Getting started with blockchain. Introducing blockchain -- Picking a blockchain -- Getting your hands in blockchain -- Developing your knowledge. Beholding the bitcoin blockchain -- Encountering the Ethereum blockchain -- Uncovering the Cardano blockchain -- Finding the Polkadot blockchain -- Examining the Solana blockchain -- Powerful blockchain platforms. Getting your hands on Hyperledger -- Applying Microsoft Azure -- Getting busy with IBM -- Industry impacts. Financial technology -- Real estate -- Insurance -- Government -- Other industries -- The parts of tens. Ten (or so) free blockchain resources -- Ten rules to never break on the blockchain -- Ten top metaverse projects.
Summary
A guide to blockchain technologies explains blockchain basics, smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies, with real-world examples showing how blockchains function and where they add value.