Blockchain: Blueprint For a New Economy by Melanie Swan 2015 Softcover

Description: Blockchain: Blueprint For a New Economy by Melanie Swan 2015 Softcover 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 blockchain is in position to become the fifth disruptive computing paradigm after mainframes, PCs, the Internet, and mobile/social networking. Author Melanie Swan, Founder of the Institute for Blockchain Studies, explains that the blockchain is essentially a public ledger with potential as a worldwide, decentralized record for the registration, inventory, and transfer of all assets—not just finances, but property and intangible assets such as votes, software, health data, and ideas. Topics include:Concepts, features, and functionality of Bitcoin and the blockchainUsing the blockchain for automated tracking of all digital endeavorsEnabling censorship?resistant organizational modelsCreating a decentralized digital repository to verify identityPossibility of cheaper, more efficient services traditionally provided by nationsBlockchain for science: making better use of the data-mining networkPersonal health record storage, including access to one’s own genomic dataOpen access academic publishing on the blockchain Published by O'Reilly. Softcover book measures approximately 9.25" x 7" and includes 130 pages. Previously owned book in good condition. Spine is intact. No writing, tears or stains. Some pages have some words underlined. Questions…please message me. Thank you for visiting my store. Save as favorite to be alerted of new items added and of monthly sales and coupons. Check out our other items in our store. Have a great day.

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