Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • Blockchain - what and why
    • Trade Lens - digitizing the global supply chain
    • Circulor - Traceability-as-a-service
    • Preview of Understanding Blockchain As an AIS

  • Chapter 2: Permissionless vs. Permissioned Blockchain
    • Bitcoin and other permissionless blockchains
    • Permissioned blockchains
    • Digital transactions in a traditional AIS and a blockchain
    • Participants and permissions
    • Hyperledger transactions, validation, and blocks
    • Ac couple of operational questions
    • Summary

  • Chapter 3: Modeling a Blockchain in Hyperledger
    • Introduction to the Hyperledger Platform
    • The Business blockchain model
    • Instantiating the business blockchain model on Hyperledger
    • Summary

  • Chapter 4: Business Blockchains as Emerging Technology
    • Financial services and blockchain
    • Blockchain initiatives in accounting and auditing
    • The Big 4
    • Blockchains in Business
    • Accountants, auditors, and the blockchain in accounting & business