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What is Blockchain and the Digital Economy about?

Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 3 Copyright Page 4 Contents 5 Preface 7 Figures and tables 10 1. Introducing blockchain 12 1.1 A transaction 13 1.2 Key characteristics 15 1.3 Categories 18 2. Blockchain’s basic components 22 2.1 Technical components 24 Peer-to-peer networks 25 Client–server architecture 25 Grid-architecture 27 P2P architecture 29 Virtual machines and smart contracts 34 Technical summary 36 2.2 Mathematical components 37 Hash algorithms 38 Public-key cryptography 42 Mathematical conclusions 45 2.3 Economic, political and social components 45 Consensus 46 Governance 54 Incentive patterns 60 Conclusions 66 3. Potential and actual socio-economic impacts of blockchain 68 3.1 Crypto knowledge and crypto usage 70 3.2 Perceived and actual use of cryptocurrencies 75 3.3 Dis-intermediation, localization and individualization 80 3.4 Censorship resistance and privacy 85 3.5 Property and the empowerment of the individual 87 3.6 New markets and marketplaces 89 3.7 Crypto-secession: the most disruptive potential of distributed ledger technology 91 4. Applications of blockchain technology in different domains 95 4.1 Central bank digital currency (CBDC) 96 4.2 Energy markets and in

Author

Steinmetz, Fred;Ante, Lennart;Fiedler, Ingo;

Publisher

Agenda Publishing Limited

Language

EN