The previous chapter summarized the technology behind blockchain and the platforms on which you can run your own decentralized applications. Since this book focuses on the usability of the blockchain in the context of Oracle (that is, its application stack and the industries and companies using Oracle software), this chapter will focus on the disruptive effects the blockchain is going to have on you and your clients and customers. This chapter represents a somewhat condensed preview of the upcoming, in-depth, hands-on content to be presented in chapters 8 to 14.
Most of these chapters are related to Oracle, since that is the primary demographic upon which this book will focus. This is not a surprise ...