Blockchain is Cyberpunk
summary
Explains how public proof-of-work chains and private consortia differ and shows concrete tooling: Azure Blockchain Service templates to spin up consortium nodes, Visual Studio Code + Truffle for smart contract unit testing and VSTS for CI/CD. Demonstrates primitives—SHA/Merkle trees, nonces, mining rewards (roughly $50k every ten minutes), and real risks (a two‑line bug that cost about $25M). Covers deployed patterns: provenance and attestation for supply chains, decentralized crowdfunding and DAOs, token ICOs raising 25 million in 30 seconds, programmable tickets and device identity.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Introduction to blockchain
- 2:20Removing intermediaries
- 5:09Blockchain as source of truth
- 7:05Key tenants and technology
- 9:01Hashing and merkle trees
- 10:22Blocks and mining
- 12:29Security and internet of trust
- 14:19Public vs private blockchains
- 15:46Blockchain 1.0 use cases
- 21:42Introduction to blockchain 2.0
- 23:52Smart contracts and platforms
- 25:29Contract-oriented architecture
- 27:35Azure blockchain as a service
- 31:21Blockchain community events
- 33:24Key takeaways and myths
- 37:03Futuristic use cases
- 42:25Decentralized media and music
- 44:56Global economy and B2B
- 47:46Decentralized identity and exchange
- 50:58ICOs and tokenization
- 52:27Identity and reputation management
- 55:28Smart tickets and future economies
- 58:25Future tech and conclusion
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