Blockchain For Dummies
Blockchain
Book Details
Book Title
Blockchain For Dummies
Author
Tiana Laurence
Publisher
For Dummies
Publication Date
2023
ISBN
9781394159666
Number of Pages
275
Language
English
Format
File Size
2.5MB
Subject
blockchain
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1 Getting Started with Blockchain
- Chapter 1. Introducing Blockchain
- Beginning at the Beginning: What Blockchains Are
- The Structure of Blockchains
- Blockchain Applications
- The Blockchain Life Cycle
- Consensus: The Driving Force of Blockchains
- Blockchains in Use
- Chapter 2. Picking a Blockchain
- Where Blockchains Add Substance
- Choosing a Solution
- Chapter 3. Getting Your Hands on Blockchain
- Diving into Blockchain Technology
- Securing and Exchanging Your Cryptocurrency
- Part 2 Developing Your Knowledge
- Chapter 4. Beholding the Bitcoin Blockchain
- Getting a Brief History of the Bitcoin Blockchain
- The New Bitcoin: Bitcoin Cash
- Debunking Some Common Bitcoin Misconceptions
- Bitcoin: The New Wild West
- Mining for Bitcoins
- Making Your First Paper Wallet
- Chapter 5. Encountering the Ethereum Blockchain
- Exploring the Brief History of Ethereum
- Ethereum: The Open-Source World Wide Computer
- Hacking a Blockchain
- Getting Up and Running on Ethereum
- Building Your First Decentralized Autonomous Organization
- Uncovering the Future of DAOs
- Creating Your Own ERC20 Tokens
- Chapter 6. Uncovering the Cardano Blockchain
- Getting to Know Cardano
- Understanding Ouroboros: Cardano’s Blockchain Consensus
- Meeting ADA: The Native Token of Cardano
- Building Smart Contracts with Marlowe
- Chapter 7. Finding the Polkadot Blockchain
- Understanding the Polkadot Ecosystem of Specialized Chains
- Digging Deeper into Polkadot: The Blockchain of Blockchains
- Getting Up and Running on Polkadot
- Uncovering Governance on Polkadot
- Nominating Your Validators
- Chapter 8. Examining the Solana Blockchain
- Uncovering Solana
- Getting Up and Running on Solana
- Building a DAO on Solana
- Part 3 Powerful Blockchain Platforms
- Chapter 9. Getting Your Hands on Hyperledger
- Getting to Know Hyperledger
- Identifying Key Hyperledger Projects
- Working with Hyperledger Besu
- Chapter 10. Applying Microsoft Azure
- Bletchley: The Modular Blockchain Fabric
- Building in the Azure Ecosystem
- Deploying Blockchain Tools on Azure
- Getting Started with Chain on Azure
- Chapter 11. Getting Busy with IBM
- IBM Blockchain Platform
- Business Blockchain on Bluemix
- Watson’s Smart Blockchain
- Building Your Starter Network on Big Blue
- Part 4 Industry Impacts
- Chapter 12. Financial Technology
- Hauling Out Your Crystal Ball: Future Banking Trends
- Going International: Global Financial Products
- Squeezing Out Fraud
- Chapter 13. Real Estate
- Eliminating Title Insurance
- Mortgages in the Blockchain World
- Forecasting Regional Trends
- Chapter 14. Insurance
- Precisely Tailoring Coverage
- Witnessing for You: The Internet of Things
- Taking Out the Third Party in Insurance
- Chapter 15. Government
- Global Regulatory Action
- The Smart Cities of Asia
- The Battle for the Financial Capital of the World
- Securing the World’s Borders
- Chapter 16. Other Industries
- Lean Governments
- The Trust Layer for the Internet
- Oracle of the Blockchain
- Part 5 The Part of Tens
- Chapter 17. Ten (or So) Free Blockchain Resources
- Ethereum
- Got Minted
- Blockchain University
- Bitcoin Core
- Blockchain Alliance
- Multichain Blog
- HiveMind
- Smith + Crown
- Unchained and Unconfirmed Podcasts
- Chapter 18. Ten Rules to Never Break on the Blockchain
- Don’t Use Cryptocurrency or Blockchains to Skirt the Law
- Keep Your Contracts as Simple as Possible
- Publish with Great Caution
- Back Up, Back Up, Back Up Your Private Keys
- Triple-Check the Address Before Sending Currency
- Take Care When Using Exchanges
- Beware Wi-Fi
- Identify Your Blockchain Dev
- Don’t Get Suckered
- Don’t Trade Tokens Unless You Know What You’re Doing
- Chapter 19. Ten Top Metaverse Projects
- Decentraland
- The Sandbox
- Axie Infinity
- MetaStreet
- Enjin Coin
- Metahero
- Star Atlas
- Bloktopia
- Highstreet
- Voxels
- Index
- EULA