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Blockchain For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) 1st Edition

by Tiana Laurence (Author)
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 192 ratings
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Find out what Blockchain is, how it works, and what it can do for you

Blockchain is the technology behind Bitcoin, the revolutionary 'virtual currency' that's changing the way people do business. While Bitcoin has enjoyed some well-deserved hype, Blockchain may be Bitcoin's most vital legacy. Blockchain For Dummies is the ideal starting place for business pros looking to gain a better understanding of what Blockchain is, how it can improve the integrity of their data, and how it can work to fundamentally change their business and enhance their data security.

Blockchain For Dummies covers the essential things you need to know about this exciting technology's promise of revolutionizing financial transactions, data security, and information integrity. The book covers the technologies behind Blockchain, introduces a variety of existing Blockchain solutions, and even walks you through creating a small but working Blockchain-based application.

Blockchain holds the promise to revolutionize a wide variety of businesses. Get in the know about Blockchain now with Blockchain For Dummies and be ready to make the changes to business that your colleagues and competitors will later wish they'd done. Discover ten ways Blockchain can change business

  • Find out how to apply a Blockchain solution
  • See how to make data more secure
  • Learn how to work with vendors

Filled with vital information and tips on how this paradigm-changing technology can transform your business for the better, this book will not only show you Blockchain's full potential, but your own as well!

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  5. Publication date
    May 1, 2017
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  • Get to know the potential of blockchain
  • Find ways blockchain can improve your business
  • Get tips on enhancing data security with blockchain

Learn how Blockchain changes business

Blockchain—the revolutionary technology behind the Bitcoin phenomenon—can also revolutionize financial transactions, data security, and information integrity for your business. This book shows you how it works and how your company can tap into its power. Discover different types of blockchains, what they can do, and the basics of blockchain platforms. You'll also find out how blockchain powers Bitcoin and benefits a variety of other industries. Be the first on your block with blockchain and reap the rewards!

Inside…

  • Blockchain fundamentals
  • Blockchains built for specific purposes
  • The influence of blockchain
  • How to acquire and apply a blockchain solution
  • Secure your data with blockchain
  • Ten blockchain rules you should never break

About the Author

Tiana Laurence is a co-founder of Factom, a company that provides blockchain-based solutions for many business uses, including enhanced security for IoT. Factom has been named one of the 20 most influential blockchain companies.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Dummies; 1st edition (May 1, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1119365597
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1119365594
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.5 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 192 ratings

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Tiana is an author, investor, technologist, and teacher passionate about ensuring women have a voice in the future of technology. She co-founded the first enterprise blockchain company that built data integrity software for the Department of Homeland Security and identity software for the Gates Foundation. She has spoken at the National Institute for Science and Technology, the Federal Reserve, the World Economic Forum, and numerous banks, insurance companies, and fortune 500’s about the impact of blockchain technology, CBDC, web3 marketing innovations, and tokenized assets. She is also the author of three books, Blockchain for Dummies, NFT for Dummies, and Introduction to Blockchain Technology which is used in Europe for blockchain certification. Tiana also teaches Fintech at Santa Clara University. Tiana is also a frequent contributor to Forbes. You can follow her at @laurencetiana on Twitter.

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Jim Blasingame
5.0 out of 5 stars Blockchain in plain English -- Honest
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2018
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I was looking for a plain English explanation of blockchain. This is it. The whole blockchain/distributed ledger concept is not only very complicated, the idea behind it is foreign to even high-adopters of technology. Even though Tiana is a very smart lady who's an expert on this subject, she answers your questions in the book in a logical order and provides plenty of application examples. I'm pretty sure I've purchased at least a dozen of this book and sent them to friends and colleagues. Unless you could almost write your own book on blockchain, I recommend you start your education here. And by the way, being a blockchain "dummy" is nothing to be ashamed of. Believe me, you're in good company. Good luck.
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Bryce Doster
4.0 out of 5 stars Will the US government be interested in Blockchain?
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2017
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Blockchain technology is going to be HUGE! When I was in the hospital recently, I watched a lot of TV (a rare treat because I never watch TV) and a major news item was how President Trump was meeting with the CEO of major tech companies. His main interest seemed to be in upgrading government infosys and, like, putting it "on the Cloud" (Yikes!) Anyway, if he gets his way there is going to be billiions of dollars (or trillions even) going into contracts for this work... what is the flipside of this? In my mind, the US government is going to be VERY INTERESTED in Blockchain Technology. How could it not? Blockchain directly addresses a lot of the security concerns that being on a Public Accessible Internet presents. Who and how this is going to be exploited, IDK, but, consider how flush companies like HP were in the Cold War era with military related contracts. It could be on that level. Or, maybe the US government will do it mostly in-house, so to speak. IDK. Anyhow, if you are interest in this, this is a decent book to get started with.
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A. Kirsch
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read if you can get past all the copy editing errors
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2017
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For Content - I give 5 stars. Concepts were easy to read and understand.

1 Star for all the editing, grammar and punctuation errors in the book. It was a rare page that didn't have at least 1 error. Some of them were so bad I had to re-read the sentence 2 or 3 times to try and figure out what the author was trying to say.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. should be extremely embarrassed that their name is on this book.
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johnp
5.0 out of 5 stars The best guide to what everyone's talking about--Blockchain
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017
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Outstanding! The best guide to what everyone's talking about--Blockchain.
Written for the non-tech person, by a great communicator who is also an expert on the subject. Anyone can learn about the Blockchain, and everyone should. This would be great to buy for a team who needs to speak the same language on these issues. The book takes you through an overview of the basic technology, many of the applications of it, and how the Blockchain drives strategic decision-making in unique ways.
This is the book you need to start your journey of understanding.
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Charles Holloway
2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Produced Book
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2018
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Blockchain for Dummies must have been rushed to market. I've never seen so many grammatical and spelling errors in a book ever. It read like an early draft of a book -- bad syntax so you have to figure out what the author is saying almost sentence by sentence. Also, it didn't give me much insight into how the blockchain works. It's more of a collection of anecdotes and facts about the blockchain.
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D. Buxman
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Introduction to an Emerging Technology
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2017
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This book is an excellent introduction to the Blockchain, as well as some of the main associated crypto currencies. I have to be honest, however, and admit that I don't understand about a third of it, which makes me feel bad in light of the title of this series. In any event, if you want to learn about how blockchain technology is being developed and how it will be used in the future, this is a good place to start. It's written in such a way so that the reader can easily skip over parts that are either too technical or not of interest. The series is also a bit expensive, hence 4 stars instead of 5.
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Bhagwan Chowdhry
5.0 out of 5 stars it provides useful links to resources on internet and step-by-step guide to ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2017
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There are many books and resources on internet on Blockchain and its applications. This book by Tiana Laurence has the right balance between readability and clear exposition and technical details. Further, it provides useful links to resources on internet and step-by-step guide to how to use many of these resources. I teach a class on Blockcahin applications to MBA students at UCLA Anderson. Will recommend this book to my students.
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Reade H. Ryan, Jr.
1.0 out of 5 stars That definition is not very useful. The author also uses technical terms like "kibibytes" ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2018
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Blockchain for Dummies is a paper on blockchain for an insider who knows something about blockchain. If you do not know anything about blockchain, you will not learn anything by reading this book. The book is fairly superficial, in that it does not explain blockchain but rather it sets forth companies who are active in blockchain and what those companies are doing about blockchain. It is revealing (on page 75 of the book) that the author of the book is a co-founder of and the chief marketing officer at Factum, Inc., a developer of uses of blockchain. Thus, the author plugs blockchain without telling you much about it. For example, the author uses the term hashing and then defines it as simply "transforming data of any size into short, fixed-length values". That definition is not very useful. The author also uses technical terms like "kibibytes" and "Merkle trees" and "scalability" without much of a definition. As a result, after reading the book I was not smarter about blockchain, though I did know some of the companies that are working on blockchain.
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2.0 out of 5 stars No tires tu dinero a la basura
Reviewed in Mexico on December 2, 2019
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Un libro que promete demasiado pero no explica practicamente nada, demasiado escueto, explicaciones vagas. Encontrarás mejor información en la Web que en este libro.
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5.0 out of 5 stars All good
Reviewed in Canada on March 18, 2018
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All good
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Sridhar
5.0 out of 5 stars Name suggest for dummies for absolute beginners
Reviewed in India on September 25, 2018
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Book received in great condition package is good and received a good discount on Kindle.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Name suggest for dummies for absolute beginners
Reviewed in India on September 25, 2018
Book received in great condition package is good and received a good discount on Kindle.
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Judit Glavanits, Dr.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2018
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Easy to understand, but professional enough for a great start in the world of blockchain
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3.0 out of 5 stars Overall ok, but not my first choice
Reviewed in Germany on August 15, 2017
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There are some typing mistakes.
Not all the concepts are fully explained; some times I felt that I need to jump to the next chapter without having understood the main point of the previous one.
Overall ok, but I would not recommend it for a more thorough understanding of blockchain.
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