Bitcoin and Blockchain: History and Current Applications
Sandeep Kumar Panda (editor), Ahmed A. Elngar (editor), Valentina Emilia Balas (editor), Mohammed Kayed (editor)
Hardback Published on: 22/09/2020
Price: £125
Synopsis
In recent years, blockchain development has grown quickly from the original Bitcoin protocol to the second-generation Ethereum platform, and to today’s process of building third-generation blockchains. During this evolution, we can see how blockchain technology has evolved from its original form as a distributed database to becoming a fully fledged, globally distributed, cloud computing platform. This book traces the past, present, and future of blockchain technology.
- Presents the knowledge and history of Bitcoin
- Offers blockchain applications
- Discusses developing working code for real-world blockchain applications
- Includes many real-life examples
- Covers the original Bitcoin protocol to the second-generation Ethereum platform
Bitcoin and Blockchain: History and Current Applications is a useful reference for students, business schools, research scholars, practitioners, and business analytics professionals.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN: 9780367901004
- Number of pages: 278
- Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
- Weight: 453g
- Languages: English