"Blockchain Technology and the Internet of Things looks at the electrifying world of blockchain technology and how it has been revolutionizing the Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems (CPS). Aimed primarily at business users and developers who are considering blockchain-based projects, the volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of blockchain technology. It presents a selection of chapters on topics that cover new information on blockchains and bitcoin security, IoT security threats and attacks, privacy issues, fault-tolerance mechanisms, and more. Some major software packages are discussed. It also addresses the legal issues currently affecting the field. The information presented here is relevant to current and future problems relating to blockchain technology and will provide the tools to to build efficient decentralized applications. Blockchain technology and the IoT can profoundly change how the world-and businesses-work, and this book provides a window into the current world of blockchains. No longer limited to just Bitcoin, blockchain technology has spread into many sectors and into a significant number of different technologies. This is a book for those who are interested in blockchains but are overwhelmed by the sudden explosion of options"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction to Blockchain Technology / Geeta Nijhawan, Shruti Vashist, Anita Khosla, and Siddharth Sagar Nijhawan -- An Overview of Blockchain Technology: Architecture, Consensus Algorithm, and Its Challenges / Pooja Dixit, Anuja Bansal, Pramod Singh Rathore, and Manju Payal -- Blockchain, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things: Overview / Jyotir Moy Chatterjee, P. Srinivas Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, and B. Balamurugan -- Blockchain and Bitcoin Security / Hoang Viet Long and Tong Anh Tuan -- Blockchain Internet of Things / Siddharth Sagar Nijhawan, Aditi Kumar, and Shubham Bhardwaj -- Securing IoT with Blockchains / Rashmi Agrawal and Simran Kaur Jolly -- Blockchain Technology and Internet of Things / Sumathy Eswaran and S. P. Rajagopalan -- Blockchain Internet of Things: Security and Privacy / Kavita Arora -- Attacks on Blockchain-Based Systems / Tejas Khajanchee and Deepak Kshirsagar -- Blockchain and Bitcoin Security: Security Threats in Bitcoin / Kapil Chouhan, Pramod Singh Rathore, and Pooja Dixit -- Security and Privacy Issues in Blockchain Technology / D. Preethi, Neelu Khare, and B. K. Tripathy -- Blockchain with Fault Tolerance Mechanism / Somesh Kumar Dewangan, Siddharth Choubey, Abha Choubey, Jyotiprakash Patra, and Md. Shajid Ansari -- Controlling Blockchain Mechanism Using the Internet of Things Technology / Palvadi Srinivas Kumar and Thota Siva Ratna Sai -- A Study on Blockchain Technology: Application and Future Trends / Gurinder Singh, Vikas Garg, and Pooja Tiwari.

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