Table of Contents | Tim Lea | Down The Rabbit Hole

Down the Rabbit Hole is a Blockchain book in plain English.

It is a core primer for business people and non-technical people, like you and me, to help you understand and get beneath the Blockchain, to see its power and potential from a practical perspective. Using real global use cases and easy-to-understand stories from within the blockchain ecosystem, Down the Rabbit Hole is an easy read that engages. 

If I am honest, my favourite chapter is the Rise and Fall of Silk Road – the illegal website that sold drugs, weapons and other nefarious products. The chapter involves the story of how undercover cops got beneath the surface to bring the website down – using hitmen, staging someone’s death and high level corruption – its a story that is worthy of Hollywood itself as it twists and turns on its journey.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS – DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE  

Preface

How Best To Use This Book

1. The Blockchain – WTF?

PART 1 – THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE BLOCKCHAIN

2. The History of The Blockchain

3. How Does The Blockchain Work – In Plain English ?

4. Blockchain Technology – The Ten Pillars Of Strength

5. Blockchain Technology – The Ten Major Weaknesses

PART 2 –THE BLOCKCHAIN’S EARLIEST USES

6. The Early Adoption of the Blockchain

7.The Rise and Fall of Silk Road – Bitcoin’s Tainted Brilliance

8. How secure is the Blockchain? – The $2bn Bitcoin Heists

PART 3 – CROSSING THE COMMERCIAL CHASM

9. Crossing the Commercial Chasm – The Challenges of Blockchain Adoption

10. The Blockchain Outside Of Financial Services

11. Following the Money – Venture Capital Investment In The Blockchain

12. The Initial Coin Offering – The Venture Capitalists Get Disrupted

PART 4 – SMART CONTRACTS

13. Smart Contracts – The Killer Application or Just Industry Hype?14.Why Smart contracts aren’t smart!

15. The DAO – Who Needs A CEO?

16. When Dreams Are Shattered – The DAO $53m Attack and its implications

17. Regulation – The Never Ending Game Of Cat And Mouse

PART 5 – THE FUTURE

18. The Best Is Yet to Come – 10 Alternative Coins To Watch

19. The Cryptocurrency Markets – Following The Future Winners

20. Identity, Voting, And The Blockchain

21. Can I Have My Shoes Back? Developing Nations And The Blockchain

22. Islamic Finance And The Blockchain – A Perfect Match?

23. When Oceans Collide – Convergence With The Internet of Things

24. Predictions For The Future Of The Blockchain

25. Our Supporters Best Blockchain Quotes

26. Conclusions

Staying Up To Date – Blogs/News Sites, Podcasts & YouTube Channels

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