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Blockchain for Business 2019

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Product type Book
Published in Jan 2019
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781789956023
Pages 258 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Peter Lipovyanov Peter Lipovyanov
Profile icon Peter Lipovyanov

Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptoassets A Brief History of Money The Birth of Bitcoin and the Advantages of a Decentralized Payment System Five Forces of Bitcoin - #1 Blockchain Five Forces of Bitcoin - #2 Cryptography Five Forces of Bitcoin - #3 Consensus Algorithm Five Forces of Bitcoin - #4 P2P Network Five Forces of Bitcoin - #5 Software Code Base How Ethereum Took the Idea of Blockchain to the Next Level Ethereum - A Global Platform for Decentralized Applications Blockchains Focused on Specific Sectors and Use Cases Corporate Blockchains The Disruptive Potential of Blockchain Technology Blockchain and AI Current Issues and Potential Solutions to Take Blockchain to the Next Level Other Books You may Enjoy

Decentralized autonomous organizations

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are envisaged as autonomous entities that operate on the blockchain in a completely automated, transparent, and publicly-managed way.

These entities can also be referred to as DACs. The relationships among investors, owners, employees, and other stakeholders, as well as the assets and resources of such enterprises, are managed by smart contracts on the blockchain, rather than by legal contracts and organizational bylaws.

Imagine a set of smart contracts that cooperate to manage an organization according to its mission statement and a set of logical rules. They can autonomously execute a business strategy according to plan. They can buy resources or services, hire people or machines for jobs, pay suppliers, partners, and employees, run marketing activities, logistics, distribution, sales, and so...

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