Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • Blockchain - what and why
    • Tracr
    • Preview of The Workbook

  • Chapter 2: Cryptocurrency Blockchains
    • Bitcoin - a permissionless, trustless blockchain
    • Bitcoin transactions
    • Bitcoin as a business blockchain
    • Summary

  • Chapter 3: Private and Hybrid Blockchains in Business
    • Tracr - a trusted private business blockchain
    • Assets
    • Participants and permissions
    • Transactions
    • Business blockchain transactions
    • UML activity diagrams
    • IBM Food Trust - a trusted hybrid business blockchain
    • IBM Food Trust on Hyperledger
    • Interaction with intrnal and external AISs
    • IBM and Home Depot - a trusted hybrid business blockchain
    • Summary

  • Chapter 4: Smart contracts and Blockchains in Business
    • Smart Contracts
    • Blockchains in Business: finance, accounting, and auditing
    • Blockchain initiatives in accounting and suditing
    • The Big 4
    • Busines blockchains, accounting, and accountants