Blockchain technology and applications / edited by Pethuru Raj, Kavita Saini, Chellammal Surianarayanan.

"An Auerbach book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Distributed computing and/or distributed database systems / K. P. Arjun, N. M. Sreenarayanan, K. Sampath Kumar, and R. Viswanathan -- Blockchain components and concept / M. R. Manu, Namya Musthafa, B. Balamurugan, and Rahul Chauhan -- Blockchain and IoT security / D. Peter Augustine and Pethuru Raj -- Consensus algorithms - a survey / R. Indrakumari, T. Poongodi, Kavita Saini, and B. Balamurugan -- Optimized digital transformation in government services with blockchain / R. Sujatha, C. Navaneethan, Rajesh Kaluri, and S. Prasanna -- Blockchain and social media / Saugata Dutta and Kavita Saini -- Assessing security features of blockchain technology / T. Subha -- Merger of artificial intelligence and blockchain / Pooja Saigal -- Identification of blockchain-enabled opportunities and their business values: interoperability of blockchain / N. S. Gowri Ganesh -- Enabling digital twin through blockchain: a strategic perspective / Ritika Wason, Broto Rauth Bhardwaj, and Vishal Jain -- Blockchain for securing internet of things (IoT) applications / Pramod Mathew Jacob and Prasanna Mani -- Bitcoins and crimes / M. Vivek Anand, T. Poongodi, and Kavita Saini.

Blockchain is emerging as a powerful technology, which has attracted the wider attention of all businesses across the globe. In addition to financial businesses, IT companies and business organizations are keenly analyzing and adapting this technology for improving business processes. Security is the primary enterprise application. There are other crucial applications that include creating decentralized applications and smart contracts, which are being touted as the key differentiator of this pioneering technology. The power of any technology lies in its ecosystem. Product and tool vendors are building and releasing a variety of versatile and robust toolsets and platforms in order to speed up and simplify blockchain application development, deployment and management. There are other infrastructure-related advancements in order to streamline blockchain adoption. Cloud computing, big data analytics, machine and deep learning algorithm, and connected and embedded devices all are driving blockchain application development and deployment. Blockchain Technology and Applications illustrates how blockchain is being sustained through a host of platforms, programming languages, and enabling tools. It examines: Data confidential, integrity, and authentication Distributed consensus protocols and algorithms Blockchain systems design criteria and systems interoperability and scalability Integration with other technologies including cloud and big data It also details how blockchain is being blended with cloud computing, big data analytics and IoT across all industry verticals. The book gives readers insight into how this path-breaking technology can be a value addition in several business domains ranging from healthcare, financial services, government, supply chain and retail.