Blockchain, Bitcoin, you hear that as much as you hear the terms big data and artificial intelligence (AI) thrown around. What is blockchain technology, you might ask? I've heard of Bitcoin but never used it, and what does that have to do with a microservice? Well, the same way I showed you how to turn a machine learning and quant financial framework into a microservice, so shall we do here.
In this chapter we will cover:
- Blockchain and Bitcoin theory
- Building a Bitcoin microservice
- Show you how you can spend digital cash