Blockchain and Web3: Building the Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and Security Foundati

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Blockchain and Web3 by Winston Ma, Ken Huang An in-depth and authoritative treatment of one of the most pressing topics of our time In Blockchain and Web3: Building the Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and Security Foundations of the Metaverse, two tech and finance experts deliver a comprehensive and accessible guide to the present and future of blockchain technology and how it will form the foundation of a new, better internet. To support a concept as bold as the Metaverse, we need several orders of magnitude more powerful computing capability, accessible at much lower latencies, across a multitude of devices and screens. Youll discover how blockchain can accelerate data flow, exchange, and transactions to create and transfer value around the world and, at the same time, how it can be used to protect user data privacy and security with decentralized web infrastructures. The book also includes: Discussions of how sovereign governments are entering the blockchain fray and how their entry, especially with CBDC digital currency, shapes the conversations around Web3Explorations of whether we will ever realize the holy grail of blockchain tech: interoperability to compete with Big Tech platformsDiscussion of new security and privacy issues rising from the intersection of Blockchain, Web3 and Metaverse.A fascinating and eye-opening treatment of the past, present, and future of blockchain and the role it will play on the internet and metaverse, Blockchain and Web3 is a truly original and engaging discussion of a timely and critical topic. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Back Cover EXPLORE THE TRILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITIES OF BLOCKCHAIN ECONOMY IN THE METAVERSE "Ma and Huang provide the essential handbook on the transformative power of Web 3 - taking you on a ride from the basic fundamentals of the blockchain protocols to the vast possibilities of the metaverse - and the immense impact it could bring. An educational and entertaining must-read for anyone interested in the next, programmable and immersive, web." --Lila Tretikov, deputy Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Microsoft "Metaverse, Web3, and blockchain are among the cutting-edge technologies of the new digital economy. Focused on security, privacy, and data governance, this book discusses the paramount aspects of how these new technologies are used in the real world." --Yao Qian, former Head of Chinas Digital Yuan Effort; Director of the Science and Technology Supervision Bureau of China Securities Regulatory Commission "A remarkable convergence of digital economy with blockchain and Web3, depicting the true merits of the metaverse in relinquishing the impending daunted horizons of the information technology." --Mehdi Paryavi DEA Flap EXPLORE THE TRILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITIES OF BLOCKCHAIN ECONOMY IN THE METAVERSE "Ma and Huang provide the essential handbook on the transformative power of Web 3 - taking you on a ride from the basic fundamentals of the blockchain protocols to the vast possibilities of the metaverse - and the immense impact it could bring. An educational and entertaining must-read for anyone interested in the next, programmable and immersive, web." --Lila Tretikov, deputy Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Microsoft "Metaverse, Web3, and blockchain are among the cutting-edge technologies of the new digital economy. Focused on security, privacy, and data governance, this book discusses the paramount aspects of how these new technologies are used in the real world." --Yao Qian, former Head of Chinas Digital Yuan Effort; Director of the Science and Technology Supervision Bureau of China Securities Regulatory Commission "A remarkable convergence of digital economy with blockchain and Web3, depicting the true merits of the metaverse in relinquishing the impending daunted horizons of the information technology." --Mehdi Paryavi DEA Author Biography Winston Ma is an investor, attorney, author, and adjunct professor in the global digital economy. He is a co-founder and managing partner of CloudTree Ventures and the board chairman of Nasdaq-listed MCAA, a European tech SPAC. Prior to that, he was head of North America Office for CIC, the deputy head of equity capital markets at Barclays Capital, a vice president at JPMorgan investment banking, and a corporate lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. He is the author of bestselling books including The Hunt for Unicorns and The Digital War. Ken Huang is CEO of DistributedApps and chair of Blockchain Security Working Group for Cloud Security Alliance in the Great China Region. Over the past 18 years, he has worked on application security, identity access management, cloud security, and blockchain for the fintech industry and health care industry. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional since 2007 and is the author of Blockchain Security Technical Guide, published by China Machine Press in 2018. Table of Contents Foreword xi Acknowledgments xvii About the Authors xxiii Preface xxvii Part I Mega Convergence of Digital Technologies in Metaverse 1 Chapter 1 Metaverse: Convergence of Tech and Business Models 3 Chapter 2 Blockchain, the Backbone of Web3 33 Part II Blockchain Breakthroughs Set the Transaction, Privacy, and Security Foundation for the Digital Economy 69 Chapter 3 Cryptocurrencies and Tokenomics 71 Chapter 4 DeFi (Decentralized Finance): Bankless Metaverse 97 Chapter 5 NFTs, Creator Economy, and Open Metaverse 131 Chapter 6 Blockchain Gaming in Metaverse 157 Chapter 7 Metaverse Privacy: Blockchain vs. Big Tech 183 Chapter 8 Metaverse Security 217 Part III Three-Way War among Open Metaverse, Big Tech Walled Gardens, and Sovereign States 255 Chapter 9 Public Crypto, Government CBDC, and Big Tech Coin 257 Chapter 10 Web3 Creator Economy on Blockchain 289 Glossary 323 Index 349 Details ISBN1119891086 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Year 2022 ISBN-10 1119891086 ISBN-13 9781119891086 Format Paperback Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2022-08-25 US Release Date 2022-08-25 Publication Date 2022-08-25 UK Release Date 2022-08-25 Pages 400 Subtitle Building the Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and Security Foundations of the Metaverse Author Ken Huang DEWEY 005.74 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-10-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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