bitcoin was worth $20,000. He wasn't alone: this flood of new money is like the early days of the Internet, creating a new breed of "blockchain...
9) Blockchain
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A guide to blockchain technologies explains blockchain basics, smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies, with real-world examples showing how blockchains function and where they add value.
Author
Series
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
How the blockchain-a system built on foundations of mutual mistrust-can become trustworthy. The blockchain entered the world on January 3, 2009, introducing an innovative new trust architecture: an environment in which users trust a system-for example, a shared ledger of information-without necessarily trusting any of its components. The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is the most famous implementation of the blockchain, but hundreds of other companies have...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey demystify the Internet's next big thing - the Blockchain - and explain why it can restore personal control over our data, assets, and identities and shift the balance of power to revive society's faith in itself. They reveal the disruption it promises for industries including finance, tech, legal, and shipping. This book reveals the empowerment possible when self-interested middlemen give way to the transparency of...
12) Web3
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English
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Description
"Blockchain and crypto aren't just for speculators anymore-they're the basis of the rising decentralized internet. Web3 has the potential to rewrite the past decade's rules: Monopolies may be shattered, fortunes will be made and lost, and new classes of products and services will emerge. Where does your business fit in? Web3: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will show you how today's most innovative organizations are choosing Web3,...
Author
Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to how cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are just one example of transformative applications that this relatively new technology makes possible. The author interprets the complexity into digestible anecdotes, metaphors, and straightforward descriptions for readers who don't know tech, and explains all of blockchain's most important aspects: why this so-called digital ledger is unhackable and unchangeable; how its distributed nature may...
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin dropped out of college and launched Bitcoin Magazine, he wrote the Ethereum white paper, which proposed an open source system that would take what Bitcoin did for money and do it for everything else: contracts, social networks, and sharing economies. Now, less than a decade later, his idea is valued at about half a trillion dollars, and it is the foundation for the weird new world of NFT artworks, virtual real...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Blockchain technology enables the creation of decentralized currencies, decentralized applications powered by smart contracts, self-executing digital agreements, and intelligent assets that can be controlled over the Internet. Blockchains also enable the development of new governance systems with more democratic or participatory decision-making, and decentralized (autonomous) organizations that can operate over a network of computers without any human...
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Language
English
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Description
"The Age of Google, built on big data and machine intelligence, has been an awesome era. But it's coming to an end. In Life after Google, George Gilder--the peerless visionary of technology and culture--explains why Silicon Valley is suffering a nervous breakdown and what to expect as the post-Google age dawns. Google's astonishing ability to 'search and sort' attracts the entire world to its search engine and countless other goodies--videos, maps,...
17) Crypto
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Cryptocurrency payments moving frictionlessly across borders. Blockchain-based supply chains delivering products faster, with greater transparency. NFTs generating real value for creators and consumers. Smart contracts executing automatically. Real applications of crypto and other decentralized technology are multiplying exponentially in organizations of all kinds. What do you and your company need to know and do today to create new opportunities...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The ultimate guide to the NFT revolution: How non-fungible tokens are poised to transform the digital world. Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are the most important digital innovation since the creation of blockchain and cryptocurrency. NFTs share the best elements of both of these, while also representing an entirely new step forward for technology. But how did NFTs arise, how will they impact art and business in the decades to come, and--perhaps most...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Blockchain is about to upend the world of data analytics just as it did financial record-keeping. Here's what you need to become an early adopted of blockchain as a big-data tool! Explore how blockchains store data and learn how this rich new source of data can enhance predictive analytics and real-time data analysis. You'll also find out how blockchains can help you manage your data and keep shared data more secure. Learn to implement blockchain...
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