TY - BOOK AU - Arun,Jai Singh AU - Cuomo,Jerry AU - Gaur,Nitin TI - Blockchain for business SN - 9780135581353 (pbk.) U1 - 005.74 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Boston, MA PB - Addison-Wesley KW - Blockchains (Databases) KW - Business enterprises KW - Computer networks KW - Security measures KW - Blockchain N1 - Foreword by Don Tapscott--Cover page; [discover how Blockchain networks are transforming companies, driving growth, and creating new business models]--Cover Page; 1. Introduction to Blockchain -- 2. Opportunity and Challenges -- 3. Understanding the Technology Landscape -- 4. Business of Business Models -- 5. Developing a Governance Structure for Blockchain Networks -- 6. Building a Team to Drive Blockchain Projects -- 7. Understanding Financial Models, Investment Rubrics, and Model Risk Frameworks -- 8. Looking Ahead: What Does the Future Hold? N2 - Blockchain for Business is a concise, accessible, and pragmatic guide to both the technology and the opportunities it creates. Authored by three experts from IBM's Enterprise Blockchain practice, it introduces industry-specific and cross-industry use cases, and reviews best-practice approaches to planning and delivering blockchain projects. With a relentless focus on real-world business outcomes, the authors reveal what blockchain can do, what it can't do yet, and where it's headed. Understand five elements that make blockchain so disruptive: transparency, immutability, security, consensus, and smart contracts Explore key use cases: cross-border payments, food and drug safety, provenance, trade finance, clinical trials, land registries, and more See how trusted blockchain networks are facilitating entirely new business models Compare blockchain types: permissioned, permissionless, private, public, federated, and hybrid Anticipate key technical, business, regulatory, and governance challenges. ER -