| Preface | p. xi |
| What is Blockchain? | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Distributed Computing | p. 5 |
| Centralization vs. Decentralization | p. 6 |
| Permissioned vs. Permissionless | p. 12 |
| Bitcoin | p. 14 |
| Proliferation of Blockchain Technology | p. 17 |
| Initial Coin Offering (ICO) | p. 18 |
| Blockchain Platforms | p. 20 |
| References | p. 21 |
| Bitcoin | p. 23 |
| Bitcoin Mining | p. 24 |
| How Does Bitcoin Work? | p. 26 |
| Digital Signature | p. 28 |
| Multisig | p. 30 |
| Bitcoin Wallets | p. 31 |
| Two-factor Authentication (2FA) | p. 36 |
| Hash | p. 38 |
| Merkle Tree and Block Header | p. 41 |
| Nonce | p. 43 |
| Bitcoin Supply | p. 46 |
| Bitcoin Addresses | p. 47 |
| Zero Knowledge Proof | p. 49 |
| Divisible Bitcoin | p. 50 |
| References | p. 52 |
| Bitcoin Issues | p. 55 |
| Bitcoin Block Size | p. 55 |
| SegWit and the Change of Block Size | p. 59 |
| Bitcoin Split | p. 61 |
| Keep Your Coins Safe During Forking | p. 63 |
| Bitcoin and Decentralization | p. 64 |
| The Mt. Gox Incident | p. 66 |
| Full Nodes vs. Partial Nodes | p. 67 |
| Is Bitcoin Truly Anonymous? | p. 69 |
| Transaction Fees | p. 70 |
| Transaction Malleability | p. 71 |
| BIPs, Hard Forks, and Soft Forks | p. 73 |
| UASF and UAHF | p. 75 |
| Other Proposed Fixes | p. 77 |
| Government Attitude | p. 78 |
| The Future of Bitcoin | p. 80 |
| References | p. 81 |
| Consensus Mechanisms | p. 85 |
| Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake | p. 87 |
| PoW and PoS Hybrid | p. 89 |
| dBFT, an Alternative to PoW, and PoS | p. 91 |
| Paxos and Raft: Consensus Protocols for Distributed Systems | p. 92 |
| Proof of Concept | p. 95 |
| References | p. 95 |
| Altcoins | p. 97 |
| Litecoins - A Lighter Version of Bitcoin | p. 98 |
| Zcash - A Token with Privacy | p. 99 |
| Ripple - A Digital Equivalent of SWIFT | p. 100 |
| Ethereum: The Smart Contract Blockchain | p. 105 |
| DAO Hacks and Ethereum Forks | p. 110 |
| Legal Issues | p. 113 |
| Dapps - Decentralized Apps | p. 114 |
| Create Your Own Coins Out of Bitcoin | p. 115 |
| Antshares or NEO - A Multi-Use Token | p. 118 |
| Bridging Bitcoin & EVM | p. 120 |
| Asset Digitization | p. 120 |
| Stablecoins | p. 123 |
| References | p. 124 |
| Mutual Distributed Ledgers and Digital Currency | p. 127 |
| Identity, Transaction, and Content MDLs | p. 127 |
| Identity MDLs | p. 131 |
| Tokenless MDLs | p. 135 |
| Building MDLs for Financial Services | p. 135 |
| Digital Currencies | p. 138 |
| The Indian Digital Currency Project | p. 139 |
| Chinese Digital Currency - DCEP | p. 141 |
| Facebook Libra/Diem | p. 143 |
| Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) | p. 144 |
| References | p. 146 |
| Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency | p. 149 |
| BigchainDB | p. 149 |
| Lightning Network | p. 151 |
| Corda | p. 154 |
| HydraChain | p. 156 |
| MultiChain | p. 156 |
| Quorum | p. 159 |
| Hyperledger | p. 160 |
| Decentralized Internet | p. 162 |
| Other Blockchain Platforms | p. 163 |
| Beyond Blockchain | p. 165 |
| References | p. 166 |
| Industrial Applications for Blockchain | p. 169 |
| Insurance | p. 169 |
| Wealth Management | p. 172 |
| Defense | p. 175 |
| Healthcare | p. 175 |
| Food | p. 177 |
| Credit Rating | p. 178 |
| Data Management | p. 183 |
| Internet Security | p. 188 |
| Logistics | p. 190 |
| Global Trade, Supply Chains, and Other Areas | p. 193 |
| References | p. 194 |
| Payment and Lending | p. 197 |
| Banking and Payment | p. 197 |
| Third-Party Payment Market | p. 199 |
| Mobile Wallets and Payment Transfers | p. 206 |
| Credit Cards and Loan Applications | p. 207 |
| Peer-to-Peer Lending | p. 209 |
| Online Lending | p. 212 |
| Microlending and SME Lending | p. 213 |
| References | p. 215 |
| Governance and Regulation | p. 217 |
| Governance and Voting | p. 217 |
| Regulatory and Compliance Applications | p. 220 |
| Land Title Registration and Real Estate | p. 222 |
| Law and Blockchain | p. 223 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property | p. 224 |
| Conclusion | p. 226 |
| References | p. 227 |
| A Glimpse of the Future | p. 229 |
| The Foundation of Future Technology | p. 231 |
| The Sharing Economy | p. 232 |
| Fintech and AI | p. 233 |
| Fintech Regulation | p. 237 |
| Data-Driven Fintech | p. 239 |
| Communication-Driven Fintech | p. 241 |
| Conclusion | p. 243 |
| References | p. 244 |
| Index | p. 247 |
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