Foreword xvii Preface xix Acknowledgment xxi 1 Role of Blockchain Technology in the Modern Era 1 Kuldeep Singh Kaswan, Jagjit Singh Dhatterwal, Kiran Sood and Balamurugan Balusamy Part 1: Blockchain: Opportunities for Healthcare 4.0 29 2 BTCG4: Blockchain Technology in Electronic Healthcare Systems 31 Amrinder Singh and Geetika Madaan 3 Blockchain Technology and Healthcare: Towards Combating COVID-19 57 Reena Malik and Sonal Trivedi 4 Blockchain-Based Energy-Efficient Heterogeneous Sensor Networks in Healthcare System 75 R. Janarthanan and J. Venkatesh 5 Development of a Safe Health Framework Using a Temporary Blockchain Technique 99 J. Venkatesh and R. Janarthanan 6 Data Consistency, Transparency, and Privacy in Healthcare Systems Using Blockchain Technology 125 Kalaiselvi Rajendiran, Akshaya Sridhar and Ananda Vayaravel Cassinadane Part 2: Blockchain in the Energy@Sector 143 7 Application of Blockchain Technology in Sustainable Energy@Systems 145 Navdeep Kaur, Suman Bhullar and Navneet Seth 8 Revamping Energy Sector with a Trusted Network: Blockchain@Technology 163 Alain Aoun, Mazen Ghandour, Adrian Ilinca and Hussein Ibrahim Part 3: The Impact of Blockchain on the Financial Industry 197 9 Process Innovation and Unification of KYC Document Management System with Blockchain in Banking 199 Priya Jindal, Jasmine Kaur and Kiran Sood 10 Applying Blockchain Technology to Address NPA Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic 217 Jasmine Kaur, Priya Jindal and Kiran Sood 11 Blockchain and Smart Contracts for Insurance Industry 239 Rupa Khanna Malhotra, Chandan Gupta and Priya Jindal 12 How Blockchain Can Transform the Financial Services Industry 253 Aashima and Birajit Mohanty 13 The Impact of Blockchain Technology and COVID-19 on the Global Banking Industry 283 Jyoti Verma and Gagandeep 14 Blockchain-Based Framework -- A Scientific Tool for Developing a Robust Banking System 303 Minakshi Thaman Part 4: Blockchain Applications and Sustainability Issues 325 15 Advanced Cryptographic Technologies in Blockchain 327 Osheen Oberoi and Sahil Raj 16 Network Security Issues in Blockchain Architectures 353 Keshav Kaushik 17 A Comprehensive Report on Blockchain Technology, Its Applications, and Open Research Challenges 369 Shilpi Garg, Rajesh Kumar Kaushal and Naveen Kumar 18 New Blockchain Taxonomies and Trust Models Impacting Business@Performance 387 Hani El Chaarani, Zouhour EL Abiad and Hebatallah Abd El Salam Badawy References 408 Index 413.