ISBN: 978-1-26-011586-4
MHID: 1-26-011586-0
Copyright2018 by McGraw-Hill Education.
print version of this title: ISBN: 978-1-26-011587-1
MHID: 1-26-011587-9.
Contents at a Glance
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Blockchain1
CHAPTER 2 Business Use Cases33
CHAPTER 3 Technology Use Cases 55
CHAPTER 4 Legal and Governance Use Cases 75
CHAPTER 5 Technology on Ethereum 103
CHAPTER 6 Fast-Track Application Tutorial125
CHAPTER 7 Ethereum Application Best Practices 145
CHAPTER 8 Private Blockchain Platforms and Use Cases173
CHAPTER 9 Challenges 217
CHAPTER 10 Sample Application: Blockchain and Betting 233
CHAPTER 11 Deploying the Sample Application: Blockchain and Betting 265
Index291
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Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii
Introduction xv
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Blockchain1
Blockchain: An Information Technology ..........6
A Distributed Trusted Information Technology ..........6
Implementation Trends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Trust: The Byzantine Generals Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Byzantine Generals Problem Explained: Why Trust Is So Important 8
Byzantine Fault Tolerance in Use Today: Why Airplanes Are Safe ......10
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Blockchain Breakthrough ....11
Satoshi Nakamoto: The Man, the Myth, the Mystery .....11
Satoshi Nakamoto: Timing Is Everything ...12
Blockchain: Underpinning of Cryptocurrency ...........13
Types of Blockchain ...13
Public Blockchains ...........13
Consortium Blockchains ......14
Private Blockchains ..........14
Comparing Blockchains ......14
Blockchain Implementations .......15
Bitcoin .........16
Namecoin ......22
Ripple ..........22
Ethereum .......23
Blockchain Collaborative Implementations .......24
Hyperledger .....24
Corda ..........25
Blockchain in Practical Use Today ...26
Blockchain in the Financial Technology Space ...........27
Blockchain in the Sharing Economy ........27
Blockchain and Real Estate ....28
Blockchain and Identity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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