Blockchain For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Book Details
| Author | Manav Gupta |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
| Published | 2013 |
| Edition | 2nd (IBM Limited Edition) |
| Paperback | 51 pages |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-13 | 9781119545934, 9781119546016 |
| ISBN-10 | 1119545935, 111954601X |
| License | Compliments of IBM |
Book Description
Blockchain For Dummies, 2nd IBM Limited Edition, equips you with an understanding of what blockchain is, how it works, and how it can enhance your business and the industry in which it operates. You learn the fundamentals of blockchain and how this technology revolutionizes transactions and business networks. You also discover the important difference between "blockchain" and "blockchain for business" and what makes blockchain an ideal solution for streamlining business networks.
You find out about Hyperledger, a Linux Foundation project, designed to help advance technology and thought leadership of cross-industry blockchain technologies. You learn about Hyperledger Fabric, an open-source framework, and the instrumental role it plays in developing a blockchain for business. Finally, you find out everything you need to spin up a blockchain network today.
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