Blockchain in Practice

The information noise around blockchain doesn’t subside for years. Thanks to this technology, participants in the cryptocurrency gold rush became phenomenally rich—quickly and outside regulation by law. But the hype in the media has created a somewhat inaccurate picture of blockchain. The capabilities of the technology—many experts now call it the “new internet”—are much deeper. It keeps evolving and has already found applications in 25 industries. Public services, copyright, financial markets, medicine, insurance, education—these are only part of the areas where blockchain is used.

The authors share their own vision of blockchain’s evolution and question the commonly used generational classification of this technology. You’ll learn what results have already been achieved thanks to blockchain, what problems exist in its development, and what improvements are needed for its further progress. The book will be useful not only for specialists, but also for those who want to understand blockchain’s real capabilities and learn about the technology’s potential.

Aleksandr Tabernakulov—Founder and Head of PR agency for technology companies Filigran. Forbes columnist. Prepared more than 200 articles on blockchain and financial technologies in the role of chief editor at the communications agency at the Waves blockchain platform. Member of the Expert Council on Legislative Support for the Development of Financial Technologies under the State Duma of the Russian Federation in 2017–2018. Founder and chief editor of the periodical publication for top managers of banks “Digest of World Financial Technologies.” Author of the online course “How to write about blockchain.”

Yann Koifmann—Co-founder and CEO of the blockchain platform for electricity management NS, as well as the company that manufactures energy-saving devices EnesFilter. In 2002, he graduated from the Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MGGU) (Moscow State Mining University) in the specialty “systems engineer-technician.” From 2002 to 2016, he led the development of enterprises in the IT sphere and also held the position of assistant to the minister of natural resources Vitaly Artyukhov. Combining experience in ecology, IT, and business, he created the Enes project, which became a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation in 2017. © Storyside