Distributed Ledger technology (DLT) and applications built for DLT’s – such as cryptocurrencies – are arguably the hottest topics in tech. This post summarizes seven key blogs on the topic of Blockchain and Bitcoin published at VamsiTalksTech.com. It aims to serve as a handy guide for business and technology audiences tasked with understanding and implementing this groundbreaking technology.
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Introduction…
We have been discussing the capabilities of Blockchain and Bitcoin for quite some time on this blog. The impact of Blockchain on many industries is now clearly apparent. But can the DLT movement enable business efficiency and profitability?
# 1 – Introduction to Bitcoin –
Bitcoin (BTC) is truly the first decentralized, peer to peer, high secure and purely digital currency. Bitcoin & it’s other cousins such as Ether and AltCoins now regularly get widespread (& mostly positive) notice by a range of industry actors- ranging from Consumers, Banking Institutions, Retailers & Regulators. Riding on the real pathbreaker – the Blockchain, the cryptocurrency movement will help drive democratization in the financial industry and society at large in the years to come. This blog post discusses BTC from a business standpoint.
# 2 – The Architecture of Bitcoin –
This post discusses the technical architecture of Bitcoin.
# 3 – Introduction to Blockchain –
The term Blockchain is derived from a design pattern that describes a chain of data blocks that map to individual transactions. Each transaction that is conducted in the real world (e.g a Bitcoin wire transfer) results in the creation of new blocks in the chain. The new blocks so created are done so by calculating a cryptographic hash function of its previous block thus constructing a chain of blocks – hence the name. This post introduces the business potential of Blockchain to the reader.
# 4 – The Reference Architecture of the Blockchain –
This post discusses the technical architecture of Blockchain.
# 5 – How Blockchain will lead to Industry disruption –
Blockchain lies at the heart of the Bitcoin implementation & is easily the most influential part of the BTC platform ecosystem. Blockchain is thus both a technology platform and a design pattern for building global scale industry applications that make all of the above possible. Its design makes it possible to be used as a platform for digital currency also enable it to indelibly record any kind of transaction – be it a currency, or, a medical record, or, supply chain data, or, a document etc into it.
How the Blockchain will lead disruption across industry..(5/5)
# 6 – What Blockchain can do for the Internet of Things (IoT) –
Blockchain can enable & augment a variety of application scenarios and use-cases for the IoT. No longer are such possibilities too futuristic – as we discuss in this post.
# 7 – Key Considerations in Adapting the Blockchain for the Enterprise –
With advances in various Blockchain based DLTs (distributed ledger technology) platforms such as HyperLedger & Etherium et al, enterprises have begun to take baby steps to adapt the Blockchain (BC) to industrial scale applications. This post discusses some of the stumbling blocks the author has witnessed enterprises are running into as they look to adopt Blockchain based Distributed Ledger Technology in real-world applications.
Conclusion..
The true disruption of Blockchain based distributed ledgers will in moving companies to an operating model where they leave behind siloed and stovepiped business processes, to the next generation of distributed business processes predicated on a seamless global platform. The DLT based platform will enable the easy transaction, exchange, and contraction of digital assets. However, before enterprises rush in, they need to perform an adequate degree of due diligence to avoid some of the pitfalls we have highlighted above.