Description
Blockchain is an emerging platform for developing decentralized applications and data storage, over and beyond its role as a platform for cryptocurrencies. This reference text provides a comprehensive discussion on blockchain technology from research and application perspective.
- Discusses different approaches for building distributed applications (DAPPS).
- Provides detailed listing and discussion of blockchain technology applications in solving real life problems.
- Covers proof of work (PoW) based blockchain consensus, and proof of stake (PoS) based blockchain consensus.
- Discusses blockchain algorithms including practical byzantine fault tolerance (PBFT) and simplified byzantine fault tolerance (SBFT).
It comprehensively covers important topics including blockchain consensus algorithms, Ethereum, Hyperledger, blockchain scalability, smart contracts with solidity, ERC20 standards, building DApp with Golang, building DApp using Hyperledger, building PoCs with Hyperledger fabric, blockchain as a server, blockchain security and privacy.
The text will serve as a useful text for senior undergraduate and graduate students in interdisciplinary areas including electronics and communications engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and information technology.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Blockchain Foundations and Methods
Arun Kumar G Hiremath, Sreenivasa B R, Naveen Kumar K R, Nirmala C R, and Manoj Kumar M V
Chapter 2
Unravelling the Blockchain: A study on Blockchain and its Potential Applications
Sandesh R, Manoj Kumar M. V, Prashanth B. S, Shiva Darshan S. L, Ajay Kumara M. A, and Hardik Gohel
Chapter 3
Interoperability Across Blockchains
Nukala Poorna Viswanadha Sravan, and Pallav Kumar Baruah
Chapter 4
HBasechainDB 3.0: Scalable implementation of Blockchain on HBase with capability for Smart Contract
Bangarugiri Sateesh, and Pallav Kumar Baruah
Chapter 5
An Analysis of Blockchain Technology: A Security and Privacy Perspective
Prashanth B, Ajay Kumara M A, Himanshu Upadhyay, Santosh Joshi, and Kavitha H
Chapter 6
Decentralized Transactions using Blockchain, its Trends and Prospective Applications
Rashmi P. Sarode, Divij Singh, Manoj Poudel, Shashank Shrestha, Yutaka Watanobe, and Subhash Bhalla
Chapter 7
Cryptoassets Inheritance: Needs, Challenges and Solutions
Tamoghna Mandal, and Jaydeep Howlader
Chapter 8
Blockchain in Healthcare
Anupam Pattanayak, and Subhasish Dhal
Chapter 09
Blockchain Privacy and Its Security Challenges
Prity Hansda, and Chandrasekhar Azad
Chapter 10
Protocol for E-Voting using Blockchain
Digendra Rai, and Pallav Kumar Baruah
Chapter 11
Secure Permission-based Medical Blockchain Framework for the Exchange of Electronic Health Records
T. Janani, Vinod Ramesh Falmari, and M. Brindha
Chapter 12
The Use of Blockchain in Taxing Digital Products and Services: A Conceptual Model Proposal
Sabri ERDEM, Güzin ÖZDAĞOĞLU, and Ahmet ÖZEN
