Blockchain Technologies and Applications

Rexcel Lagare

• Publisher: Toronto Academic Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781834412511
• Year: 2026

Blockchain has emerged as a transformative technology offering transparency, decentralization, and security across digital transactions. Its applications extend far beyond cryptocurrencies into fields such as supply chain, finance, and data integrity. Blockchain Technologies and Applications explores the underlying principles, architectures, and consensus mechanisms of blockchain systems. The book discusses smart contracts, decentralized applications (DApps), and tokenization frameworks. It also addresses privacy, scalability, and regulatory challenges. By linking technical detail with real-world case studies, it provides readers with a balanced understanding of how blockchain is reshaping digital trust and innovation across industries.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• About the Author
• Brief Contents
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• Preface
• CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
• CHAPTER 2: CRYPTOGRAPHIC FOUNDATIONS
• CHAPTER 3: BLOCKCHAIN STRUCTURE AND DATA MODELS
• CHAPTER 4: CONSENSUS MECHANISMS
• CHAPTER 5: BITCOIN: ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONING
• CHAPTER 6: ETHEREUM AND SMART CONTRACTS
• CHAPTER 7: SMART CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
• CHAPTER 8: BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORMS AND ECOSYSTEMS
• CHAPTER 9: TOKENOMICS AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES
• CHAPTER 10: DECENTRALIZED APPLICATIONS (DAPPS)
• CHAPTER 11: BLOCKCHAIN USE CASES IN INDUSTRY
• CHAPTER 12: PRIVACY AND SCALABILITY SOLUTIONS IN BLOCKCHAIN
• INDEX
• Back Cover