Smart contracts are blowing up right now as one of the most exciting technologies to come out of the blockchain revolution. These self-executing agreements encoded directly into blockchain networks are enabling all kinds of autonomous digital transactions and processes without middlemen. Pretty mind-blowing stuff! As blockchain goes more and more...
Read MoreI. Introduction - Definition and brief history of blockchain technology - The promise of blockchain - decentralization, security, transparency - The scalability trilemma - decentralization vs scalability vs security II. Scalability Issues Facing Blockchains - Transaction throughput limits - Block size limits - Network latency issues - Validation and consensus...
Read MoreI. Introduction - Brief background on blockchain technology and its growth over the past decade - Overview of the most popular blockchain platforms and languages used for development today II. Ethereum - Overview of Ethereum as a leading smart contract blockchain platform - Introduction to Solidity as the main programming...
Read MoreI. Introduction - The importance of data democratization and decentralization. How siloed, closed data stifles innovation. - The promise of blockchain technology in opening up data access. Blockchain enables decentralized, permissionless innovation. II. The Closed Data Problem - Data silos and walled gardens. Data controlled and restricted by governments, corporations. ...
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