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Blockchain—What You Need to Know
Decentralization Is Disrupting Vertical Industries
16-Dec-2015
Global
Market Research
MBC2-01-00-00-00
IT02980-GL-MR_16841
Blockchains are a new data structure that is secure, cryptography-based, and distributed across a network. The technology supports cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and the transfer of any data or digital asset.
Spearheaded by Bitcoin, blockchains achieve consensus among distributed nodes, allowing the transfer of digital goods without the need for centralized authorisation of transactions.
The present blockchain ecosystem is like the early Internet, a permissionless innovation environment in which email, the World Wide Web, Napster, Skype, and Uber were built.
Key Findings
Research Methodology
Blockchain—An Overview
Blockchain Application Stack
Bitcoin—The Background
A Bitcoin Transaction
Adding a Block to the Blockchain
Bitcoin’s Blockchain
Ripple—The Background
Ripple’s Blockchain
Ripple’s Value Proposition
Ethereum—The Background
Ethereum’s Blockchain
Ethereum’s Value Proposition
Key Business Benefits of Blockchain Technology
Local, Distributed, Centralized, and Decentralized
Permissioned and Permissionless Systems
Tokenized and Tokenless Ledgers
Smart Contracts
Introduction to Blockchains in Vertical Industries
Financial Services
Legal Industry
Public Sector
The Final Word
Legal Disclaimer
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