Blockchain hurricane : origins, applications, and future of blockchain and cryptocurrency

Do you need to get to grips with blockchain for your MBA studies or to make effective decisions in your business? Enterprises worldwide are using blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to improve their business processes, but these are complex concepts to grasp. Blockchain Hurricane unlocks the mysteries of blockchain, giving you: A clear non-technical guide to the language of blockchain, cryptocurrency and distributed ledgers. An insight into the development of cryptocurrencies, the technology which makes them work, and why this is exciting for enterprise. Real life examples of blockchain applications in supply chains, insurance, financial services, utilities, large scale capital projects, and government. Innovative ideas for economic growth emerging from gaming. An overview of future opportunities and perceived threats. This book gives business decision makers and students a clear overview of the history, current applications, and future potential of distributed ledgers and cryptocurrency. The hype around blockchain technology is matched only by the innovation it inspires and the skepticism it provokes. This book gives business decision makers and students a clear overview of the history, current applications, and future potential of distributed ledgers and cryptocurrency. It explores strengths and weaknesses, emerging opportunities, and perceived threats. Technical frameworks are presented in a business context to help strategists understand the risks and rewards of different approaches to blockchain implementation, and the decision factors in determining whether this is a viable solution to the problem at hand.