Architecture for Blockchain Applications
Architecture for Blockchain Applications

Author: Xiwei Xu

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 3030030350

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This book addresses what software architects and developers need to know in order to build applications based on blockchain technology, by offering an architectural view of software systems that make beneficial use of blockchains. It provides guidance on assessing the suitability of blockchain, on the roles blockchain can play in an architecture, on designing blockchain applications, and on assessing different architecture designs and tradeoffs. It also serves as a reference on blockchain design patterns and design analysis, and refers to practical examples of blockchain-based applications. The book is divided into four parts: Part I provides a general introduction to the topic and to existing blockchain platforms including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperledger Fabric, and offers examples of blockchain-based applications. Part II focuses on the functional aspects of software architecture, describing the main roles blockchain can play in an architecture, as well as its potential suitability and design process. It includes a catalogue of 15 design patterns and details how to use model-driven engineering to build blockchain-based applications. Part III covers the non-functional aspects of blockchain applications, which are cross-cutting concerns including cost, performance, security, and availability. Part IV then presents three detailed real-world use cases, offering additional insights from a practical perspective. An epilogue summarizes the book and speculates on the role blockchain and its applications can play in the future. This book focusses on the bigger picture for blockchain, covering the concepts and technical considerations in the design of blockchain-based applications. The use of mathematical formulas is limited to where they are critical. This book is primarily intended for developers, software architects and chief information officers who need to understand the basic technology, tools and methodologies to build blockchain applications. It also provides students and researchers new to this field an introduction to this hot topic.

Architecture for Blockchain Applications
Architecture for Blockchain Applications

Author: Xiwei Xu

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9783030030360

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This book addresses what software architects and developers need to know in order to build applications based on blockchain technology, by offering an architectural view of software systems that make beneficial use of blockchains. It provides guidance on assessing the suitability of blockchain, on the roles blockchain can play in an architecture, on designing blockchain applications, and on assessing different architecture designs and tradeoffs. It also serves as a reference on blockchain design patterns and design analysis, and refers to practical examples of blockchain-based applications. The book is divided into four parts: Part I provides a general introduction to the topic and to existing blockchain platforms including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperledger Fabric, and offers examples of blockchain-based applications. Part II focuses on the functional aspects of software architecture, describing the main roles blockchain can play in an architecture, as well as its potential suitability and design process. It includes a catalogue of 15 design patterns and details how to use model-driven engineering to build blockchain-based applications. Part III covers the non-functional aspects of blockchain applications, which are cross-cutting concerns including cost, performance, security, and availability. Part IV then presents three detailed real-world use cases, offering additional insights from a practical perspective. An epilogue summarizes the book and speculates on the role blockchain and its applications can play in the future. This book focusses on the bigger picture for blockchain, covering the concepts and technical considerations in the design of blockchain-based applications. The use of mathematical formulas is limited to where they are critical. This book is primarily intended for developers, software architects and chief information officers who need to understand the basic technology, tools and methodologies to build blockchain applications. It also provides students and researchers new to this field an introduction to this hot topic.

The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust
The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust

Author: Kevin Werbach

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2018-11-20

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 0262038935

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How the blockchain—a system built on foundations of mutual mistrust—can become trustworthy The blockchain entered the world on January 3, 2009, introducing an innovative new trust architecture: an environment in which users trust a system—for example, a shared ledger of information—without necessarily trusting any of its components. The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is the most famous implementation of the blockchain, but hundreds of other companies have been founded and billions of dollars have been invested in similar applications since Bitcoin’s launch. Some see the blockchain as offering more opportunities for criminal behavior than benefits to society. In this book, Kevin Werbach shows how a technology resting on foundations of mutual mistrust can become trustworthy. The blockchain, built on open software and decentralized foundations that allow anyone to participate, seems like a threat to any form of regulation. In fact, Werbach argues, law and the blockchain need each other. Blockchain systems that ignore law and governance are likely to fail, or to become outlaw technologies irrelevant to the mainstream economy. That, Werbach cautions, would be a tragic waste of potential. If, however, we recognize the blockchain as a kind of legal technology that shapes behavior in new ways, it can be harnessed to create tremendous business and social value.

Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions
Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions

Author: Joseph Holbrook

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-02-11

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1119557690

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Demystify architecting complex blockchain applications in enterprise environments Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions helps engineers and IT administrators understand how to architect complex blockchain applications in enterprise environments. The book takes a deep dive into the intricacies of supporting and securing blockchain technology, creating and implementing decentralized applications, and incorporating blockchain into an existing enterprise IT infrastructure. Blockchain is a technology that is experiencing massive growth in many facets of business and the enterprise. Most books around blockchain primarily deal with how blockchains are related to cryptocurrency or focus on pure blockchain development. This book teaches what blockchain technology is and offers insights into its current and future uses in high performance networks and complex ecosystems. Provides a practical, hands-on approach Demonstrates the power and flexibility of enterprise blockchains such as Hyperledger and R3 Corda Explores how blockchain can be used to solve complex IT support and infrastructure problems Offers numerous hands-on examples and diagrams Get ready to learn how to harness the power and flexibility of enterprise blockchains!

Blockchain Technology and Applications
Blockchain Technology and Applications

Author: Pethuru Raj

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-09-16

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1000175251

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Blockchain is emerging as a powerful technology, which has attracted the wider attention of all businesses across the globe. In addition to financial businesses, IT companies and business organizations are keenly analyzing and adapting this technology for improving business processes. Security is the primary enterprise application. There are other crucial applications that include creating decentralized applications and smart contracts, which are being touted as the key differentiator of this pioneering technology. The power of any technology lies in its ecosystem. Product and tool vendors are building and releasing a variety of versatile and robust toolsets and platforms in order to speed up and simplify blockchain application development, deployment and management. There are other infrastructure-related advancements in order to streamline blockchain adoption. Cloud computing, big data analytics, machine and deep learning algorithm, and connected and embedded devices all are driving blockchain application development and deployment. Blockchain Technology and Applications illustrates how blockchain is being sustained through a host of platforms, programming languages, and enabling tools. It examines: Data confidential, integrity, and authentication Distributed consensus protocols and algorithms Blockchain systems design criteria and systems interoperability and scalability Integration with other technologies including cloud and big data It also details how blockchain is being blended with cloud computing, big data analytics and IoT across all industry verticals. The book gives readers insight into how this path-breaking technology can be a value addition in several business domains ranging from healthcare, financial services, government, supply chain and retail.

Building Decentralized Blockchain Applications
Building Decentralized Blockchain Applications

Author: Shahid Shaikh

Publisher: BPB Publications

Published: 2021-01-27

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 9389898625

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Build decentralized applications using BlockchainÕs core technology Ê KEY FEATURESÊÊ _ Explore the engineering mechanism of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Ethereum. _ Know-how of peer-to-peer networks, IPFS, and decentralised databases. _ Explore the working of DApps and build your own blockchain app. DESCRIPTIONÊÊ Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that shook the core of the finance world. However, Blockchain is not just about Cryptocurrency. This book focuses on Blockchain, its features, and the core technologies that are used to build the Blockchain network. In the first section, you will learn about Blockchain in-depth. Then, the book covers the two most popular Cryptocurrencies - Bitcoin and Ethereum. You will learn how these currencies work and how you can build your applications using these currencies. Moving on, you will learn about the decentralized databases. Decentralized databases can be used to build next-generation software applications. You will learn about various databases and how to use them in detail. Lastly, you will learn how the existing decentralized applications work, their architecture, and how they are incorporated into the application for the end-user. WHAT YOU WILLÊ LEARN _ Learn to build your own P2P network. _ Cutting-edge coverage on how cryptocurrency works. _ Learn smart techniques to develop your own DApps on Ethereum platform. _ Learn to use decentralized databases including OrbitDB. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is for anyone who wants to become a Blockchain developer or wants to build an application using Blockchain. Full stack developers, software engineers, web programmers, and beginners who are interested in Blockchain can find this book a true handy guide to begin their career in Blockchain.Ê TABLE OF CONTENTSÊÊ 1. Introduction to Blockchain and decentralized network 2. Ethereum, Smart Contracts and DApps 3. Interplanetary file system 4. OrbitDB - Peer to peer distributed database 5. BigchainDB 6. TiesDB 7. BluZelle 8. Amazon QLDB 9. OpenBazaar 10. DTube 11. Ocean protocol

Handbook of Research on Blockchain Technology
Handbook of Research on Blockchain Technology

Author: Saravanan Krishnan

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2020-02-04

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 012820415X

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Handbook of Research on Blockchain Technology presents the latest information on the adaptation and implementation of Blockchain technologies in real world business, scientific, healthcare and biomedical applications. The book's editors present the rapid advancements in existing business models by applying Blockchain techniques. Novel architectural solutions in the deployment of Blockchain comprise the core aspects of this book. Several use cases with IoT, biomedical engineering, and smart cities are also incorporated. As Blockchain is a relatively new technology that exploits decentralized networks and is used in many sectors for reliable, cost-effective and rapid business transactions, this book is a welcomed addition on existing knowledge. Financial services, retail, insurance, logistics, supply chain, public sectors and biomedical industries are now investing in Blockchain research and technologies for their business growth. Blockchain prevents double spending in financial transactions without the need of a trusted authority or central server. It is a decentralized ledger platform that facilitates verifiable transactions between parties in a secure and smart way. - Presents the evolution of blockchain, from fundamental theories, to present forms - Explains the concepts of blockchain related to cloud/edge computing, smart healthcare, smart cities and Internet of Things (IoT) - Provides complete coverage of the various tools, platforms and techniques used in blockchain - Explores smart contract tools and consensus algorithms - Covers a variety of applications with real world case studies in areas such as biomedical engineering, supply chain management, and tracking of goods and delivery

Advanced Applications of Blockchain Technology
Advanced Applications of Blockchain Technology

Author: Shiho Kim

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 9811387753

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This contributed volume discusses diverse topics to demystify the rapidly emerging and evolving blockchain technology, the emergence of integrated platforms and hosted third-party tools, and the development of decentralized applications for various business domains. It presents various applications that are helpful for research scholars and scientists who are working toward identifying and pinpointing the potential of as well as the hindrances to this technology.

The Blockchain Technology for Secure and Smart Applications across Industry Verticals
The Blockchain Technology for Secure and Smart Applications across Industry Verticals

Author:

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2021-01-23

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 0128219920

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The Blockchain Technology for Secure and Smart Applications across Industry Verticals, Volume 121, presents the latest information on a type of distributed ledger used for maintaining a permanent and tamper-proof record of transactional data. The book presents a novel compendium of existing and budding Blockchain technologies for various smart applications. Chapters in this new release include the Basics of Blockchain, The Blockchain History, Architecture of Blockchain, Core components of Blockchain, Blockchain 2.0: Smart Contracts, Empowering Digital Twins with Blockchain, Industrial Use Cases at the Cusp of the IoT and Blockchain Paradigms, Blockchain Components and Concepts, Digital Signatures, Accumulators, Financial Systems, and more. This book is a unique effort to illuminate various techniques to represent, improve and authorize multi-institutional and multidisciplinary research in a different type of smart applications, like the financial system, smart grid, transportation system, etc. Readers in identity-privacy, traceability, immutability, transparency, auditability, and security will find it to be a valuable resource. - Provides a snapshot of the state of current research based on the decentralized system that provides security and privacy to the smart applications - Chapters cover the fundamental concepts of the newly emerged Blockchain technology along with, the various smart applications - Helps to elucidate new trading platforms that provides business benefits like efficiency, auditability, traceability, transparency, feedback, and security

Blockchain Technology for Emerging Applications
Blockchain Technology for Emerging Applications

Author: SK Hafizul Islam

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2022-05-21

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0323901948

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Blockchain Technology for Emerging Applications: A Comprehensive Approach explores recent theories and applications of the execution of blockchain technology. Chapters look at a wide range of application areas, including healthcare, digital physical frameworks, web of-things, smart transportation frameworks, interruption identification frameworks, ballot-casting, architecture, smart urban communities, and digital rights administration. The book addresses the engineering, plan objectives, difficulties, constraints, and potential answers for blockchain-based frameworks. It also looks at blockchain-based design perspectives of these intelligent architectures for evaluating and interpreting real-world trends. Chapters expand on different models which have shown considerable success in dealing with an extensive range of applications, including their ability to extract complex hidden features and learn efficient representation in unsupervised environments for blockchain security pattern analysis. - Introduces the basic architecture and taxonomy of blockchain technology - Surveys the most recent developments and challenges in blockchain-enabled technology for various application domains with fundamental and technical depth - Investigates how to devise secure and reliable applications and blockchain-enabled decentralized secure solutions using blockchain technology