Understanding blockchain technology: the costs and benefits of decentralization

Blockchain technology holds immense promise for a variety of industries, including financial services, real estate, supply chain management, health care, academia and more. From smart contracts to blockchain-encrypted academic credentials, these use cases are vast and far-reaching. To make sense of...

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Main Author: Peck, Morgen (Author)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: United States IEEE 2018
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Summary:Blockchain technology holds immense promise for a variety of industries, including financial services, real estate, supply chain management, health care, academia and more. From smart contracts to blockchain-encrypted academic credentials, these use cases are vast and far-reaching. To make sense of this revolution, you need to understand what a blockchain is and what it is capable of doing. In this course, we'll consider the technical limitations of blockchain and some supplementary technologies that are in development to support the execution of smart contracts on the blockchain, and consider the costs of using a blockchain and a framework for calculating the costs and benefits for working with blockchain
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from title screen (IEEE Xplore Digital Library, viewed November 17, 2020)
Physical Description:1 Online-Resource (1 Videodatei, 60 Minuten) color illustrations
ISBN:9781538600399