original Blockchain And Smart Contracts

Innovative as it is, the blockchain technology is getting more and more attention and an increasing number of applications have emerged. This book elaborates on both the design thinking ideas and technical details in blockchain and smart contracts to help readers delve into the conceptual framework and understand why blockchain is designed as such and how it makes the current system decentralised yet effective. Having this understanding lays the ground further analysis of blockchainbased solutions and innovative fintech applications.

Topics covered in this book include blockchain structure, blockchain ecosystem, design thinking blockchain, smart contract, fintech and financial services, solutionbased problem solving, fintech valuation, and current issues faced such as privacy protection and solution selection, with the aid of reallife examples and handson exercises.

Blockchain and Smart Contracts serves as a valuable guide researchers and practitioners who have interests in the blockchain, smart contract, fintech innovation and applications, design thinking, and technical details. This book is particularly written aone who has no technical background and is searching an initiation into the deep end of blockchain. Those with business, finance and economic interests will find this interesting and easy to digest.

Contents:

Cryptography and Blockchain Technology

Bitcoin Mining and Python Programming Demonstration

Consensus Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

Token Economics and Valuation

Cryptocurrency as an Alternative Investment ClassA Look at Security and Privacy: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Networks

Introduction to Blockchain Smart Contracts and Programming with Solidity Ethereum

HandsOn Lab with MultiChain

HandsOn Guide to Bitcoin Layer2 Lightning Network Node Setup