Blockchain Technology

Kuo Chuen LEE David, Joseph Lim, Kok Fai Phoon and Yu Wang

Chapter 15 in Foundations for Fintech, 2021, pp 281-310 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This section describes the differences between blockchain, distributed ledger technologies, and distributed databases from several aspects, including the adversarial and underlying data structures. It also examines various components in a blockchain system and details the characteristics of different blockchain types suited for different applications.

Keywords: Financial Technology; Finance; Financial Innovation; Statistics; Quantitative Methods; Ethics; Governance; Emerging Technology; Data Science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G2 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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