Blockchain for Smart Systems

✍ Scribed by Latesh Malik, Sandhya Arora, Urmila Shrawankar, Vivek Deshpande

• Publisher: CRC Press/Chapman & Hall
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 215
• Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Blockchain for Smart and Green Society
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Blockchain technology has been penetrating every aspect of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and its use has been growing rapidly in recent years. The interest and development of this technology has primarily been driven by the enormous value growth of cryptocurrencies and large investments of venture capital in blockchain start-ups. Blockchain for Smart Systems: Computing Technologies and Applications is intended to clarify and define, in simple terms, the technology behind blockchain. It provides a deep dive into the core fundamentals of blockchain: hashing algorithm behind each block, distributed technology, smart contracts, and private vs. public blockchain.

Features

• Discusses fundamental theories of practical and sophisticated applications of blockchain technology
• Includes case studies
• Discusses the concepts with illustrations, appropriate figures, tables, and simple language

This book is primarily aimed at undergraduates, graduates, research scholars, academicians, and industry and technology enthusiasts working in various aspects of blockchain technology.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Editor Biographies
List of Contributors
Section I Blockchain Fundamentals
1. Introduction to Blockchain and Terminologies
2. Basics of Blockchain Architecture
3. Unblocking the Blockchain: Concept and Use Cases
4. BlockCloud: Blockchain as a Cloud Service
Section II Blockchain Algorithms & Security
5. A Deep Dive into Blockchain Consensus Algorithms
6. Blockchain Computing Technology: Challenging Security and Privacy Issues
7. Decentralization in Blockchain and its Impact on Identity
8. Threat to the Current Blockchain Cryptosystems Due to the Advancement of Quantum Computers
Section III Applications of Blockchain
9. Digital India Digital Economy Using Blockchain Technology
10. Blockchain-Based Secure Evidence-Management Police Assistance System
11. Blockchain for Healthcare Systems
12. Smart Microgrid-Based Energy Management Using Blockchain
Index