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Blockchain : transforming your business and our world (Record no. 524834)
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780367895167 |
| Paper back/Hardbound | hbk |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 005.74 |
| Item number | VAN |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Van Rijmenam, Mark |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Blockchain : transforming your business and our world |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Mark van Rijmenam and Philippa Ryan. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group |
| Year of publication | , 2019. |
| Place of publication | London |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x,201 p. |
| Dimensions | : 23cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Reprint 2020. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographies and index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The Internet was envisaged as a decentralised global network, but in the past 25 years it has come to be controlled by a few, very powerful, centralised companies. Blockchain is a technological paradigm shift that allows secure, reliable, and direct information transfer between individuals, organisations, and things, so that we can manage, verify, and control the use of our own data. Blockchain also offers a new opportunity for humanity to fix some major problems. It can authenticate data, manage its analysis, and automate its use. With better data comes better decision-making. In this way, Blockchain can contribute to solving climate change, reduce voting fraud, fix our identity systems, improve fair trade, and give the poor an opportunity to improve their lives by monetising their (digital) capital. A world built upon peer-to-peer transactions and smart contracts can empower individuals and communities. This book offers a fresh perspective with which to consider this transformative technology. It describes how blockchain can optimise the processes that run our society. It provides practical solutions to global problems and offers a road map to incorporate Blockchain in your business. It offers a blueprint for a better world. Filled with easy-to-understand examples, this book shows how Blockchain can take over where the Internet has fallen short. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Blockchains (Databases) |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ryan, Philippa |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 3RD FLOOR, A WING | 22.04.2024 | 995.00 | 005.74 VAN | 677942 | 21.08.2024 | English Books |