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Blockchain for dummies / by Tiana Laurence.
"Blockchain is the techno-magic that enables cryptocurrencies and impacts the worlds of finance, insurance, supply chain management, and others. But you don't need to be a programmer or financial wizard to understand blockchain; you just need this book! It explains blockchain basics, smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies, with real-world examples showing how blockchains functions and where they ad value. Learn how to interact with a blockchain, tour key blockchains, see how they disrupt huge industries, and much more." -- Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781119555018
- ISBN: 1119555019
- Physical Description: xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: 2nd edition.
- Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Getting started with blockchain. Introducing blockchain ; Picking a blockchain ; Getting your hands on blockchain -- Developing your knowledge. Beholding the Bitcoin blockchain ; Encountering the Ethereum blockchain ; Riding the Waves blockchain ; Finding the Factom blockchain ; Examining the EOS blockchain -- Powerful blockchain platforms. Getting your hands on Hyperledger ; Applying Microsoft Azure ; Getting busy on IBM Bluemix -- Industry impacts. Financial technology ; Real estate ; Insurance ; Government ; Other industries -- The part of tens. Ten (or so) free blockchain resources ; The ten rules to never break on the blockchain ; Ten top blockchain projects. |
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| Subject: | Blockchains (Databases) Digital currency. Bitcoin. Data encryption (Computer science) Electronic commerce. Electronic funds transfers. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | 332.178 B651L 2019 (Text) | 33126024636023 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | 332.178 B651L 2019 (Text) | 33126024636049 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"Blockchain is the techno-magic that enables cryptocurrencies and impacts the worlds of finance, insurance, supply chain management, and others. But you don't need to be a programmer or financial wizard to understand blockchain; you just need this book! It explains blockchain basics, smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies, with real-world examples showing how blockchains functions and where they ad value. Learn how to interact with a blockchain, tour key blockchains, see how they disrupt huge industries, and much more." -- Back cover.