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Acknowledgements

It is a privilege to introduce the book Blockchain Technology: Exploring Opportunity,

Challenges and Applications, which focuses on emerging issues and challenges in

blockchain technology. The book aims to provide a platform to inform researchers

about emerging concepts related to the disciplines of blockchain technology. The

book is a compilation of research-focused chapters, wherein the authors have dis­

cussed ideas ranging from contemporary technologies like cryptocurrency and con­

cepts of mining to security and privacy issues in blockchain technologies, and so on.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the authors of the chapters; with­

out their dedication to research, this book would not have been possible. We would

also like to thank the editorial committee, which has extended unfailing support for

the conceptualization and finalization of this book. The launch of this book bears

testimony to the zeal and commitment of the editors in providing a common forum

for researchers to share their ideas and build upon them, adding to the process of

knowledge creation. We are also very thankful to all our reviewers, who helped us to

continuously improve the quality of the chapters and understand the different dimen­

sions of the chapters. Very big thanks to the publishers, CRC Press, who have given

us this wonderful opportunity, thanks to which all of us, editors/authors/reviewers,

were able to come together for the conceptualization of this book.

We hope that academics, researchers and industry experts will find this book

very useful as they set out to explore the fascinating world of advanced engineering,

emerging technologies and an inspiring new form of digital currency.