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Hands-On Blockchain with Hyperledger
Author Anthony O'Dowd , Venkatraman Ramakrishna , Petr Novotny , Nitin Gaur , Luc Desro
Leverage the power of Hyperledger Fabric to develop Blockchain-based distributed ledgers with ease Key FeaturesWrite your own chaincode/smart contracts using Golang on hyperledger network Build and deploy decentralized applications (DApps) Dive into real world block....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Navigating the Next Wave of Blockchain Innovation: Smart Contracts
Author Frieda Klotz , Lin William Cong
Blockchain represents more than just cryptocurrencies and digital cash. The decentralized ledger system provides a platform for smart contracts, which are digital agreements that are fast, secure, and require no third party. Show and hide more ....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Author Tiana Laurence
Find out what Blockchain is, how it works, and what it can do for youBlockchain is the technology behind Bitcoin, the revolutionary 'virtual currency' that's changing the way people do business. While Bitcoin has enjoyed some well-deserved hype, Blockchain may b....
Release Date 2017/05 -
Author Richard Caetano
Embrace the new world of fiance by leveraging the power of crypto-currencies using Bitcoin and the BlockchainAbout This BookSet up your own wallet, buy and sell Bitcoin, and execute custom transactions on the BlockchainLeverage the power of Bitcoin to reduce transa....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Introducing Blockchain with Lisp: Implement and Extend Blockchains with the Racket Language
Implement blockchain from scratch covering all the details with Racket, a general-purpose Lisp. You'll start by exploring what a blockchain is, so you have a solid foundation for the rest of the book. You'll then be ready to learn Racket before starting on your blockchain implementation. Once you .... -
Author Weimin Sun , Xun Wu
Learn quick and effective techniques to get up and running with building blockchain including Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric.Key FeaturesUnderstand the key concepts of decentralized applications and consensus algorithms Learn key concepts of Ethereum and Solidity ....
Release Date 2018/12 -
Author Bob Rice
The first book to explain the new world of alternative investing, showing how anyone can use nontraditional options to significantly increase returns and lower risksThe world's elite investors have long relied on alternative investments to produce superior returns....
Release Date 2013/05 -
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology Applications
Author Gulshan Shrivastava , Dac-Nhuong Le , Kavita Sharma
As we enter the Industrial Revolution 4.0, demands for an increasing degree of trust and privacy protection continue to be voiced. The development of blockchain technology is very important because it can help frictionless and transparent financial transactions and improv....
Release Date 2020/06 -
A Brief Introduction to Web3: Decentralized Web Fundamentals for App Development
Author Shashank Mohan Jain
Journey into the world of Web3-based application development, its related protocols, and its usage in developing decentralized applications. This book will explain how programmable blockchains are revolutionizing the world of web applications, which can be run on decentralized platforms or peer-to-p....
Release Date 2022/12 -
Author Koshik Raj
Learn the foundations of blockchain technology - its core concepts and algorithmic solutions across cryptography, peer-to-peer technology, and game theory. Key FeaturesLearn the core concepts and foundations of the blockchain and cryptocurrencies Understand the pro....
Release Date 2019/01 -
Author Hong Wei Sun , Barry Mosakowski , Nicholas Lincoln , Nick Gupta , Matthew Cousens , R
Blockchain has emerged as a disruptive technology in the areas of trading assets and sharing information. It has the capability to transform many industries, professions, and aspects of life. The focus of this IBM® Redbooks® publication is to help developers build ....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Blockchain Enabled Applications: Understand the Blockchain Ecosystem and How to Make it Work for You
Author Max Hooper , David Metcalf , Vikram Dhillon
Work with blockchain and understand its potential application beyond cryptocurrencies in the domains of healthcare, Internet of Things, finance, decentralized organizations, and open science. Featuring case studies and practical insights generated from a start-up s....
Release Date 2017/11 -
Author Melanie Swan
Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more significant. This book takes you beyond the currency ("Blockchain 1.0") and smart contracts ("Blockchain 2.0") to demonstrate how the ....
Release Date 2015/01 -
What Are Enterprise Blockchains?
Author Mike Loukides
Interest in the blockchain ledger that supports Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is rising in the tech community, particularly among planners in the enterprise. How will enterprise companies use blockchains? Many possibilities exist, such as recent efforts by Mae....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Author Nitin Gaur , Jerry Cuomo , Jai Singh Arun
The Pragmatic Guide to Driving Value and Disrupting Markets with Blockchain “Much has been written about blockchain in the past few years: what it is and what it is not (at various levels of detail), as well as the technology's long-term strategic value for compan....
Release Date 2019/03 -
Author Jimmy Song
Dive into Bitcoin technology with this hands-on guide from one of the leading teachers on Bitcoin and Bitcoin programming. Author Jimmy Song shows Python programmers and developers how to program a Bitcoin library from scratch. You’ll learn how to work with the bas....
Release Date 2019/02 -
Author Roberto Infante
Building Ethereum Dapps teaches Dapps development on the Ethereum blockchain platform. You’ll begin with a mental model of how Dapps operate, and then dive into designing and implementing smart contracts in Ethereum’s Solidity language. You’ll explore Ethereum smar....
Release Date 2019/03 -
Oracle Blockchain Quick Start Guide
Author Nimesh Prakash , Anand Eswararao Yerrapati , Vivek Acharya
Get up and running with Oracle’s premium cloud blockchain services and build distributed blockchain apps with easeKey FeaturesDiscover Hyperledger Fabric and its components, features, qualifiers, and architecture Get familiar with the Oracle Blockchain Platform and....
Release Date 2019/09 -
Blockchain for Decision Makers
Author Romain Tormen
Understand how blockchain works and explore a variety of strategies to implement it in your organization effectivelyKey FeaturesBecome familiar with business challenges faced by companies when using blockchain Discover how companies implement blockchain to monetize....
Release Date 2019/09 -
Preparing for a Blockchain Future
Author Michael Ferguson
With the rise of blockchain and adoption of cryptocurrencies, companies across different industries can benefit from the increased trust and transparency these emerging technologies provide. Most executives recognize the need to prioritize blockchain as part of the....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Author Antony Welfare
The accessible, non-technical guide to applying and benefiting from blockchain technology.Blockchain has grown at an enormous rate in a very short period of time. In a business context, blockchain can level the playing field between small and large organisations in....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Bina Ramamurthy
Blockchain in Action teaches you how to design and build blockchain-based decentralized apps, and is written in a clear, jargon-free style. First, you'll get an overview of how blockchain works. Next, you'll code your first smart contract using Ethereum and Solidity, ad....
Release Date 2020/10 -
Navigating the Patent Minefield Through Consortia
Author Gonzalo Camarillo , Annabelle Gawer , David Lopez-Berzosa
Bringing high-tech inventions built on patented technologies to market can be complicated and risky. The threat of added costs from patent infringement lawsuits has led technology companies to pool their talents — and patents — in technology consortia. ....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Author Saifedean Ammous
When a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentral....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Author Chris Dannen
Learn how to use Solidity and the Ethereum project – second only to Bitcoin in market capitalization. Blockchain protocols are taking the world by storm, and the Ethereum project, with its Turing-complete scripting language Solidity, has rapidly become a front-runn....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Getting Started with Enterprise Blockchain
Author Matthew Gol-Kirk , Matt Lucas , David Gorman , Michael Bradley
Blockchains have many uses beyond cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. These shared, distributed ledgers also enable businesses to record transactions between parties in an efficient, verifiable, and permanent manner—unlike traditional methods. Using a blockchain in b....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Imran Bashir
Distributed ledgers, decentralization and smart contracts explainedAbout This BookGet to grips with the underlying technical principles and implementations of blockchain.Build powerful applications using Ethereum to secure transactions and create smart contracts.Ex....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Solidity Programming Essentials
Author Ritesh Modi
Learn the most powerful and primary programming language for writing smart contracts and find out how to write, deploy, and test smart contracts in Ethereum.About This BookGet you up and running with Solidity Programming languageBuild Ethereum Smart Contracts with ....
Release Date 2018/04 -
The Blockchain Alternative: Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Theory
Author Kariappa Bheemaiah
Examine what would happen if we were to deploy blockchain technology at the sovereign level and use it to create a decentralized cashless economy. This book explains how finance and economics work today, and how the convergence of various technologies related to th....
Release Date 2017/02