July 2019
Intermediate to advanced
352 pages
8h 59m
English
Content preview from Commercializing Blockchain
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Introduction
Commercializing Blockchain
Welcome to Commercializing Blockchain, which has been written to steer you through the exciting and transformational new world built on Blockchain and other groundbreaking technologies.
My interest in Blockchain started in February 2016 when I asked a colleague, ‘What is Bitcoin? And why are retailers not using it?’ Little did I know that this one conversation would open my mind to the revolutionary potential of Blockchain technology.
I spent three months researching, discussing, and finding out how Blockchain worked, using books, online research, and attending meetups. During this research I came across Ethereum and started to research Ethereum in depth. (Ethereum is a Blockchain on which many different use cases of Blockchain have been built and is one of the biggest Blockchain solutions in the market at the moment.)
The book is split into 14 chapters covering all parts of Blockchain technology from a business and use case perspective. I am not a technical developer; I am a business leader who understands the potential of Blockchain technology and how it can transform governments, businesses, enterprises, and communities.
The book is not meant to be a technical guide to Blockchain, its purpose is to help you understand the uses of the technology, especially in enterprise and business. My background as an accountant and strategist leans the book towards practical advice, information, and ideas – I am a straightforward author giving ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.