Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business: Exploring the applications, challenges, and collision of quantum computing and blockchain, reviewed

By Simon Cocking, review of Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business: Exploring the applications, challenges, and collision of quantum computing and blockchain by Arunkumar Krishnakumar. Available from Amazon here. 

Fintech veteran and venture capitalist, Arunkumar Krishnakumar, cuts through the hype to bring us a first-hand look into how quantum computing and Blockchain together could redefine industries and life as we know it.

Book Description

Are quantum computing and Blockchain on a collision course or will they be the most important trends of this decade to disrupt industries and life as we know it?

Fintech veteran and venture capitalist Arunkumar Krishnakumar cuts through the hype to bring us a first-hand look into how quantum computing and Blockchain together are redefining industries, including fintech, healthcare, and research. Through a series of interviews with domain experts, he also explores these technologies’ potential to transform national and global governance and policies – from how elections are conducted and how smart cities can be designed and optimized for the environment, to what cyberwarfare enabled by quantum cryptography might look like. In doing so, he also highlights challenges that these technologies have to overcome to go mainstream.

Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business explores the potential changes that quantum computing and Blockchain might bring about in the real world. After expanding on the key concepts and techniques, such as applied cryptography, qubits, and digital annealing, that underpin quantum computing and Blockchain, the book dives into how major industries will be impacted by these technologies. Lastly, we consider how the two technologies may come together in a complimentary way.

Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business: Exploring the applications, challenges, and collision of quantum computing and blockchain, reviewed

When we first approached chapter one, page 3, we paused and wondered if we needed to have a strong coffee, good light and a notepad to understand the content of this book. Thankfully however Krishnakumar has delivered a book which is strong on clarity, with an evident desire to deliver something that is understandable and approachable for as wide an audience as possible. Late in the book he shares the insight that someone else told him to be a specialist in quantum computing you would really need to be an expert in maths, physics and computing. Acknowledging that he could never be all of these things, instead he has written a smart but accessible book for the rest of us to read and learn from.

Sometimes interviews don’t always add meaning, but in this case he has sourced a diverse range of people, who were willing to talk in a jargon free way about big picture and hype-free quantum computing concepts. This ensures that these interviews help to light up the book and provide thoughtful and considered insights to add to our understanding of what is, and is not possible, both now, and in the coming future. After a slightly tough first chapter, the rest of this book was then off and running and we would recommend it to others looking to get their head around likely business trends and opportunities to be found in these areas.

Excited to announce the launch of my book "Quantum computing and #blockchain in Business"

I explore how these technologies can affect #DigitalTransformation of different industries#QuantumComputing

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— Arunkumar Krishnakumar (@Karunk) April 7, 2020

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