The world seemed not enough for free spirited Renuka, when she married the highly educated Shashank hailing from the mightiest Zamindars of Bengal. However, soon her life turned upside down when a neighbor revealed her of their sinister past. Its a mysterious supernatural curse cast on their family almost a century back. Generation by generation, Damini's enraged curse had passed on, declining their family clan from hundreds to a handful few. Who would be Damini's next victim? And why innocent lives are at a stake for a crime committed by an ancestor a hundred years back? Renuka would not settle until she finds an answer and in her quest she struggles to eradicate all the evils that come in her way. Would she ever win a battle against an unseen enemy? Would the wrong done to Damini be ever avenged? Set against the nostalgic era of 1940s, the story narrates the arduous journey of Renuka Pal, the protagonist, from a rash teen age freedom fighter to the seasoned writer of the 21st century India. In this thrilling saga of death, betrayal and power plays the narrative would cover a large chunk of twentieth century history. The passing of time, historical events and the changing country is so well-woven to the story that one would hardly differentiate between fact and fiction.
Explore the entire R3 Corda ecosystem using theory, labs, and use cases. This book introduces distributed ledger technology, Corda architecture, and smart contract programming in Java, guiding you through testing and deployment. Further, you will explore various business problems in finance, insurance, healthcare, travel, and agriculture and discover how Corda can solve these issues through its unique and efficient distributed ledger technology. These business scenarios come with flowcharts, diagrams, and sample code that stakeholders can refer to and further enhance during live projects. After reading R3 Corda for Architects and Developers, you will understand how efficient usage of Corda can create value for your business processes by making business intelligence more readily available, user friendly, and interactive. What You Will Learn Work with distributed ledger technology Discover Corda’s differentiators Develop smart contracts, states, and business flows on Corda Take advantage of Corda in your business by going through case studies in various domains Who This Book Is For Blockchain developers and architects who wish to learn Corda.
Explore the Ethereum ecosystem step by step with extensive theory, labs, and live use cases. This book takes you through BlockChain concepts; decentralized applications; Ethereum’s architecture; Solidity smart contract programming with examples; and testing, debugging, and deploying smart contracts on your local machine and on the cloud. You’ll cover best practices for writing contracts with ample examples to allow you to write high-quality contracts with optimal usage of fuel. In later chapters, Ethereum for Architects and Developers covers use cases from different business areas, such as finance, travel, supply-chain, insurance, and land registry. Many of these sectors are explained with flowcharts, diagrams, and sample code that you can refer to and further enhance in live projects. By the end of the book, you will have enough information to use Ethereum to create value for your business processes and build foolproof data storage for smoother execution of business. What You Will Learn Discover key BlockChain concepts Master the architecture, building blocks, and ecosystem of Ethereum Develop smart contracts from scratch Debug, test, and deploy to test Take advantage of Ethereum in your business area Who This Book Is For BlockChain developers and architects wanting to develop decentralized Ethereum applications or learn its architecture.
Description-Nine years on, yet BlockChain is still in its infancy. This book is a one-stop guide that would be the ultimate handbook to get on overview of BlockChain, the technology behind it and different use cases where this could be applied.This book includes -BitCoin (Ist generation), Ethereum, Hyperledger, R3 Corda, Ripple, MultiChain (2nd generation) and IOTA (3rd generation) Blockchain frameworks. Implementation details and Proof of concept for most of these frameworks.-Use Cases & PoCs in Banking, Finance, Insurance, Travel, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Domains to know where to use which framework.-BlockChain-As-A-Service explaining support from AWS, Azure etc for development and testing of BlockChain frameworks.-The book also discusses Microsoft's CoCo which is a BlockChain-As-A-Service framework to plug-in many BlockChain and DLT frameworks to run on Azure.-Smart City implementation using BlockChain & IoTThe book would be most suitable for business leaders and architects to understand the capabilities and utilize these frameworks and help them to choose the right one for respective business need.
Encyclopedia on Blockchain for beginners and experts alike KEY FEATURES ● Includes the basics of Blockchain ● Comparative study of public Blockchains (Ethereum, Hashgraph, Cardano, Algorand, Solana etc.) ● Comparison of interoperable Blockchains (Polkadot vs. Cosmos vs. Polygon). ● Comparison of private permissioned DLTs (Fabric vs. R3 Corda vs. Quorum). ● Comparison of R3 Corda opensource and Enterprise ● Comparison of Hyperledger Besu and GoQuorum ● Use Cases as Decentralized Identity, CBDC, NFT, Smart Cities etc. DESCRIPTION Today, the Blockchain comes with many variations, including shared ledger, distributed ledger, mutable ledger, etc. In addition to that, there are adjoining technologies as the layer-2 setup and low code environments for smart contracts. Knowing them all and matching the individual’s requirements is a must for the future IT industry. "Blockchain From Concept to Execution" is thoughtfully designed to match the need of the students and experts alike. Phase I covers the most widely adopted Blockchains of today. The first chapter starts with the very basic concepts of Blockchain that everyone should learn. The remaining chapters of this phase discuss some of the most popular Blockchains of today. Phase II further looks over the popular public inter-operable Blockchains in the market. It also explores the competitive study between the different public Blockchains and inter-operable Blockchains. Phase III illustrates the private permissioned DLTs that are adopted by the organizations. The final chapter in this phase also comes with a comparative study to help the reader choose one over the other. Phase IV describes some of the most popular industry use cases as of today. Phase V gives a guideline on how an industry can fast-track the Blockchain adoption and some research area of tomorrow. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Freshers can learn different Blockchains and DLTs through 20 Chapters with 182 MCQs, 70 diagrams and, sample codes. ● Experts can explore the comparative study of Blockchains and DLTs ● Browse most popular use cases of "Decentralized Identity", "Tokenization, DeFi, NFT and CBDC" and "Smart Cities". WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book would be most suitable for business leaders, decision-makers, solution architects, business analysts, trainers, developers, and all Blockchain enthusiasts to understand the capabilities and application of different Blockchain and DLT frameworks and help them to choose the right one for their business needs. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Blockchain 2. Ethereum 3. Hedera Hashgraph 4. Tezos 5. Cardano 6. Algorand 7. Solana 8. Avalanche 9. Polygon 10. Polkadot 11. Cosmos 12. Comparison of Blockchains 13. Hyperledger Fabric 14. R3 Corda 15. Consensys Quorum 16. Comparison of Hyperledger Fabric, R3 Corda and Consensys Quorum 17. Decentralized Identity 18. Tokenization, DeFi, NFT and CBDC 19. Blockchain and 5G for IoT 20. Production and Beyond
Step-by-step guide to learn Ripple and explore $155 trillion+ market on international remittanceKey features a- Know the inefficiencies of banks in international remittance and how Ripple can helpa- Learn Ripple's architecture and its product offerings such as xCurrent, xRapid, and xViaa- Acquire development skills on Ripple's XRP ledgera- Understand and apply all the features of XRP ledger, such as direct and partial payments, escrows, checks, micropayments, and feesa- Learn to integrate XRP ledger with your traditional and Blockchain-based solution in trade finance, e-auction, money market, swaps, and morea- Learn operation of Stablecoins and how to implement them in Islamic bankinga- Know the wide spectrum of acceptance of Ripple across the globeDescriptionThe book is written for all IT professionals. It starts with the loopholes existing in the banking as well as payment industry, especially in the international remittance space, that have led to the invention of Bitcoin, a Blockchain product, followed by Ethereum, and finally Ripple. The book focuses on Ripple's architecture and the different open source and enterprise products offered by Ripple, which have been widely adopted by the global payment industry today. For developers, there are adequate examples covering Ripple's development APIs with different features such as instant payment, partial payment, escrow, checks, and micropayment. In later chapters, the book reviews different use cases on money market, e-auction, trade finance, swaps, etc., which will help you greatly to use Ripple and create new business models for international trading. In last few chapters, the book focuses on some of the leading Stablecoins such as JPM Coin, Libra, and Tether that are threatening to disrupt the finance industry. Use cases on tokenization and Stablecoins are discussed, especially in Islamic banking, which is an area less travelled by industry leaders. Finally, the book elaborates how Ripple has invaded the global market and lists the major players in this space so far. What will you learnBy the end of the book, readers will have enough information on the right usage of Ripple to create value for their business models by eliminating age-old, lengthy, expensive payment channels with frictionless commerce for smoother execution of business processes. Business scenarios and solutions are provided, along with flowcharts, diagrams, and sample codes, that stakeholders can refer to and further enhance, as per their respective business need, and deploy them in live projects. The best and unique part of the book is that all the examples are written in Java, which most readers understand.Who this book is for Influencers, customers, decision makers, or developers - this book would be very useful for any reader who is eager to learn the industry's vision on Ripple, or the use cases that can benefit from Ripple and crypto adoption, or wish to develop applications connected to the rippled server for upgrading their payment mechanism. Table of contents1. Evolution of Payments Systems2. Ripple Architecture3. Development With RippleNet and XRP4. Use Case: Micropayments5. Use Case: Instant Security Settlement iStock Market6. Use Case: Settlement for Intraday Trading in Money Market7. Use Case: Derivatives and Swaps8. Use Case: Trade Finance9. Stablecoins10. Use Case: Islamic Banking11. Banks of TomorrowAbout the authorDebajani Mohanty is a solution architect who has been involved in large-scale projects and has built many scalable enterprises for B2B and B2C products, right from conceptualization to marketing, in varied domains such as travel, e-governance, e-commerce, and BFSI. Writing complex technical articles in an easy-to-understand language and with high readability is her forte that has earned her close to fifteen thousand followers on social media.Debajani has authored the bestseller Blockchain from Concept to Execution by BPB publications, one of the few books in the IT industry that has been translated to other international languages such as German and Chinese. She has also written Ethereum for Architects and Developers and R3 Corda for Architects and Developers, published by Apress and Springer Nature, which have been well received by the industry.Debajani is a global Blockchain pioneer and leader who has architected many unique products that are in the pilot and production phase in India as well as the international market. Also, she has been awarded and appreciated by business leaders in the world. She is a mentor at Amity University Online and has been a keynote speaker at PACT Forum (Philadelphia, USA), NASSCOM, UNICOM, Amity, and many other prestigious events.Debajani is a women's rights activist and was felicitated by Nobel Peace prize winner Mr. Kailash Satyarthi with the prestigious Aarya award for her outstanding contributions to women empowerment in the field of literature.Her twitter: https://twitter.com/debimr75Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debajanimohantypmp/
Explore the entire R3 Corda ecosystem using theory, labs, and use cases. This book introduces distributed ledger technology, Corda architecture, and smart contract programming in Java, guiding you through testing and deployment. Further, you will explore various business problems in finance, insurance, healthcare, travel, and agriculture and discover how Corda can solve these issues through its unique and efficient distributed ledger technology. These business scenarios come with flowcharts, diagrams, and sample code that stakeholders can refer to and further enhance during live projects. After reading R3 Corda for Architects and Developers, you will understand how efficient usage of Corda can create value for your business processes by making business intelligence more readily available, user friendly, and interactive. What You Will Learn Work with distributed ledger technology Discover Corda’s differentiators Develop smart contracts, states, and business flows on Corda Take advantage of Corda in your business by going through case studies in various domains Who This Book Is For Blockchain developers and architects who wish to learn Corda.
Encyclopedia on Blockchain for beginners and experts alike KEY FEATURES ● Includes the basics of Blockchain ● Comparative study of public Blockchains (Ethereum, Hashgraph, Cardano, Algorand, Solana etc.) ● Comparison of interoperable Blockchains (Polkadot vs. Cosmos vs. Polygon). ● Comparison of private permissioned DLTs (Fabric vs. R3 Corda vs. Quorum). ● Comparison of R3 Corda opensource and Enterprise ● Comparison of Hyperledger Besu and GoQuorum ● Use Cases as Decentralized Identity, CBDC, NFT, Smart Cities etc. DESCRIPTION Today, the Blockchain comes with many variations, including shared ledger, distributed ledger, mutable ledger, etc. In addition to that, there are adjoining technologies as the layer-2 setup and low code environments for smart contracts. Knowing them all and matching the individual’s requirements is a must for the future IT industry. "Blockchain From Concept to Execution" is thoughtfully designed to match the need of the students and experts alike. Phase I covers the most widely adopted Blockchains of today. The first chapter starts with the very basic concepts of Blockchain that everyone should learn. The remaining chapters of this phase discuss some of the most popular Blockchains of today. Phase II further looks over the popular public inter-operable Blockchains in the market. It also explores the competitive study between the different public Blockchains and inter-operable Blockchains. Phase III illustrates the private permissioned DLTs that are adopted by the organizations. The final chapter in this phase also comes with a comparative study to help the reader choose one over the other. Phase IV describes some of the most popular industry use cases as of today. Phase V gives a guideline on how an industry can fast-track the Blockchain adoption and some research area of tomorrow. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Freshers can learn different Blockchains and DLTs through 20 Chapters with 182 MCQs, 70 diagrams and, sample codes. ● Experts can explore the comparative study of Blockchains and DLTs ● Browse most popular use cases of "Decentralized Identity", "Tokenization, DeFi, NFT and CBDC" and "Smart Cities". WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book would be most suitable for business leaders, decision-makers, solution architects, business analysts, trainers, developers, and all Blockchain enthusiasts to understand the capabilities and application of different Blockchain and DLT frameworks and help them to choose the right one for their business needs. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Blockchain 2. Ethereum 3. Hedera Hashgraph 4. Tezos 5. Cardano 6. Algorand 7. Solana 8. Avalanche 9. Polygon 10. Polkadot 11. Cosmos 12. Comparison of Blockchains 13. Hyperledger Fabric 14. R3 Corda 15. Consensys Quorum 16. Comparison of Hyperledger Fabric, R3 Corda and Consensys Quorum 17. Decentralized Identity 18. Tokenization, DeFi, NFT and CBDC 19. Blockchain and 5G for IoT 20. Production and Beyond
Explore the Ethereum ecosystem step by step with extensive theory, labs, and live use cases. This book takes you through BlockChain concepts; decentralized applications; Ethereum’s architecture; Solidity smart contract programming with examples; and testing, debugging, and deploying smart contracts on your local machine and on the cloud. You’ll cover best practices for writing contracts with ample examples to allow you to write high-quality contracts with optimal usage of fuel. In later chapters, Ethereum for Architects and Developers covers use cases from different business areas, such as finance, travel, supply-chain, insurance, and land registry. Many of these sectors are explained with flowcharts, diagrams, and sample code that you can refer to and further enhance in live projects. By the end of the book, you will have enough information to use Ethereum to create value for your business processes and build foolproof data storage for smoother execution of business. What You Will Learn Discover key BlockChain concepts Master the architecture, building blocks, and ecosystem of Ethereum Develop smart contracts from scratch Debug, test, and deploy to test Take advantage of Ethereum in your business area Who This Book Is For BlockChain developers and architects wanting to develop decentralized Ethereum applications or learn its architecture.
Providing an overview of BlockChain, the technology behind it, and different use cases where it can be applied, this book is suitable those needing to understand the capabilities and utilization of these frameworks to help them to choose the right one for their business needs.
Step-by-step guide to learn Ripple and explore $155 trillion+ market on international remittanceKey features a- Know the inefficiencies of banks in international remittance and how Ripple can helpa- Learn Ripple's architecture and its product offerings such as xCurrent, xRapid, and xViaa- Acquire development skills on Ripple's XRP ledgera- Understand and apply all the features of XRP ledger, such as direct and partial payments, escrows, checks, micropayments, and feesa- Learn to integrate XRP ledger with your traditional and Blockchain-based solution in trade finance, e-auction, money market, swaps, and morea- Learn operation of Stablecoins and how to implement them in Islamic bankinga- Know the wide spectrum of acceptance of Ripple across the globeDescriptionThe book is written for all IT professionals. It starts with the loopholes existing in the banking as well as payment industry, especially in the international remittance space, that have led to the invention of Bitcoin, a Blockchain product, followed by Ethereum, and finally Ripple. The book focuses on Ripple's architecture and the different open source and enterprise products offered by Ripple, which have been widely adopted by the global payment industry today. For developers, there are adequate examples covering Ripple's development APIs with different features such as instant payment, partial payment, escrow, checks, and micropayment. In later chapters, the book reviews different use cases on money market, e-auction, trade finance, swaps, etc., which will help you greatly to use Ripple and create new business models for international trading. In last few chapters, the book focuses on some of the leading Stablecoins such as JPM Coin, Libra, and Tether that are threatening to disrupt the finance industry. Use cases on tokenization and Stablecoins are discussed, especially in Islamic banking, which is an area less travelled by industry leaders. Finally, the book elaborates how Ripple has invaded the global market and lists the major players in this space so far. What will you learnBy the end of the book, readers will have enough information on the right usage of Ripple to create value for their business models by eliminating age-old, lengthy, expensive payment channels with frictionless commerce for smoother execution of business processes. Business scenarios and solutions are provided, along with flowcharts, diagrams, and sample codes, that stakeholders can refer to and further enhance, as per their respective business need, and deploy them in live projects. The best and unique part of the book is that all the examples are written in Java, which most readers understand.Who this book is for Influencers, customers, decision makers, or developers - this book would be very useful for any reader who is eager to learn the industry's vision on Ripple, or the use cases that can benefit from Ripple and crypto adoption, or wish to develop applications connected to the rippled server for upgrading their payment mechanism. Table of contents1. Evolution of Payments Systems2. Ripple Architecture3. Development With RippleNet and XRP4. Use Case: Micropayments5. Use Case: Instant Security Settlement iStock Market6. Use Case: Settlement for Intraday Trading in Money Market7. Use Case: Derivatives and Swaps8. Use Case: Trade Finance9. Stablecoins10. Use Case: Islamic Banking11. Banks of TomorrowAbout the authorDebajani Mohanty is a solution architect who has been involved in large-scale projects and has built many scalable enterprises for B2B and B2C products, right from conceptualization to marketing, in varied domains such as travel, e-governance, e-commerce, and BFSI. Writing complex technical articles in an easy-to-understand language and with high readability is her forte that has earned her close to fifteen thousand followers on social media.Debajani has authored the bestseller Blockchain from Concept to Execution by BPB publications, one of the few books in the IT industry that has been translated to other international languages such as German and Chinese. She has also written Ethereum for Architects and Developers and R3 Corda for Architects and Developers, published by Apress and Springer Nature, which have been well received by the industry.Debajani is a global Blockchain pioneer and leader who has architected many unique products that are in the pilot and production phase in India as well as the international market. Also, she has been awarded and appreciated by business leaders in the world. She is a mentor at Amity University Online and has been a keynote speaker at PACT Forum (Philadelphia, USA), NASSCOM, UNICOM, Amity, and many other prestigious events.Debajani is a women's rights activist and was felicitated by Nobel Peace prize winner Mr. Kailash Satyarthi with the prestigious Aarya award for her outstanding contributions to women empowerment in the field of literature.Her twitter: https://twitter.com/debimr75Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debajanimohantypmp/
The world seemed not enough for free spirited Renuka, when she married the highly educated Shashank hailing from the mightiest Zamindars of Bengal. However, soon her life turned upside down when a neighbor revealed her of their sinister past. Its a mysterious supernatural curse cast on their family almost a century back. Generation by generation, Damini's enraged curse had passed on, declining their family clan from hundreds to a handful few. Who would be Damini's next victim? And why innocent lives are at a stake for a crime committed by an ancestor a hundred years back? Renuka would not settle until she finds an answer and in her quest she struggles to eradicate all the evils that come in her way. Would she ever win a battle against an unseen enemy? Would the wrong done to Damini be ever avenged? Set against the nostalgic era of 1940s, the story narrates the arduous journey of Renuka Pal, the protagonist, from a rash teen age freedom fighter to the seasoned writer of the 21st century India. In this thrilling saga of death, betrayal and power plays the narrative would cover a large chunk of twentieth century history. The passing of time, historical events and the changing country is so well-woven to the story that one would hardly differentiate between fact and fiction.
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