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Blockchain for Decision Makers

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Published in Sep 2019
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ISBN-13 9781838552275
Pages 184 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Romain Tormen Romain Tormen
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Romain Tormen is a senior consultant for PwC, a worldwide consulting firm. He has experienced digital transformation within several industries and different business units. Specialized in emerging technologies, he promotes to his clients the use of blockchain for better transaction security, transparency, disintermediation, and third-parties authentication. As a contributing writer for one of the most-read tech-oriented website hackernoon, Romain gives business insights and provides use-cases for a broad range of industries.
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Title Page
Copyright and Credits About Packt Contributors Preface 1. Basics of Blockchains and the Illustration of Village Beta 2. A Technical Dive into Blockchain 3. Ethereum and Smart Contracts 4. ICOs and Tokenized Fundraising Methods 5. An Economic and Historical Approach of Blockchain 6. Blockchain Legality, Compliance, and Regulation 7. Blockchain for the Business World and Achievements 8. Future Outlook for Blockchain 9. Infrastructures and Cloud-Based Solutions 10. Defining Your Needs 1. Other Books You May Enjoy

How to legally define tokens and other cryptoassets

Cryptoassets, cryptocurrencies, tokens, and coins are all terms that often bring confusion within the ecosystem. Some of them mean the same thing, while others are subsets. However, they all have something in common: they have a digital value. Let's try to define these terms in a relevant way to facilitate the applicability of a given regulation and clarify the terminology.

Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies are either tokens or coins. A cryptocurrency can be defined as an independent digital currency where the issuance, the transaction validation process, the availability of the application, and the governance are totally independent. It is opposed to a digital currency...

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Authors (1)

Profile icon Romain Tormen
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Romain Tormen is a senior consultant for PwC, a worldwide consulting firm. He has experienced digital transformation within several industries and different business units. Specialized in emerging technologies, he promotes to his clients the use of blockchain for better transaction security, transparency, disintermediation, and third-parties authentication. As a contributing writer for one of the most-read tech-oriented website hackernoon, Romain gives business insights and provides use-cases for a broad range of industries.
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