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Title: Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps | Author(s): Daniel Drescher (auth.) | Publisher: Apress | Year: 2017 | Language: English | Pages: 250 | Size: 4 MB | Extension: pdf

In 25 concise steps, you will learn the basics of blockchain technology. No mathematical formulas, program code, or computer science jargon are used. No previous knowledge in computer science, mathematics, programming, or cryptography is required. Terminology is explained through pictures, analogies, and metaphors.

This book bridges the gap that exists between purely technical books about the blockchain and purely business-focused books. It does so by explaining both the technical concepts that make up the blockchain and their role in business-relevant applications.

What Youll Learn

• What the blockchain is
• Why it is needed and what problem it solves
• Why there is so much excitement about the blockchain and its potential
• Major components and their purpose
• How various components of the blockchain work and interact
• Limitations, why they exist, and what has been done to overcome them
• Major application scenarios

Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Thinking in Layers and Aspects....Pages 3-7
Seeing the Big Picture....Pages 9-17
Recognizing the Potential....Pages 19-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Discovering the Core Problem....Pages 29-32
Disambiguating the Term....Pages 33-37
Understanding the Nature of Ownership....Pages 39-47
Spending Money Twice....Pages 49-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Planning the Blockchain....Pages 57-62
Documenting Ownership....Pages 63-69
Hashing Data....Pages 71-79
Hashing in the Real World....Pages 81-92
Identifying and Protecting User Accounts....Pages 93-101
Authorizing Transactions....Pages 103-109
Storing Transaction Data....Pages 111-122
Using the Data Store....Pages 123-134
Protecting the Data Store....Pages 135-143
Distributing the Data Store Among Peers....Pages 145-152
Verifying and Adding Transactions....Pages 153-164
Choosing a Transaction History....Pages 165-181
Paying for Integrity....Pages 183-188
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Bringing the Pieces Together....Pages 189-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Seeing the Limitations....Pages 205-211
Reinventing the Blockchain....Pages 213-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Using the Blockchain....Pages 223-233
Summarizing and Going Further....Pages 235-248
Back Matter....Pages 249-255