Document Outline

• Contents
• About the Authors
• About the Technical Reviewer
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Behold the Dreamers
  • Paradigm Shift
  • Cypherpunk Community
  • Summary
• Chapter 2: The Gold Rush: Mining Bitcoin
  • Reaching Consensus
  • Mining Hardware
  • Startup Stories
  • New Consensus
  • Summary
  • References
• Chapter 3: Foundations of Blockchain
  • Transaction Workflow
  • Simple Payment Verification
  • Blockchain Forks
  • Summary
  • References
• Chapter 4: Unpacking Ethereum
  • Overview of Ethereum
    • Accounts in Ethereum
    • State, Storage, and Gas
  • Ethereum Virtual Machine
    • Solidity Programming Language
    • World Computer
    • Blockchain-as-a-Service
  • Decentralized Applications
    • Geth and Mist
  • Summary
  • References
• Chapter 5: Decentralized Organizations
  • Aragon Kernel
  • Identity Management
  • DAO/Company Walkthrough
    • Setting Up a DAO
    • Issuing Shares
    • Fundraising and Bylaws
  • Summary
  • References
• Chapter 6: The DAO Hacked
  • Introduction
  • The Team
  • The DAO
  • The ICO Highlights
  • The Hack
  • The Debate
  • The Split: ETH and ETC
  • The Future
  • Summary
• Chapter 7: Ethereum Tokens: High-Performance Computing
  • Tokens and Value Creation
  • Ethereum Computational Market
  • Golem Network
    • Application Registry
    • Transaction Framework
  • Supercomputing Organized by Network Mining
    • Buyer–Hub–Miner Interactions
    • Superglobal Operation System for Network Architecture
  • iEx.ec
  • Summary
  • References
• Chapter 8: Blockchain in Science
  • Reproducibility Crisis
  • Clinical Trials
  • Reputation System
  • Pharmaceutical Drug Tracking
    • Prediction Markets and Augar
  • Summary
• Chapter 9: Blockchain in Health Care
  • Payer–Providers–Patient Model
  • Workflow
    • Hot Switching
  • Waste Management: Capital One, Ark Invest, and Gem
    • Verifiable Data Audit
      • Verifiable Data Audit for DeepMind Health
      • The Technical Challenges Ahead
      • Building in the Open
  • Summary
  • References
• Chapter 10: The Hyperledger Project
  • Current Status
    • Governance
    • Fabric and Sawtooth
  • Decision Models: Do You Need a Blockchain?
  • Rapid Prototyping with Hyperledger Composer
  • Summary
• Chapter 11: Recent Developments in Blockchain
  • EOS Blockchain
    • Delegated Proof-of-Stake
    • Parallel Execution
    • Scheduling
  • Chain Core
  • Ethereum Enterprise Alliance
    • zk-SNARKs
    • Review of Quorum
    • Ethereum Enterprise Roadmap
  • Summary
  • References
• Chapter 12: Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital
  • State of the Blockchain Industry
    • Blockchain Solution
  • Venture Capital and ICOs
  • Initial Coin Offerings
  • Digital Currency Exchanges
  • Status of ICO Regulation
    • Pros and Cons of ICO Investments
  • Regulation Technology: RegChain
  • New Blockchain Companies and Ideas
    • Homechain and SALT
    • Ambrosus, Numerai, and SWARM
  • Democratizing Investment Opportunities
  • Summary
• Appendix A: Building a Health Care Consortium
• Appendix B: References
• Index