Chapter 1. A decision framework for decentralized control of distributed processes: is blockchain the only solution? -- Chapter 2. Blockchains for value creation and supply chain optimization -- Chapter 3. Perspective and challenges of blockchain technology in the accountability of financial information -- Chapter 4. A brief analysis of blockchain algorithms and its challenges -- Chapter 5. Blockchain technology: a review of the contemporary disruptive business applications -- Chapter 6. Blockchain technology in solar energy -- Chapter 7. Paradise found?: the disruption and diversification of funding in higher education -- Chapter 8. A call for second-generation cryptocurrency valuation metrics -- Chapter 9. Blockchain 2.0: an edge over technologies -- Chapter 10. Scientific paper peer-reviewing system with blockchain, IPFS, and smart contract -- Chapter 11. Bank data certification and repurposing using blockchain -- Chapter 12. Data confidentiality, integrity, and authentication.