Blockchain : the advent of disintermediation /
The dominance of trusted intermediaries could be weakened by blockchain, a distributed ledger technology, one of the functions of which is to constitute timestamped proofs by replacing inter-individual trust with algorithmic trust. Blockchain self-executing smart contracts allow us to rethink the pr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, UK : Hoboken, NJ :
ISTE, Ltd. ; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2019.
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| Series: | Innovation, entrepreneurship and management series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The dominance of trusted intermediaries could be weakened by blockchain, a distributed ledger technology, one of the functions of which is to constitute timestamped proofs by replacing inter-individual trust with algorithmic trust. Blockchain self-executing smart contracts allow us to rethink the practice in the domain of e-commerce, interbank communication, fundraising (and ICOs), justice (timestamping evidence, acts authenticated by blockchain) and businesses in numerous sectors (entertainment, AI, health, real estate, tourism, transport, etc.) which attempt to propose new services by benefiting from blockchains. This book aims to put into perspective the technical innovations and the uses brought about by blockchain, by identifying that which has a medium- or long-term impact, all while taking into account the social, economic, judicial and administrative resistances that are likely to develop. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 134 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781119629559 1119629551 9781119629573 1119629578 9781119629566 111962956X |