Blockchain for Dummies - 2nd Edition by Tiana Laurence (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Unravel the mysteries of blockchains

Blockchain technologies are disrupting some of the world's biggest industries. Blockchain For Dummies provides a fast way to catch up with the essentials of this quickly evolving tech. Written by an author involved in founding and analyzing blockchain solutions, this book serves to help those who need to understand what a blockchain can do (and can't do).

This revised edition walks you through how a blockchainsecurely records data across independent networks. It offers a tour of some of the world's best-known blockchains, including those that power Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It also provides a glance at how blockchain solutions are affecting the worlds of finance, supply chain management, insurance, and governments.

• Get a clear picture of what a blockchain can do
• Learn how blockchains rule cryptocurrency and smart contracts
• Discover current blockchains and how each of them work
• Test blockchain apps

Blockchain has become the critical buzzword in the world of financial technology and transaction security -- and now you can make sense of it with the help of this essential guide.

From the Back Cover

• Get a clear picture of what a blockchain can do
• Learn how blockchains rule cryptocurrency
• Discover how current blockchains operate

Understand how blockchains are changing technology

Blockchain is the techno-magic that enables cryptocurrencies and impacts the worlds of finance, insurance, supply chain management, and others. But you don't need to be a programmer or financial wizard to understand blockchain; you just need this book! It explains blockchain basics, smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies, with real-world examples showing how blockchains function and where they add value. Learn how to interact with a blockchain, tour key blockchains, see how they disrupt huge industries, and much more.

Inside...

• Blockchain defined
• Choose the right blockchain
• Test blockchain apps
• Get to know current blockchain platforms
• How blockchain enhances security
• The impact of blockchain on industries

About the Author

Tiana Laurence is a blockchain pioneer, an investor, and a serial entrepreneur. She co-founded Factom, Inc., a software company that builds technology within the blockchain space. She is currently a columnist for TechTarget with writings focusing on blockchain and IoT and managing partner of Laurence Ventures, a firm investing in technology initiatives.