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W. Zhang, T. AnandBlockchain and Ethereum Smart Contract Solution Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8164-2_5

5. Blockchain Implementations Overview: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperledger

Weijia Zhang1   and Tej Anand2
(1)
Austin, TX, USA
(2)
Chappaqua, NY, USA
 

Bitcoin, introduced in 2008, is considered the first implementation of blockchain. Subsequent implementations of blockchain have made changes to Bitcoin to ease application development, improve scalability, and enhance versatility in terms of the types of applications that can be created.

Introduction

We started this book by grounding ourselves and understanding the seven economic inefficiencies ...

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