Blockchain, Bitcoin, and the Digital Economy.

• Author: Mei, Len.
• Place / Publishing House: Bloomfield : : Mercury Learning & Information,, 2022.; Ã2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (263 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: What is Blockchain? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Distributed Computing -- 1.3 Centralization vs. Decentralization -- 1.4 Permissioned vs. Permissionless -- 1.5 Bitcoin -- 1.6 Proliferation of Blockchain Technology -- 1.7 Initial Coin Offering (ICO) -- 1.8 Blockchain Platforms -- References -- Chapter 2: Bitcoin -- 2.1 Bitcoin Mining -- 2.2 How Does Bitcoin Work? -- 2.3 Digital Signature -- 2.4 Multisig -- 2.5 Bitcoin Wallets -- 2.6 Two-factor Authentication (2FA) -- 2.7 Hash -- 2.8 Merkle Tree and Block Header -- 2.9 Nonce -- 2.10 Bitcoin Supply -- 2.11 Bitcoin Addresses -- 2.12 Zero Knowledge Proof -- 2.13 Divisible Bitcoin -- References -- Chapter 3: Bitcoin Issues -- 3.1 Bitcoin Block Size -- 3.2 SegWit and the Change of Block Size -- 3.3 Bitcoin Split -- 3.4 Keep Your Coins Safe During Forking -- 3.5 Bitcoin and Decentralization -- 3.6 The Mt. Gox Incident -- 3.7 Full Nodes vs. Partial Nodes -- 3.8 Is Bitcoin Truly Anonymous? -- 3.9 Transaction Fees -- 3.10 Transaction Malleability -- 3.11 BIPs, Hard Forks, and Soft Forks -- 3.12 UASF and UAHF -- 3.13 Other Proposed Fixes -- 3.14 Government Attitude -- 3.15 The Future of Bitcoin -- References -- Chapter 4: Consensus Mechanisms -- 4.1 Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake -- 4.2 PoW and PoS Hybrid -- 4.3 dBFT, an Alternative to PoW, and PoS -- 4.4 Paxos and Raft: Consensus Protocols for Distributed Systems -- 4.5 Proof of Concept -- References -- Chapter 5: Altcoins -- 5.1 Litecoins - A Lighter Version of Bitcoin -- 5.2 Zcash - A Token with Privacy -- 5.3 Ripple - A Digital Equivalent of SWIFT -- 5.4 Ethereum: The Smart Contract Blockchain -- 5.5 DAO Hacks and Ethereum Forks -- 5.6 Legal Issues -- 5.7 Dapps - Decentralized Apps -- 5.8 Create Your Own Coins Out of Bitcoin -- 5.9 Antshares or NEO - A Multi-Use Token.

5.10 Bridging Bitcoin &amp -- EVM -- 5.11 Asset Digitization -- 5.12 Stablecoins -- References -- Chapter 6: Mutual Distributed Ledgers and Digital Currency -- 6.1 Identity, Transaction, and Content MDLs -- 6.2 Identity MDLs -- 6.3 Tokenless MDLs -- 6.4 Building MDLs for Financial Services -- 6.5 Digital Currencies -- 6.6 The Indian Digital Currency Project -- 6.7 Chinese Digital Currency - DCEP -- 6.8 Facebook Libra/Diem -- 6.9 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) -- References -- Chapter 7: Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency -- 7.1 BigchainDB -- 7.2 Lightning Network -- 7.3 Corda -- 7.4 HydraChain -- 7.5 MultiChain -- 7.6 Quorum -- 7.7 Hyperledger -- 7.8 Decentralized Internet -- 7.9 Other Blockchain Platforms -- 7.10 Beyond Blockchain -- References -- Chapter 8: Industrial Applications for Blockchain -- 8.1 Insurance -- 8.2 Wealth Management -- 8.3 Defense -- 8.4 Healthcare -- 8.5 Food -- 8.6 Credit Rating -- 8.7 Data Management -- 8.8 Internet Security -- 8.9 Logistics -- 8.10 Global Trade, Supply Chains, and Other Areas -- References -- Chapter 9: Payment and Lending -- 9.1 Banking and Payment -- 9.2 Third-Party Payment Market -- 9.3 Mobile Wallets and Payment Transfers -- 9.4 Credit Cards and Loan Applications -- 9.5 Peer-to-Peer Lending -- 9.6 Online Lending -- 9.7 Microlending and SME Lending -- References -- Chapter 10: Governance and Regulation -- 10.1 Governance and Voting -- 10.2 Regulatory and Compliance Applications -- 10.3 Land Title Registration and Real Estate -- 10.4 Law and Blockchain -- 10.5 Protection of Intellectual Property -- 10.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: A Glimpse of the Future -- 11.1 The Foundation of Future Technology -- 11.2 The Sharing Economy -- 11.3 Fintech and AI -- 11.4 Fintech Regulation -- 11.5 Data-Driven Fintech -- 11.6 Communication-Driven Fintech -- 11.7 Conclusion -- References -- Index.