Blockchain Technologies, Applications and Cryptocurrencies

This book serves as a reference for scholars, researchers and practitioners to update their knowledge on methodologies, theoretical analyses, modeling, simulation and empirical studies on blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. Chapters on the evolving theory and practice related to distributed ledger technologies and peer-to-peer digital currencies are intended to provide comprehensive coverage and understanding of their uses within the technological, business, and organizational domains.The contributions from this volume also provide a thorough examination of blockchains and cryptocurrencies with respect to issues of management, governance, trust and privacy, and interoperability.Contributed by a diverse range of authors from both academia and professional fields, this reference book presents frontier research in the fields of blockchains and cryptocurrencies.Contents: A Literature Review in Support of Blockchain Technologies (Sam Goundar, Zaahid Shah, Neha Singh, Goel Lal and Anil Singh)A Taxonomy of Blockchain Applications (Sam Goundar, Shalvin Chand, Jalpa Chandra, Akash Bhardwaj and Fatemeh Saber)Blockchain Means More Than a Software to Democracy: Access to Fundamental Rights of Sixth Dimension (Andrea Garcia and Sam Goundar)Autonomous Agriculture Marketing Information System Through Blockchain: A Case Study of e-NAM Adoption in India (Jitendra Yadav, Madhvendra Misra and Sam Goundar)Attack Vectors for Blockchain and Mapping OWASP Vulnerabilities to Smart Contracts (Akashdeep Bhardwaj and Sam Goundar)Blockchain Application in Fiji's Aviation Industry (Sam Goundar, Elvis Chandra, Divesh Anuj, Bharath Bhushan and Kennedy Okafor)Blockchain-based e-Voting Application (Sam Goundar, Rukshar Khan, Kunal Chand, Emmenual Reddy and S P Raja)Blockchains for Supply Chain Management Networks (Sam Goundar, Sheenal Chand, Pranesh Chand, Nizam Khan, Asneel Raj and Rajiv Pandey)Comparison of Three Different Darknet Cryptocurrencies in e-Commerce in Our Digital Era (Sam Goundar, Rahul Chand, Fariha Tafsil, Reema Mala and Reshma Nath)Cryptocurrencies — An Assessment of Global Adoption Trends (Sam Goundar, Niumaia Tabunakawai, Jobe Tamata, Arpana Deb and Salsabil Nusair)An Overview of Cryptocurrencies for Online Payments of Enterprise Systems (Sam Goundar, Anil Singh, Semiti Saini, Fariha Tafsil, Shafina Shabnam and Krishneel Prakash)
Readership: Scholars, researchers and practitioners involved in blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. Blockchains;Cryptocurrencies;Distributed Ledger Technologies;Bitcoin;FinTech0Key Features:A comprehensive reference guide covering different aspects of blockchains and cryptocurrenciesContributed by a diverse range of authors from both academia and professional fields