Blockchain technology

Principles and applications

Bibliographic Data

ID20061901
AuthorsMarc Pilkington (0000-0002-5076-6288, Centre d'économie et de sociologie appliquées à l'agriculture et aux espaces ruraux, corresponding author)
Year2016
Publication date2016-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueResearch Handbook on Digital Transformations (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4337/9781784717766.00019
OpenAlexW2290426788
ISBN9781784717766
LanguageEN
Citations received35
References cited1

This chapter expounds the main principles behind blockchain technology and some of its cutting-edge applications. We first present the core concepts of the blockchain. Secondly, we discuss a definition put forward by Vitalik Buterin, we sketch out the shift toward hybrid solutions, and we sum up the main features of decentralized crypto-ledger platforms. Thirdly, we show why the blockchain is a disruptive and foundational technology, but we expose the potential risks and drawbacks of public distributed ledgers that account for the shift toward hybrid solutions. Finally, we present a non-exhaustive list of important applications, bearing in mind the most recent developments

Algorithm · Blockchain · Business · Computer security · Cryptocurrency · Data science · Distributed ledger · Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution · Ledger · Sketch · Telecommunications · 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications · Big Data Technologies and Applications · Computer Science · Multidisciplinary Warburg-centric Studies · Artificial Intelligence

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