Blockchain, Bitcoin, and the Digital Economy

This book discusses fundamentals of blockchain technology, the issues in its development, potential applications, and its use in cryptocurrency. --

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mei, Len
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomfield : Mercury Learning & Information, 2022.
Temas:
Money.
Virtual reality > Economic aspects.
Electronic commerce.
Réalité virtuelle > Aspect économique.
Commerce électronique.
Electronic commerce
Money
Finance
Business & Economics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: What is Blockchain?
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Distributed Computing
  • 1.3 Centralization vs. Decentralization
  • 1.4 Permissioned vs. Permissionless
  • 1.5 Bitcoin
  • 1.6 Proliferation of Blockchain Technology
  • 1.7 Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
  • 1.8 Blockchain Platforms
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Bitcoin
  • 2.1 Bitcoin Mining
  • 2.2 How Does Bitcoin Work?
  • 2.3 Digital Signature
  • 2.4 Multisig
  • 2.5 Bitcoin Wallets
  • 2.6 Two-factor Authentication (2FA)
  • 2.7 Hash
  • 2.8 Merkle Tree and Block Header
  • 2.9 Nonce
  • 2.10 Bitcoin Supply
  • 2.11 Bitcoin Addresses
  • 2.12 Zero Knowledge Proof
  • 2.13 Divisible Bitcoin
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Bitcoin Issues
  • 3.1 Bitcoin Block Size
  • 3.2 SegWit and the Change of Block Size
  • 3.3 Bitcoin Split
  • 3.4 Keep Your Coins Safe During Forking
  • 3.5 Bitcoin and Decentralization
  • 3.6 The Mt. Gox Incident
  • 3.7 Full Nodes vs. Partial Nodes
  • 3.8 Is Bitcoin Truly Anonymous?
  • 3.9 Transaction Fees
  • 3.10 Transaction Malleability
  • 3.11 BIPs, Hard Forks, and Soft Forks
  • 3.12 UASF and UAHF
  • 3.13 Other Proposed Fixes
  • 3.14 Government Attitude
  • 3.15 The Future of Bitcoin
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Consensus Mechanisms
  • 4.1 Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake
  • 4.2 PoW and PoS Hybrid
  • 4.3 dBFT, an Alternative to PoW, and PoS
  • 4.4 Paxos and Raft: Consensus Protocols for Distributed Systems
  • 4.5 Proof of Concept
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Altcoins
  • 5.1 Litecoins
  • A Lighter Version of Bitcoin
  • 5.2 Zcash
  • A Token with Privacy
  • 5.3 Ripple
  • A Digital Equivalent of SWIFT
  • 5.4 Ethereum: The Smart Contract Blockchain
  • 5.5 DAO Hacks and Ethereum Forks
  • 5.6 Legal Issues
  • 5.7 Dapps
  • Decentralized Apps
  • 5.8 Create Your Own Coins Out of Bitcoin
  • 5.9 Antshares or NEO
  • A Multi-Use Token
  • 5.10 Bridging Bitcoin & EVM
  • 5.11 Asset Digitization
  • 5.12 Stablecoins
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Mutual Distributed Ledgers and Digital Currency
  • 6.1 Identity, Transaction, and Content MDLs
  • 6.2 Identity MDLs
  • 6.3 Tokenless MDLs
  • 6.4 Building MDLs for Financial Services
  • 6.5 Digital Currencies
  • 6.6 The Indian Digital Currency Project
  • 6.7 Chinese Digital Currency
  • DCEP
  • 6.8 Facebook Libra/Diem
  • 6.9 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency
  • 7.1 BigchainDB
  • 7.2 Lightning Network
  • 7.3 Corda
  • 7.4 HydraChain
  • 7.5 MultiChain
  • 7.6 Quorum
  • 7.7 Hyperledger
  • 7.8 Decentralized Internet
  • 7.9 Other Blockchain Platforms
  • 7.10 Beyond Blockchain
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Industrial Applications for Blockchain
  • 8.1 Insurance
  • 8.2 Wealth Management
  • 8.3 Defense
  • 8.4 Healthcare
  • 8.5 Food
  • 8.6 Credit Rating
  • 8.7 Data Management
  • 8.8 Internet Security
  • 8.9 Logistics
  • 8.10 Global Trade, Supply Chains, and Other Areas
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Payment and Lending
  • 9.1 Banking and Payment

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