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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)

Technological stabilization

Technologies tend to go in waves. There is usually a period of growth and experimentation followed by consolidation and standardization before the cycle begins again. Currently, there are a few technologies that are clearly in the lead for being standardization targets.

Ethereum and Hyperledger

Ethereum, Neo, and Hyperledger are all technologies that have already attracted substantial traction from different projects. Any newcomers will have to not only offer a superior technology at the blockchain level, but will also contend with the host of tools and existing libraries and tutorials that are already being developed. In particular, the Ethereum and Hyperledger ecosystems have a tremendous amount...