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Blockchain Quick Reference

By : Mariko Amekodommo, Brenn Hill, Samanyu Chopra, Paul Valencourt
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Blockchain Quick Reference

By: Mariko Amekodommo, Brenn Hill, Samanyu Chopra, Paul Valencourt

Overview of this book

Blockchain Quick Reference takes you through the electrifying world of blockchain technology and is designed for those who want to polish their existing knowledge regarding the various pillars of the blockchain ecosystem. This book is your go-to guide, teaching you how to apply principles and ideas for making your life and business better. You will cover the architecture, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), tokens, smart contracts, and terminologies of the blockchain technology, before studying how they work. All you need is a curious mind to get started with blockchain technology. Once you have grasped the basics, you will explore components of Ethereum, such as ether tokens, transactions, and smart contracts, in order to build simple Dapps. You will then move on to learning why Solidity is used specifically for Ethereum-based projects, followed by exploring different types of blockchain with easy-to-follow examples. All this will help you tackle challenges and problems. By the end of this book, you will not only have solved current and future problems relating to blockchain technology but will also be able to build efficient decentralized applications.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)

Legal and regulatory evolution

A certain near-term change in the blockchain technology will come from regulation. Nearly every major country is looking at the ICO landscape and working out how best to regulate or capitalize on blockchain. In the USA, the SEC seems to be looking at ICOs more and more as a securities offering that will necessitate companies to carry out an ICO to provide financial and other documentation more typically related to stock offerings.

Other countries, such as Belarus, are taking a very hands-on approach in the hopes of luring blockchain companies and investment to their countries.

Security token offerings

In response to the continued SEC action and the failure of a large number of blockchain projects...