The Business Blockchain by Mougayar, William -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Foreword Acknowledgments A Personal Preface

Notes

Introduction 1: What is the Blockchain?

Visiting Satoshi’s Paper The Web, All Over Again One or Several Blockchains? Introduction to Blockchain Applications The Blockchain’s Narrative is Strong A Meta Technology Software, Game Theory and Cryptography The Database vs. The Ledger Looking Back So We Can Look Forward Unpacking the Blockchain State Transitions and State Machines— What Are They? The Consensus Algorithms Key Ideas from Chapter One Notes

2: How Blockchain Trust Infiltrates

A New Trust Layer Decentralization of Trust—What Does it Mean? How Airbnb Designed Trust for Strangers A Spectrum of Trust Services Based on Proofs The Blockchain Landscape Benefits and Indirect Benefits Explaining Some Basic Functions What Does a Trusted Blockchain Enable? Identity Ownerships & Representation Decentralized Data Security Anonymity & Untraceable Communication Blockchain as Cloud Getting to Millions of Blockchains Key Ideas from Chapter Two Notes

3: Obstacles, Challenges, & Mental Blocks

Attacking the Blockchain with a Framework Approach Technical Challenges Market/Business Challenges Legal/Regulatory Barriers Behavioral/Educational Challenges Key Ideas from Chapter Three Notes

4: Blockchain in Financial Services

Attacked by the Internet and Fintech Why Can't There be a Global Bank? Banks as Backends Blockchain Inside Regulations Versus Permissionless Innovation Landscape of Blockchain Companies in Financial Services Blockchain Applications in Financial Services Strategic Questions for Financial Services Key Ideas from Chapter Four Notes

5: Lighthouse Industries & New Intermediaries

The New Intermediaries Lighthouse Industries Key Ideas from Chapter Five Notes

6: Implementing Blockchain Technology

Internal Strategies for Tackling the Blockchain The Blockchain Czar Organizational Models A Blockchain Functional Architecture Core & Protocol Blockchain Software Development Writing Decentralized Applications 12 Features of a Blockchain Platform Decision-Making Framework Key Ideas from Chapter Six Notes

7: Decentralization as the Way Forward

What Happened to the Decentralized Internet? It’s not Easy Being Decentralized What Will Decentralization Look Like The Crypto Economy A New Flow of Value How Technology Permeates Peering Into 2025 Key Ideas from Chapter Seven Notes

Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index Additional Resources About the Author EULA