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Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume 3. Web3, AI, Privacy and Greentech

  • Book

  • May 2025
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 6042271
Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume Three: Web3, AI, Privacy and Greentech presents the latest technological developments and innovations occurring in cryptocurrency. The book explores the hottest topics in this fast-moving area, emphasizing the financial opportunities made possible by cryptocurrencies, such as DePIN and decentralized finance while also presenting the theories and advances that have the potential to create additional opportunities in the convergence of blockchain with AI and privacy technology. Users will find this to be an important resource that bridges the gap between practical usability and academic perspective.

This new volume continues the tradition of the first two, focusing on the latest trends, including Web3, Zero Knowledge Proof, Machine learning, Quantum Technologies, the Internet of Things in ESG, decentralized networks, digitalization, and more. It will serve as a valuable reference to an international audience that wants to learn not only about their own fields of specialization but also related fields.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Web3
1. Conceptualizing Web3
2. Blockchain Interoperability for Decentralized Finance
3. Quantum Technologies in Decentralization
4. Navigating Cryptocurrencies' Next Frontier: The Revolution Towards Decentralizing Physical Infrastructure
5. DAO and DAO Governance
6. Smart Contracts for Promoting Trust in Blockchain-based E-commerce
7. Blockchain-enabled Decentralized Network Trust Management
8. Transforming Global Economies: The Profound Impact of Digitalization
9. Different Regulatory Treatment of Generative AI Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and NFT
10. On and Off-chain Dispute Resolution for Disputes Arising from Smart Contracts

Section 2: AI
11. Fusion of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain
12. Financial Innovation through AI and Blockchain: Opportunities and Challenges
13. Transformation of Digital Banking Back-Office Operations Using AI
14. AI and Web 3 in the Age of Digital Intelligence
15. Machine Learning on Blockchain
16. Using Vector Embeddings to Model Macroeconomic Regimes
17. Ethics and Governance of Generative AI

Section 3: Privacy
18. The Third Technological Innovation in the Development History of Blockchain: Application of Zero-knowledge Proof Technology
19. Privacy-Enhancing Computation Marries Blockchain
20. Preserving Privacy in Blockchain: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
21. Security and Privacy Preservation of Cryptocurrency

Section 4: Greentech
22. Greentech
23. The Application of Blockchain and Internet of Things in ESG Data Platforms

Authors

David Lee Kuo Chuen School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore.

David LEE Kuo Chuen is a Professor of Financial Technology and Blockchain at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), a Council Member of the British Blockchain Association, Vice President of the Economic Society of Singapore, and Editor-in-Chief or Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Fintech and Annual Review of Fintech. He is also Chairman of the Global FinTech Institute (GFI), co-founder of the Singapore Blockchain Association, co-founder of the Blockchain Security Alliance, advisor to the Asian Development Bank, cryptocurrency advisor to the Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) of NUS, advisor to the SUSS Node for inclusive FinTech (NiFT), independent director of several technology companies in Singapore, angel investor in blockchain, WEB3, inclusive finance and AI innovation, senior advisor and Investment Committee member of Artichoke Capital which is backed by institutional and sovereign wealth fund limited partners.

Robert H. Deng School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore.

Robert Deng is AXA Chair Professor of Cybersecurity, Director of the Secure Mobile Centre, and Deputy Dean for Faculty & Research, School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University (SMU). He received the Outstanding University Researcher Award from National University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for Research Excellence from SMU, and Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements Community Service Star from International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium. He serves/served on the editorial boards of ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security, IEEE Security & Privacy, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, Journal of Computer Science and Technology, and Steering Committee Chair of the ACM Asia Conference on Computer and Communications Security. He is a Fellow of IEEE and Fellow of Academy of Engineering Singapore.