Blockchain remains a vast and evolving technology. Despite the ambiguity surrounding this subject, blockchain has acquired constant influence on the financial markets. Data analytics platform provider Demandsage predicts blockchain market will reach $32.69 billion in 2024, and global spending on blockchain solutions is expected to reach $19 billion. Comparable to a checkbook scattered across many computer systems around the world, blockchain is an unalterable, distributed ledger for popular cryptocurrencies, including BitcoinEthereum and XRP.
However, when it comes to learning about blockchain technology, it can be difficult to select the best material due to the popularity of the topic. To help you, we have selected some popular books on the subject written by experts in the field. So, whether you're trying to grasp the fundamentals or delve deeper into blockchain technology, in no particular order, here are our six must-read books on this subject.
1. Mastering Blockchain: The Inner Workings of Blockchain, Cryptography, and Decentralized Identities, to DeFi, NFT, and Web3, 4th Edition
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Author: Imran Bashir
Intended for anyone interested in blockchain, Mastering blockchain covers various topics like Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. In its latest edition, the book includes chapters covering decentralized finance (Challenge) and strategies for managing privacy, identity and security issues. Mastering blockchain also allows the reader to better understand how cryptography is used in blockchain, as well as learning about concepts like smart contracts and blockchain consensus.
2. Blockchain and supply chain: concepts, strategies and practical applications
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Authors: Nick Vyas, Aljosja Beije And Bhaskar Krishnamahari
Blockchain and supply chain is a must-read for students, professionals, and entrepreneurs interested in the intersection of blockchain and supply chain management. This revised edition covers all the main benefits of integration blockchain in the supply chain. The authors support their arguments with the most recent case studies and examples from IBM, ABN-AMRO and Maersk Line. The book also discusses the latest supply chain integration platforms, such as Hyper ledger and Ethereum, as well as how blockchain can improve measurement, tracking and performance for supply chain management. There are quizzes, sample assignments, and instructional slides throughout the book.
3. Principles and applications of blockchain in IoT
Editor: Chapman and Hall
Authors: Rajdeep Chakraborty, Anupam Ghosh, Valentina Emilia Balas And Ahmed A. Elngar
Principles and applications of blockchain in IoT explores all facets of blockchain technology and how it is used in the Internet of Things (IoT). Main topics include the characteristics and attributes of blockchain and the fundamental technologies that form the basis of the blockchain network. The chapters are organized in a logical order and follow the development and blockchain timeline from cryptocurrency to platforms and applications now used by the majority of global, financial and industrial sectors due to their ease of use, greater security and transparency. Consensus algorithms, such as Parox, Raft and their applications, are also covered in this guide. Computer science graduates and researchers are the intended audience for this book.
4. Blockchain Technology: Exploring Opportunities, Challenges and Applications
Editor: CRC Press
Authors: Sonali Vyas, Vinod Kumar Shukla, Shaurya Gupta, Ajay Prasad
Blockchain Technology is aimed at anyone looking to gain a fundamental understanding of blockchain technology and its endless possibilities. Intended for a novice audience, this carefully documented guide provides an overview of the various applications of blockchain technology. It offers case studies while discussing the features, challenges and future trends of blockchain technology. Current blockchain trends and industry needs are also used to discuss algorithms, concepts, application areas and their use cases in academia. It also explores the challenges and future trends of blockchain as well as how to capitalize on new opportunities.
5. Blockchain and Web3: Building the Foundations of Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and Metaverse Security
Editor: Wiley
Author: Winston Ma and Ken Huang
Blockchain and Web3 presents an in-depth assessment of some of the cutting-edge technologies of the new digital economy, including blockchain, metaverse And Internet 3.0. It also examines the crucial elements of how these new technologies are used in the real world, with a focus on security, privacy and data governance. Readers get a clear picture of the next-generation Internet and the security and privacy issues surrounding it. This book explores the true possibilities of blockchains, DeFi, Web 3.0, smart contracts and the metaverse, going beyond the financial implications of blockchain and breaking down the most recent advances in the field.
6. Business Strategy for Blockchain: Disruptive Lessons from Fintech, Supply Chains, and Consumer Industries (Leading-Edge Management)
Editor: The MIT Press
Author: Ravi Sarathy
Business strategy for blockchain discusses the disruptive potential of blockchain technology and offers advice to businesses on how they can use it to their advantage. The book illustrates the distinctive advantages of blockchain using examples from industries such as finance, supply chains, IT services, consumer goods and entertainment. Examples include blockchain's ability to cut out middlemen, mitigate cyberattacks and ensure data decentralization. The book also covers DeFi and other cutting-edge solutions disruptive technologies. It also encourages organizations to overcome resistance to change and teaches them how to take the first steps towards adopting blockchain technology.
Kinza Yasar is a technical writer for WhatIs and a graduate in computer networking.