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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. You'll 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 C

    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

Blockchain and Web3

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 25 August 2022
      ISBN-13 9781119891086
      978-1119891086
      ISBN-10 1119891086
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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. You'll 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 C

        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

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