also an exploration of possibilities for upskilling with blockchain

knowledge. With the knowledge gained from the chapter, you will be able

to achieve excellent career opportunities, great demand in the market, new-

age technology integrations, cybersecurity methods, cryptocurrencies, and

ICOs, transparency and improved governance, universal infrastructure,

digital identity.

The prerequisites in terms of skills needed are cryptography, smart

contracts, data structures, blockchain architecture, and Web development.

Structure

In this chapter, the following topics will be covered:

Introducing distributed ledger technology and blockchain

Blockchain vs. distributed ledger

The benefits of distributed ledger technology and blockchain

Blockchain formation

Blockchain specialty

Blockchain types—

public, private, hybrid, and consortium

Ownership/ transaction/ order integrity

Conflict and its resolution

Fork

Fork types—

accidental, soft, and hard

J ourney of blockchain

Blockchain versions

Blockchain 3 .0 directed acyclic graphs (DAG)

Security connect

Terminologies used

K eywords/ abbreviations

Questions

Conclusion

Objectives