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Blockchain and Ethereum Resources

This document provides resources to understand blockchain technology and its applications, introducing blockchain and how it works, explaining smart contracts and various potential use cases, detailing what Ethereum is and how it differs from Bitcoin, how Ethereum mining works, what Initial Coin Offerings are, and providing additional background material on blockchain adoption.

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Blockchain and Ethereum Resources

This document provides resources to understand blockchain technology and its applications, introducing blockchain and how it works, explaining smart contracts and various potential use cases, detailing what Ethereum is and how it differs from Bitcoin, how Ethereum mining works, what Initial Coin Offerings are, and providing additional background material on blockchain adoption.

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Introduction to Blockchain and Ethereum

These resources will give you a sound understanding of what blockchain technology is, explain a
variety of ways the technology can be applied, introduce you to Ethereum, Ethereum mining, and
Initial Coin Offerings, and highlight the differences between Ethereum and Bitcoin.

Sahil Bhaiwala: Email: [email protected]

What is Blockchain and How Does It Work?


Fundamental explanation of what a blockchain is (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93E_GzvpMA0

**All-encompassing introduction to blockchain and its potential uses (Video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl8OlkkwRpc

Provides context around blockchain and introduces smart contracts


https://medium.com/humanizing-the-singularity/by-the-end-of-this-article-youre-going-to-
understand-blockchains-in-general-and-ethereum-a-next-e11df6a1d7cf

Highlights general advantages of blockchain and identifies a few use cases


http://internetofagreements.com/files/WorldGovernmentSummit-Dubai2017.pdf

Smart Contracts
For a good foundation on what smart contracts are and how they work
http://www.blockchaintechnologies.com/blockchain-smart-contracts#smart-contract-definition

https://ark-invest.com/research/smart-contracts-work

Use Cases (brief introductions)


Government
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dubai-aims-to-be-a-city-built-on-blockchain-1493086080

ID System/Property Rights
https://hbr.org/2017/05/how-blockchain-could-help-emerging-markets-leap-ahead

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21722869-anti-establishment-technology-faces-ironic-
turn-fortune-governments-may-be-big-backers

Voting
https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/plymouth.pdf
Financial System
https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/blockchain-technology-could-reduce-investment-banks-
infrastructure-costs-by-30-percent-according-to-accenture-report.htm

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2016/01/11/the-hutchins-center-explains-how-
blockchain-could-change-the-financial-system-part-1/

Music/Art
https://hbr.org/2017/06/blockchain-could-help-musicians-make-money-again

Energy Exchange
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/business/energy-environment/brooklyn-solar-grid-energy-
trading.html

https://hbr.org/2017/03/how-utilities-are-using-blockchain-to-modernize-the-grid

Supply Chain Management


https://hbr.org/2017/03/global-supply-chains-are-about-to-get-better-thanks-to-blockchain

https://www.wsj.com/articles/banks-turn-to-virtual-world-to-modernize-physical-commodities-
trading-1491303623

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-18/wal-mart-tackles-food-safety-with-test-
of-blockchain-technology

IoT/Autonomous Vehicles
https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-move-self-driving-cars-fast-lane/

Healthcare
https://hbr.org/2017/03/the-potential-for-blockchain-to-transform-electronic-health-records

Science
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/blockchain-solution-ensures-privacy-of-genomic-data-while-
granting-access-for-medical-research/

Ownership of Data
https://www.fastcompany.com/3054976/mits-new-blockchain-project-enigma-wants-to-let-you-
share-your-data-on-your-terms
Ethereum Explained

Non-Technical explanation
https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-ethereum/

Helpful Infographic (Image)


https://www.ethereumbitcoins.com/a-beginning-guide-to-ethereum/

More Detailed, Technical Explanation (White Paper)


https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper

Ethereum Mining
Background about what Ether is and what mining means
https://www.ethereum.org/ether

More detail about mining


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ethereum-mining-101-your-complete-
guide_us_58b6e1eee4b02f3f81e44e9f

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)


Intro to ICOs
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanchester/2017/06/12/a-new-way-to-raise-money-the-initial-
coin-offering/#33151e4b5fb5

Explains what tokens are and clarifies the difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum
https://coincenter.org/entry/what-does-it-mean-to-issue-a-token-on-top-of-ethereum

Bitcoin vs. Ethereum


Quick summary of the differences
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ameer-rosic-/ethereum-vs-bitcoin-whats_b_13735404.html

There are some good insights on the Ethereum forum itself (technical)
https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/700/what-are-the-differences-between-bitcoin-
blockchain-and-ethereum-blockchain

Additional Material
Good explanation of blockchains path to adoption by two HBS professors
https://hbr.org/2017/01/the-truth-about-blockchain

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