Suchergebnisse

Blockchain technologies for sustainable development in smart cities / Swarnalatha P, Vellore Institute of Technology, India, Prabu Sevugan, Vellore Institute of Technology, India -- Applications & potential of blockchain in modern technological systems / Raghav Behal, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India, Kalyanaraman Pattabiraman, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India -- A data processing architecture of blockchain in the Internet of Things industrial applications / Kamalendu Pal, City, University of London, United Kingdom.

"This book of contributed chapters focuses on the potential role of industry in reducing environmental burdens throughout the product life cycle from the extraction of raw materials, to the production of goods, to the use of those goods and to the management of the resulting wastes discussing how the integration of blockchain technology in the idea of sustainability and waste management techniques improve the field of Industrial ecology"--

Vulnerability of blockchain network from consensus perspective / Mohamed Ikbal Nacer, Simant Prakoonwit -- A Pragmatic Regulatory Framework for Artificial Intelligence : Regulating Artificial Intelligence / Karisma Karisma -- A Contextual Study of Regulatory Framework for Blockchain / Mohmmad Abdullah Fazi, Multimedia -- Legal and Regulatory Landscape of Blockchain Technology in Countries : Legislations Addressing Blockchain Technology / Karisma Karisma, Pardis Moslemzadeh Tehrani -- Comparative Review of the Regulatory Framework of Cryptocurrency in Selected Jurisdictions : Insights on Cryptocurrency Regulations / Karisma Karisma -- The Legality of Smart Contract in Decentralized Autonomous Organization / Andasmara Rizky Pranata, Pardis Moslemzadeh Tehrani -- Blockchain Technology in China's Digital Economy : Balancing Regulation and Innovation / Poshan Yu, Ruixin Gong, Michael Sampat -- Blockchain Applications in the Energy Industry / Soheil Saraji, Christelle Khalaf -- Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: The Future of a Global Banking System / Namrata Dhanda -- Clickwrap Agreement : An Analysis of the Terms of the Cloud Agreement and Studying the Benefits of Adopting Such Methods / Dhiviya A/P Ramanathan -- Bitcoin prediction using multi-layer perceptron regressor, PCA and support vector regression (SVR) / Atif Jamshid, Asmita Dixit.

This book explores blockchain technology's impact on banks, particularly how blockchain technology can create new opportunities for banks and poses new threats to their business. The digital revolution in the banking industry, whose customers are increasingly adapting to new technologies and new types of competitors and solutions arising in the space, has had a significant impact on the banking industry over the past few years, requiring banks to substantially rethink their business models and strategies in order to cope with these developments. The rise of blockchain's distributed ledger technology (DLT) has also played an important role since it has the potential to change the whole banking industry in faster and more disruptive ways than ever before. Born as the technology underlying Bitcoin, which has been used to allow the recording of cryptocurrencies transactions, blockchain can facilitate the process of recording any transaction type and track the movement of any asset, finding application in many different areas. Specifically, it has been acknowledged as a disruptive force in the financial sector and a key source of future financial market innovation with the potential to reshape existing business models in the financial services industry. Regarding the banking industry in particular, existing literature suggests that blockchain poses new challenges and generates opportunities as well as threats. This is pushing banks to rethink their operations, business models and strategies. However, literature in this regard is still in its infancy, and we do not yet have a clear understanding of blockchain technology's potential implications for banks. This book expands the literature on blockchain technology in banking by providing new insights into the developments, trends and challenges of blockchain in the banking industry. In particular, sheds more light on the implications of blockchain technology for banks by discussing the advantages and disadvantages related to this technology and exploring its potential impact on traditional banking business models.

Section 1. Understanding blockchain: The truth about blockchain: it will take years to transform business, but the journey begins now / Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani -- A brief history of blockchain: it's come a long way in 10 years / Vinay Gupta -- The blockchain will do to the financial system what the internet did to media: what we can learn from the evolution of another groundbreaking technology / Joichi Ito, Neha Narula, Robleh Ali -- Who controls the blockchain: no one, and everyone, by design / Patrick Murck -- How safe are blockchains? it depends: the security issues are different in public and private networks / Allison Berke -- What blockchain can't do: someone needs to verify the link between digital records and physical objects / Catherine Tucker and Christian Catalani -- Section 2. Blockchain and business: How blockchain is changing finance: it could reduce friction and costs / Alex Tapscott and Don Tapscott -- As cryptocurrencies rise, who needs banks?: it's a tough time to be a middleman / Antonio Fatás and Beatrice Weder di Mauro -- The hidden costs of initial coin offerings: ICOs are often at odds with how risky ventures are usually funded / Jeffrey Bussgang and Ramana Nanda -- Global supply chains are about to get better, thanks to blockchain: we'll be able to track goods between companies and across borders / Michael J. Casey and Pindar Wong -- What blockchain means for the sharing economy: the role of platforms will become less important / Primavera De Filippi -- How blockchain can help marketers build better relationships with their customers: for one, the technology can cut down on spam and fraud / Campbell R. Harvey, Christine Moorman, and Marc Toledo -- Blockchain could help artists profit more from their creative works: movie studios and record companies should take note / Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott -- Section 3. The future of blockchain: Does your idea actually require blockchain?: what Chinese #MeToo activism teaches us about data integrity / Catherine Tucker and Yudan Pang -- How regulation could help cryptocurrencies grow: entrepreneurs sit on the sidelines for fear of innocently running afoul of the law / Stephen J. Obie and Mark W. Rasmussen -- Using blockchain to keep public data public: information is under attack / Brian Forde -- Blockchain will help us prove our identities in a digital world: and the benefits will accrue to all rungs of society / Michael Mainelli -- Making cryptocurrency more environmentally sustainable: in one year, blockchain activity used more power than 159 individual nations / Marc Blinder.

Over the last few years, we have witnessed an upsurge of enthusiasm about cryptocurrencies and, more generally, the so-called blockchain technology. In this new and updated edition, the authors explore what exactly these new technologies entail and promise. They argue that to understand the potential challenges and further developments in the market, one needs to develop an understanding of what needs these innovations fulfill and what business models are consistent with their use. For that, we need to sufficiently understand both the technology and how it affects the economic forces at play. This book goes beyond the headlines that say "blockchain will decentralize everything" and provides in-depth, rigorous analysis of what can be effectively decentralized and how this decentralization will work. The book draws not only on the general knowledge of digital currencies and blockchain technologies, but also on recent academic research on the topic. Featuring a fully updated chapter on cryptocurrencies and new chapters on smart contracts and enterprise blockchains, this book is critical reading for those interested in how technology developments impact business and society.

What is money? -- The first 10 years of Bitcoin -- Litecoin, Ethereum and a tidal wave of altcoins -- Libra : how Big Tech moved in on digital currencies -- Tokenomics and governance -- Driving change with token economies : case studies -- Public blockchains versus permissioned blockchains -- ICO mania -- Banking and financial services -- A revolution in financial products -- Regulation -- State-issued digital currencies -- Future digital currency trends.

This book intersects the distributed ledger technology (DLT) community with the international security community. Given the increasing application of blockchain technology in the fields of business and international development, there is a growing body of study on other use cases. For instance, can blockchain have a significant role in preserving and improving international security? This book explores this question in the context of preventing the proliferation of some of the most dangerous materials in the world, items that if not secured can lend to the development of weapons of mass destruction. It considers how blockchain can increase efficiencies in the global trade of nuclear and chemical materials and technology, thereby increasing assurances related to compliance with international nonproliferation and disarmament treaties