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Blockchain Enabled Applications

by Vikram Dhillon, David Metcalf, Max Hooper

Intermediate-Advanced user level

FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New

Publisher Description

Learn all about blockchain and its applications in cryptocurrency, healthcare, Internet of Things, finance, decentralized organizations, and more. Featuring case studies and practical insights, this book covers a unique mix of topics and offers insight into how to overcome hurdles that arise as the market and consumers grow accustomed to blockchain-based organizations and services.The book is divided into three major sections. The first section provides a historical background to blockchain technology. You will start with a historical context to financial capital markets when Bitcoin was invented, followed by mining protocols, the need for consensus, hardware mining, etc. Next, a formal introduction to blockchain is provided covering transaction workflow, role of decentralized network, and payment verification. Then, we dive deep into a different implementation of a blockchain: Ethereum. The main technical features, such as Ethereum Virtual Machine, are presented along with the smart contract programming language, Solidity. In this second section, you will look at some modern use cases for blockchain from a decentralized autonomous organization, high-performance computing in Ethereum and off-grid computations, and healthcare and scientific discovery. The final section of the book looks toward the future of blockchain. This is followed by chapters covering the rise of consortia in the blockchain world, the Hyperledger project, particularly the updates since 2018, and a chapter on educational blockchain games. This is followed by updates to EOS.IO, Chain Core, and Quorum, ICOs and a look at the major changes to financial markets brought about by blockchain and decentralized networks.
What You Will Learn

  • Get an overview of the popular games employed to teach the basic concepts of blockchain and decentralized networks
  • Be familiar with the rise of blockchain consortiums as well as updates to Hyperledger Project, 2020
  • Find out about cloud blockchains, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Webservices, and how to set up test environments
  • Study machine learning integration in the blockchain and the role of smart contracts

Who This Book Is ForBlockchain developers interested in keeping up with the newest updates and students looking for a broad overview of this vast ecosystem, plus business executives who want to make informed product decisions about including blockchain as well as policy makers who want a better understanding of the current use cases

Back Cover

Learn all about blockchain and its applications in cryptocurrency, healthcare, Internet of Things, finance, decentralized organizations, and more. Featuring case studies and practical insights, this book covers a unique mix of topics and offers insight into how to overcome hurdles that arise as the market and consumers grow accustomed to blockchain-based organizations and services. The book is divided into three major sections. The first section provides a historical background to blockchain technology. You will start with a historical context to financial capital markets when Bitcoin was invented, followed by mining protocols, the need for consensus, hardware mining, etc. Next, a formal introduction to blockchain is provided covering transaction workflow, role of decentralized network, and payment verification. Then, we dive deep into a different implementation of a blockchain: Ethereum. The main technical features, such as Ethereum Virtual Machine, are presented along with the smart contract programming language, Solidity. In this second section, you will look at some modern use cases for blockchain from a decentralized autonomous organization, high-performance computing in Ethereum and off-grid computations, and healthcare and scientific discovery. The final section of the book looks toward the future of blockchain. This is followed by chapters covering the rise of consortia in the blockchain world, the Hyperledger project, particularly the updates since 2018, and a chapter on educational blockchain games. This is followed by updates to EOS.IO, Chain Core, and Quorum, ICOs and a look at the major changes to financial markets brought about by blockchain and decentralized networks. You will: Get an overview of the popular games employed to teach the basic concepts of blockchain and decentralized networks Be familiar with the rise of blockchain consortiums as well as updates to Hyperledger Project, 2020 Find out about cloud blockchains, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Webservices, and how to set up test environments Study machine learning integration in the blockchain and the role of smart contracts

Author Biography

Vikram Dhillon is an internal medicine resident physician at Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center and a research fellow at the Institute of Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida (UFC). He holds a bachelor of science degree in molecular biology from the University of Central Florida where his main focus was bioinformatics, a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, and a doctoral degree from Nova Southeastern University. He has published multiple scientific papers on computational genomics. He has worked as a software and business development coach at the Blackstone Launchpad to mentor young entrepreneurs and startups through the process of building technology products. He was previously funded by the National Science Foundation through the Innovation Corps program to study customer discovery and apply it to commercialize high-risk startup ideas. He is a member of the Linux Foundation and has been involved in open-source projects and initiatives for the past several years. He often speaks at local conferences and meetups about programming, design, security, and entrepreneurship. David Metcalf is a serial entrepreneur who has launched multiple successful ventures and spinoff companies. He has reviewed thousands of emerging technology companies as an advisor and investor. He is the Director of the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab at UCF's Institute for Simulation and Training. His past projects involving XR and IoT span across education, health, space, cyber, and transportation. Current efforts include smart cities, blockchain, and enterprise learning transformation for government and industry. He is the co-editor/author of Voice Technology in Healthcare (2020) and Blockchain in Healthcare (2019) as part of the HIMSS Emerging Technology Series, Blockchain Enabled Applications (2018), Connected Health (2017), HIMSS mHealth Innovation (2014), and the HIMSS best-seller mHealth: From Smartphones to Smart Systems (2012).Max Hooper is the chief executive officer of Merging Traffic. He is responsible for the company's management and growth strategy, serving as the corporate liaison to the financial services industry and various capital formation groups. Prior to starting the company, he was co-founder of Equity Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), a media company that owned and operated more than 100 television stations across the United States. He was responsible for activities in the cable, satellite, investment banking, and technology industries, and during his tenure, it grew to become one of the top 10 largest broadcasting companies in the country. He is a lifelong learner and has earned five doctorate degrees: PhD, DMin, PhD, ThD, and DMin from a variety of institutions. Hooper studied financial technology with cohorts at MIT, and cryptocurrency and business disruption with cohorts at the London School of Economics. As an avid runner, he has completed more than 100 marathons and an additional 20 ultra-marathons, which are 50- or 100-mile runs. He has completed the Grand Slam of Ultra Running. He is committed to his family and is a husband, father to five children, and grandfather to seven grandsons. He is active in many organizations and serves on various boards of directors. He works globally with several ministries and nonprofit aid groups and was honored to speak at the United Nations in New York in 2015.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1:  Behold the Deamers
Chapter Goal: Provide a backdrop for introducing blockhain and the basics of a decentralized appSub -Topics:1.Financial crisis of 2008, the origins of bitcoin2.Basics of private-public keys3.What is a block, how is a block created4.What's a blockchain-enabled application? What is a decentralized application?
Chapter 2:  Gold Rush: Mining BitcoinChapter Goal: Provide a technical introduction to mining and the mathematical background to hashes, block headers, and consensusSub -Topics:1.Overview of mining, why is mining necessary for Bitcoin2.What is consensus3.Components of a block and a block header (mining components)4.What are hashes and how are they used in Bitcoin5.Hardware for mining (the gold rush part refers to the arms race that happened in hardware mining field).
Chapter 3:  Foundations of a BlockchainChapter Goal: Provide a technical introduction to transaction workflow, a blockchain network, simple payment verification, merkel roots, and block identifiersSub -Topics:1.What is a block header (block identifiers)2.How does the network participate3.A transaction workflow 4.Unspent transaction outputs, transaction propagation5.Simple payment verification6.Merkel roots, blockchain forks
Chapter 4: Unpacking EthereumChapter Goal: Provide a technical introduction to Ethereum, the differences between a Bitcoin blockchain and Ethereum blockchain, internal states, Ethereum Virtual Machine, and dAppsSub -Topics:1.Overview of Ethereum 2.Proof of stake3.Accounts and contract model in Ethereum4.Global state, gas, internal storage5.Ethereum Virtual Machine6.Solidity programming language + Smart Contracts7.World Computer Model and components8.Blockchain as a service9.Decentralized apps10.Geth, Mist
Chapter 5:  Decentralized Organizations (DAOs)Chapter Goal: Provide a technical introduction to DAOs and Aragon for setting up a DAO, including updates to new implementations of decentralized organizations in 2020. Sub -Topics:1.What is a DAO 2.What is a blockchain organizations/companies3.Aragon-core and Kernel4.How do you make DAOs and other blockchain organizations using Aragon?5.How do you operate DAOs?
Chapter 6:  The DAO HackedChapter Goal: Provide an overview to the vulnerabilities in the original DAO model, the conditions that led up to the hack, and the consequences to security hardening since. Sub -Topics:1.Concept of a DAO building on Vitalik's concepts2.Slock.it and its involvement in making the DAO 3.The Smart Contract for DAO4.The code vulnerability responsible for the hack5.Consequences of the hack6.Ethereum splitting into ETC
Chapter 7:  Ethereum Tokens: High Performance Computing (HPC)Chapter Goal: Provide an introduction to token in Ethereum by highlighting applications in HPC. Particularly, focus on Golem, SONM, and iEx.ec grid computing for off-chain computations and conflict resolution.Sub -Topics:1.Why tokens and what's the value of using tokens2.Introduction to tokens, ERC 20 compatibility3.Token layer and an app layer4.Prototype for tokens and HPC – Ethereum Computation Markets5.Golem network, app registry, transaction framework, use-cases initially, and how the Smart Contract system ties them together6.SONM network and fog computing, use-cases, Smart Contract system, buyer-miner-hub interactions, purchasing computational power, Superglobal architecture, and OS7.iEx.ec, grid computing, sidechains, and how iEx.ec works 
Chapter 8:  Blockchain in HealthcareChapter Goal: Provide an introduction to areas in healthcare where using a blockchain can provide benefit - Patient workflows, insurance claims processing, lightning network, verifiable data auditSub -Topics:1.Payer-provider-patient model, how claims work within this framework, and how will that change in the future2.Patient workflow based on permissions, blockchain-based workflow of a simple EHR, how permissions are passed as a patient moves from a general physician to a specialist 3.Show how permissions work in blockchain insurance claims processing4.Waste management in healthcare and claims processing5.Concept of hotswitching, mentioning lightning network6.How can blockchain be used to reduce economic waste 7.DeepMind's Verifiable Data Audit as an alternative to blockchain8.Blockchain to streamline business processes
Chapter 9:  Blockchain in ScienceChapter Goal: Provide an introduction to major topics in science where blockchain can be beneficial – Reputation markets, reproducibility crisis, drug tracking, digital clinical trialsSub -Topics:1.Reproducibility crisis in science2.Prediction markets in science – Augur and Gnosis3.Initiatives to fix reproducibility traditionally4.Clinical trials using the blockchain, colored coins to demonstrate workflow5.Reputation systems using Blockchain6.Pharma drug tracking using blockchain
Chapter 10:  Building Healthcare Companies on BlockchainChapter Goal: Interview with John Bass on how to build a healthcare company on the blockchain and lessons learned along the way.Sub -Topics:1.The makings of Hashed Health2.Collaborative and consortium models3.Working groups for high-risk, high-reward technologies4.Governance models for Hashed Health consortia5.Member participation
Chapter 11:  Rise of ConsortiumsChapter Goal: Provide an overview of consortium models that have become popular in the blockchain industry, the challenges consortiums hope to solve, and advantages to individual membersSub -Topics:1.Collaborative and consortium models2.Working groups for high-risk, high-reward technologies3.Governance models for Hashed Health consortia
Chapter 12:  The Hyperledger ProjectChapter Goal: Provide a broad overview of the Hyperledger Project and cover the rapid pace of developments since 2018 to the new products launched.Sub -Topics:1.Updates to all the components under Hyperledger umbrella including Fabric and Sawtooth2.New consensus algorithm (PBFT)3.Demo of Hyperledger Fabric Constructor4.Does your business need a blockchain (flowcharts)?5.Security in enterprise-grade Blockchains6.Smart Contracts in Fabric
Chapter 13:  Recent Advances in BlockchainChapter Goal: Provide a review of three major networks shaping the future of Blockchain – EOS.io with parallel processing virtual machine, chain-core with asset management, and Ivy Playground and Quorum with private–public transaction interfacesSub -Topics:1.EOS.io, how the tech works, the new advances such as parallel processing of smart contracts and instructions2.Chain Core, managing assets on blockchain, Ivy Playground as the new programming language to manage assets3.Quorum by JP Morgan, how the consensus works, how private transactions work, zero-knowledge proofs, Ethereum Enterprise Alliance
Chapter 14:  Blockchain GamesChapter Goal: Provide a review of the educational games and APIs that have been released to teach the basic concepts of a blockchain networkSub -Topics:1.Components of a blockchain game2.Formal education and training in blockchain3.Formalization of blockchain study with journals and research articles4.Review of major blockchain games (3)
Chapter 15:  Cloud BlockchainsChapter Goal: Provide an overview of how to click and deploy a blockchain using cloud services and give a visual tutorial on how to set it upSub -Topics:1.Demo of Hyperledger Fabric Constructor on IBM Bluemix 2.Azure blockchain deployment3.Amazon ECS cloud blockchain deployment4.Setting up your own blockchain test-lab and budget it
Chapter 16:  Technological Revolutions and Financial CapitalChapter Goal: Provide an overview of the financial markets and ICOs, focusing particularly on how to set up ICOs, how to manage them, advances to financial regulation technology based on blockchainSub -Topics:1.Dr. Hooper's chapter focused on ICOs and financial capital markets2.Setting up ICOs, major pitfalls to avoid, and challenges to overcome during an ICO3.Major tech advances in financial markets using blockchain4.Reg Tech
Afterword – Call to Action and The Future of Blockchain

Feature

Focuses on basic design principles to help you understand the necessary design choices to make an efficient decentralized application Covers a variety of use cases to show whether using a blockchain can benefit your venture Discusses the next generation of machine learning applications that will be using blockchain for micro-services and micro-transactions Shows how to set up a test lab and deploy a blockchain with custom parameters

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First book on the market that covers the implementation of code-base from the Hyperledger Project Broad review of the latest technologies and developments in the blockchain ecosystem - appealing to all users of blockchain Case studies with unique and practical insight into the real problems that arise when the theory is applied to current ideas

Details ISBN1484265335 Author Max Hooper Short Title Blockchain Enabled Applications Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1484265335 ISBN-13 9781484265338 Format Paperback DEWEY 005.758 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4842-6534-5 Pages 380 Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-01-05 Publisher APress Imprint APress Place of Publication Berkley Country of Publication United States Replaces 9781484230800 AU Release Date 2021-01-05 NZ Release Date 2021-01-05 US Release Date 2021-01-05 UK Release Date 2021-01-05 Subtitle Understand the Blockchain Ecosystem and How to Make it Work for You Illustrations 120 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 380 p. 120 illus. Edition Description 2nd ed. Alternative 9781484279083 Audience Professional & Vocational

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  • Book Title: Blockchain Enabled Applications
  • ISBN: 9781484265338
  • Publication Year: 2021
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  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Publication Name: Blockchain Enabled Applications: Understand the Blockchain Ecosystem and How to Make It Work for You
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  • Author: David Metcalf, Vikram Dhillon, Max Hooper
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