Decoding Blockchain For Business: Understand The Tech And Prepare For The Blockchain Future

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Business professionals looking to understand the impact, future, and limitations of blockchain need look no further. This revolutionary technology has impacted business and the economy in unprecedented ways within the past decade, and it is only continuing to grow. As a leader in your organization, it is vital that you decode blockchain and optimize all the ways in which it can improve your business. Author of Decoding Blockchain for Business, Stijn Van Hijfte, expertly emphasizes the imperative of professionals in any sector of industry to understand the core concepts and implications of blockchain technology. Cryptocurrencies, cryptotrading, and constantly-changing tax structures for financial systems using blockchain technologies are covered in detail. The lasting effects of blockchain across specific industries such as media, real estate, finance, and regulatory bodies are addressed with an insightful eye from Van Hijfte. If not properly implemented with care and a foundation of knowledge, blockchain brings risks and uncertainties to a company. Know your technology to be ready for the present and the future, and stay ahead of the curve. Blockchain is here to stay, and Decoding Blockchain for Business is your professional roadmap. What You Will Learn: • Discover the risks associated with blockchain if not properly implemented • Gain insights on how blockchain technology affects other booming topics such as AI, IoT, and RPA • Look at the regulations surrounding Blockchain in different countries Who This Book Is For: Business professionals looking to understand the impact, future, and limitations of Blockchain and how individuals and companies should prepare for this technology. Contents......Page 5 About the Author......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Introduction......Page 8 A Short Word on the Past......Page 10 The Cryptocurrency Crash......Page 13 Now......Page 15 Blockchain Startups and the Future......Page 16 A Quick Technical Introduction to Blockchain......Page 20 Building Blocks......Page 26 Blockchain or Distributed Ledger?......Page 29 Blockchain Address......Page 30 Node......Page 31 Mining......Page 33 Proof of Work......Page 34 Proof of Stake......Page 35 Proof of Authority......Page 36 Blockchain Forks......Page 37 Sidechains......Page 38 DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph)......Page 43 BlockDAG......Page 45 Chapter 2: Blockchain and Other Emerging Technologies......Page 46 Blockchain and IoT......Page 47 Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence......Page 49 Blockchain and Cloud......Page 51 Blockchain and Cybersecurity......Page 54 Blockchain and RPA......Page 55 Blockchain and Quantum Computing......Page 56 Blockchain and Smart Cities......Page 59 Blockchain and the Environment......Page 61 Limitations of the Blockchain Technology......Page 62 Blockchain and Finance......Page 64 ERP......Page 65 Invoicing......Page 67 Data Dashboarding......Page 68 Assurance and Auditing......Page 69 Insurance......Page 70 Real Estate......Page 72 The Legal Industry......Page 74 Supply Chain......Page 76 Resources......Page 77 Risk Management and Cybersecurity......Page 78 Energy Markets......Page 80 The Banking Industry......Page 81 Financial Instruments......Page 83 The Media......Page 84 The Health Sector......Page 86 The Public Sector......Page 88 Identity and Voting Applications......Page 90 The Game Industry......Page 92 Education......Page 93 Human Resources......Page 94 Automotive Industry......Page 95 The Smartphone Industry......Page 96 Chapter 4: Blockchain and Regulation: The Legal World......Page 97 Tax and Crypto Regulation in Europe......Page 98 Tax and Crypto Regulation in Asia......Page 106 Tax and Crypto Regulation in Africa......Page 109 Tax and Crypto Regulation in Oceania......Page 110 Tax and Crypto Regulation in the Americas......Page 111 GDPR and Blockchain......Page 113 A Short History of Crypto-Markets......Page 122 Cryptocurrency Markets......Page 124 Some Core Cryptocurrency Concepts......Page 125 Atomic Transactions......Page 126 The ICO......Page 127 Fractional Reserve Banking and Bitcoin......Page 130 Stablecoins......Page 131 Blockchain and Digital Identity......Page 135 Where Do Cryptocurrencies Get Their Value?......Page 137 Exchanges and Attacks......Page 138 Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization......Page 140 Crypto Dividends......Page 142 Bonded Escrow Contract......Page 143 Token Curated Registry......Page 144 Some Final Remarks......Page 145 Index......Page 147