Blockchain and Web3: Building the Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and Security Foundations of the Metaverse
- Length: 400 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: Wiley
- Publication Date: 2022-10-03
- ISBN-10: 1119891086
- ISBN-13: 9781119891086
- Sales Rank: #1102355 (See Top 100 Books)
An in-depth and authoritative treatment of one of the most pressing topics of our time
In Blockchain and Web3: Building the Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and Security Foundations of the Metaverse, two tech and finance experts deliver a comprehensive and accessible guide to the present and future of blockchain technology and how it will form the foundation of a new, better internet.
To support a concept as bold as the Metaverse, we need several orders of magnitude more powerful computing capability, accessible at much lower latencies, across a multitude of devices and screens. You’ll discover how blockchain can accelerate data flow, exchange, and transactions to create and transfer value around the world and, at the same time, how it can be used to protect user data privacy and security with decentralized web infrastructures. The book also includes:
- Discussions of how sovereign governments are entering the blockchain fray and how their entry, especially with CBDC digital currency, shapes the conversations around Web3
- Explorations of whether we will ever realize the holy grail of blockchain tech: interoperability to compete with Big Tech platforms
Discussion of new security and privacy issues rising from the intersection of Blockchain, Web3 and Metaverse.A fascinating and eye-opening treatment of the past, present, and future of blockchain and the role it will play on the internet and metaverse, Blockchain and Web3 is a truly original and engaging discussion of a timely and critical topic.
Cover
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
Great Leap Forward into Web3
The Opportunities and Challenges of Metaverse
Blockchain: The Building Blocks of a Trusted Metaverse
Acknowledgments
Winston Ma
Ken Huang
About the Authors
Winston Wenyan Ma, CFA & Esq.
Ken Huang
Preface
Terminology in This Book
Part I: Mega Convergence of Digital Technologies in Metaverse
Part II: Blockchain Breakthroughs
Part III: Three-Way War among Open Metaverse, Big Tech Walled Gardens, and Sovereign States
PART I: Mega Convergence of Digital Technologies in Metaverse
CHAPTER 1: Metaverse: Convergence of Techand Business Models
Metaverse, Omniverse, and Human Co-Experience
Big Tech vs. Web3
Seven Layers of the Technology Stack
Business Models Converging in Metaverse
Building a Better Internet for the Creator Economy
CHAPTER 2: Blockchain, the Backbone of Web3
Basic Blockchain Concepts
Blockchain's Four Key Components
Mega Convergence of Data Technologies
Blockchain and Cybersecurity
Five Challenges of Blockchain Adoption and Possible Solutions
Why Blockchain Is Essential for Metaverse
PART II: Blockchain Breakthroughs Set the Transaction, Privacy, and Security Foundation for the Digital Economy
CHAPTER 3: Cryptocurrencies and Tokenomics
Virtual Lands, Virtual Currencies
Why Metaverse Needs Crypto and Blockchain-Based Transactions
Bitcoin: The Beginning of Cryptocurrency and Trust
Ethereum: Smart Contract Execution Platform
Bitcoin versus Web3 (Pure Decentralization vs. Modified Decentralization)
Visa and Mastercard: Tokenomics Going Mainstream
Metaverse Outlook: Crypto Beyond Currencies
CHAPTER 4: DeFi (Decentralized Finance): Bankless Metaverse
Fintech 2.0: DeFi vs. CeFi
Governance Tokens and Revenue Sources
Stablecoins: Bridging DeFi and CeFi
Layered Protocols and DeFi Security
Bumpy Road to Mass Adoption
Conquering New Territory: DeFi + NFT, Game, and Social Network
CHAPTER 5: NFTs, Creator Economy, and Open Metaverse
2021 – The Year of the NFT
Co-Evolution of Art and Tech
NFT and Generative Art
Creator Economy: Beyond the Bored Apes
Going Mainstream with Brands and Fashion
Challenges to the NFT Metaverse
CHAPTER 6: Blockchain Gaming in Metaverse
From Gaming into 3D Interactive Metaverse
Tech Convergence, Media Convergence
Epic Games and Fortnite
Roblox Human Co-Experience
P2E Blockchain Gaming – GameFi with NFT
Blockchain Gaming: Gaming First? Crypto First?
Gaming, the Foundation of Metaverse
CHAPTER 7: Metaverse Privacy: Blockchain vs. Big Tech
Privacy in a Parallel Digital Universe
Future Data Privacy Model in Metaverse
WEF Data Governance Model
Zero-Knowledge Proof and Secure Multiparty Computation
Homomorphic Encryption and Federated Learning
NFT “Cookies”: When Web3 Tech Meets Web2.0 Legacy
Surveillance Economy and Dystopian Society
CHAPTER 8: Metaverse Security
Blockchain and Metaverse: Marriage in Heaven?
Identity in Metaverse: Wild Wild West?
Metaverse Data Security: Chronic Pain
Smart Contract Security: Maybe Not So Smart
Ransomware Attack in Metaverse: Is It Possible?
Supply Chain Software Risks: A Real Danger?
Quantum Computing: Challenges and Opportunities
Extended Reality (XR): Novel Security Risks
PART III: Three-Way War among Open Metaverse, Big Tech Walled Gardens, and Sovereign States
CHAPTER 9: Public Crypto, Government CBDC, and Big Tech Coin
Three-Way Currency War in Metaverse(s)
China's e-CNY Push at 2022 Winter Olympics
Crackdown on the World's Largest Crypto Market
Digital Rupee, Digital Ruble, and Britcoin
US Bellwether: CBDC R&D and Crypto Regulation
US–China Consensus: Stablecoins in the Regulatory Spotlight
Big Tech Coin: The Rise (and Fall) of Libra
CHAPTER 10: Web3 Creator Economy on Blockchain
Constitution DAO and Web3 Governance
Redesign Corporations in the Metaverse
YGG and Open Metaverse vs. Big Tech Platforms
Challenge 1: Interoperability and the “Internet of Blockchains”
Challenge 2: State-Backed Metaverse
Challenge 3: Will Web3 Startups Become New “Big Techs”?
Creator-Verse: Future Creator Economy
Glossary (alphabetical)
Index
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