Blockchain And Decentralized Systems Kindle Edition

by Pavel Kravchenko (Author), Bohdan Skriabin (Author), Oksana Dubinina (Author)

It is very easy to get into a heated discussion with simply mentioning Bitcoin. Even experienced technologists sometimes miss the point, claiming that blockchain is either a magic pill that will save the entire humanity, or that it is no better than the traditional database with its old tricks. Of course, both views are far from reality. In our book, we set focus on the principles of blockchain and decentralized technologies and answer the question of why a particular technology was designed in a certain way.

What is inside:
– Profound ideas in simple language
– Principles of how things work are explained in illustrated examples
– Not only theory. Technical material is described with real examples of transactions, blocks, etc.
– More than 170 unique pictures in different abstraction levels (from metaphors and real-life analogs to detailed charts and in-depth illustrations)
– Technology as it is. Even the most revolutionary technologies have their drawbacks, limitations, challenges, and risks. We openly speak about them.
– The book has been proofread by around 100 reviewers including members of the Bitcoin community, leading cryptographers, and financial experts.

The idea of decentralization has led to an emergence of a new movement, and with it, offers something far more profound: a drastically new approach that has the power to change the fundamental principles of human interaction.

In today’s world, people increasingly want to be able to verify rather than just trust.

The appearance of Bitcoin has shown that a financial system can exist without a single decision-making center; it can be transparent to anyone while maintaining the privacy of user payments.

The principles and architecture of Bitcoin can be applied to solve a wide range of problems, from voting and mutual settlement to supply chain management. Blockchain as a method of secure storage and synchronization of data becomes a tool that allows building reliable and transparent accounting systems.

The main goal of this book is to explain the principles of decentralized systems in the aspects of decision-making, data storage, security management, trusted audit, and privacy. We have carefully selected topics to provide a comprehensive view of the most important technologies for those who wish to innovate. Some of the chapters are focused on technical details, and we do understand that they might seem complicated for the readers without a technical background. However, we aimed to concentrate primarily on a conceptual component, which can be striking for anyone interested in Fintech.

Blockchain And Decentralized Systems. Volume 2: In three volumes Kindle Edition

by Pavel Kravchenko (Author), Bohdan Skriabin (Author), Oleksandr Kurbatov (Author), Oksana Dubinina (Author)

The second volume of the book dives deeper into specific decentralized technologies, protocols, and systems to provide readers with more complete knowledge about the decentralized technologies domain. It contains detailed description of relevant systems and protocols including examples and schemes for easier understanding. This book is aimed at readers who already have some basic degree of knowledge about blockchain and decentralized systems.

Even experienced technologists sometimes miss the point, claiming that blockchain is either a magic pill that will save the entire humanity, or that it is no better than the traditional database with its old tricks. Of course, both views are far from reality.
In our book, we set focus on the principles of blockchain and decentralized technologies and answer the question of why a particular technology was designed in a certain way.
What is inside:
– Profound ideas in simple language
– Principles of how things work are explained in illustrated examples
– Not only theory.
Technical material is described with real examples of transactions, blocks, etc.
– 256 unique pictures in different abstraction levels (from metaphors and real-life analogs to detailed charts and in-depth illustrations)
– Technology as it is.

Even the most revolutionary technologies have their drawbacks, limitations, challenges, and risks. We openly speak about them.

The book has been proofread by around 100 reviewers including members of the Bitcoin community, leading cryptographers, and financial experts.

The idea of decentralization has led to an emergence of a new movement, and with it, offers something far more profound: a drastically new approach that has the power to change the fundamental principles of human interaction. In today’s world, people increasingly want to be able to verify rather than just trust.
The appearance of Bitcoin has shown that a financial system can exist without a single decision-making center; it can be transparent to anyone while maintaining the privacy of user payments. The principles and architecture of Bitcoin can be applied to solve a wide range of problems, from voting and mutual settlement to supply chain management. Blockchain as a method of secure storage and synchronization of data becomes a tool that allows building reliable and transparent accounting systems. The main goal of this book is to explain the principles of decentralized systems in the aspects of decision-making, data storage, security management, trusted audit, and privacy. We have carefully selected topics to provide a comprehensive view of the most important technologies for those who wish to innovate. Some of the chapters are focused on technical details, and we do understand that they might seem complicated for the readers without a technical background. However, we aimed to concentrate primarily on a conceptual component, which can be striking for anyone interested in Fintech.