This chapter expounds the main principles behind blockchain technology and some of its cutting-edge applications. We first present the core concepts of the blockchain. Secondly, we discuss a definition put forward by Vitalik Buterin, we sketch out the shift toward hybrid solutions, and we sum up the main features of decentralized crypto-ledger platforms. Thirdly, we show why the blockchain is a disruptive and foundational technology, but we expose the potential risks and drawbacks of public distributed ledgers that account for the shift toward hybrid solutions. Finally, we present a non-exhaustive list of important applications, bearing in mind the most recent developments.
%0 Book Section
%1 Pilkington16c11
%A Pilkington, Marc
%B Research Handbook on Digital Transformations
%C Cheltenham, UK
%D 2016
%E Olleros, F. Xavier
%E Zhegu, Majlinda
%I Edward Elgar Publishing
%K 01821 paper economy network database algorithm service workflow zzz.ios
%P 225--253
%R 10.4337/9781784717766.00019
%T Blockchain Technology: Principles and Applications
%X This chapter expounds the main principles behind blockchain technology and some of its cutting-edge applications. We first present the core concepts of the blockchain. Secondly, we discuss a definition put forward by Vitalik Buterin, we sketch out the shift toward hybrid solutions, and we sum up the main features of decentralized crypto-ledger platforms. Thirdly, we show why the blockchain is a disruptive and foundational technology, but we expose the potential risks and drawbacks of public distributed ledgers that account for the shift toward hybrid solutions. Finally, we present a non-exhaustive list of important applications, bearing in mind the most recent developments.
%& 11
@incollection{Pilkington16c11,
abstract = {This chapter expounds the main principles behind blockchain technology and some of its cutting-edge applications. We first present the core concepts of the blockchain. Secondly, we discuss a definition put forward by Vitalik Buterin, we sketch out the shift toward hybrid solutions, and we sum up the main features of decentralized crypto-ledger platforms. Thirdly, we show why the blockchain is a disruptive and foundational technology, but we expose the potential risks and drawbacks of public distributed ledgers that account for the shift toward hybrid solutions. Finally, we present a non-exhaustive list of important applications, bearing in mind the most recent developments.},
added-at = {2017-12-16T16:34:09.000+0100},
address = {Cheltenham, UK},
author = {Pilkington, Marc},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c8f8e7cf13173c127d92dad002962c56/flint63},
booktitle = {Research Handbook on Digital Transformations},
chapter = 11,
crossref = {OllerosZhegu2016},
doi = {10.4337/9781784717766.00019},
editor = {Olleros, F. Xavier and Zhegu, Majlinda},
file = {Elgar online:2016/Pilkington16c11.pdf:PDF},
groups = {public},
interhash = {c626416cbe8054ccc5a58851a7ec0b5c},
intrahash = {c8f8e7cf13173c127d92dad002962c56},
keywords = {01821 paper economy network database algorithm service workflow zzz.ios},
pages = {225--253},
publisher = {Edward Elgar Publishing},
series = {Research Handbooks in Business and Management},
timestamp = {2018-04-16T11:59:20.000+0200},
title = {Blockchain Technology: Principles and Applications},
username = {flint63},
year = 2016
}