TY - BOOK AU - Saurabh, Kumar AU - Saxena, Ashutosh TI - Blockchain technology: concepts and applications SN - 9788126557660 U1 - 005.74 PY - 2020/// CY - New Delhi PB - Wily India Pvt. Ltd. KW - Blockchains (Databases) KW - Computer security KW - Cryptography N2 - Blockchain Technology: Concepts and Applications covers not only the technical aspects of blockchain but also its basic building blocks. These building blocks consist of hash functions, cryptography and consensus. The organizations of the chapters are in logical sequence; however, readers can skip the building block chapters if they directly want to learn the blockchain technology. The decentralized system useful for blockchain technology is also covered independently. There is a separate chapter on Ethereum, a prominent platform for the development of blockchain-based solutions. To understand the complete gambit of Bitcoin, one can directly read its chapter ER -