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Mastering Ethereum

By : Merunas Grincalaitis
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Mastering Ethereum

By: Merunas Grincalaitis

Overview of this book

Ethereum is one of the commonly used platforms for building blockchain applications. It's a decentralized platform for applications that can run exactly as programmed without being affected by fraud, censorship, or third-party interference. This book will give you a deep understanding of how blockchain works so that you can discover the entire ecosystem, core components, and its implementations. You will get started by understanding how to configure and work with various Ethereum protocols for developing dApps. Next, you will learn to code and create powerful smart contracts that scale with Solidity and Vyper. You will then explore the building blocks of the dApps architecture, and gain insights on how to create your own dApp through a variety of real-world examples. The book will even guide you on how to deploy your dApps on multiple Ethereum instances with the required best practices and techniques. The next few chapters will delve into advanced topics such as, building advanced smart contracts and multi-page frontends using Ethereum blockchain. You will also focus on implementing machine learning techniques to build decentralized autonomous applications, in addition to covering several use cases across a variety of domains such as, social media and e-commerce. By the end of this book, you will have the expertise you need to build decentralized autonomous applications confidently.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Section 1: Blockchain - Ethereum Refresher
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Section 2: Decentralized Application Development Workflow
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Section 3: Ethereum Implementations

Introducing decentralized exchanges

What are DAXs, really? Well, normal exchanges, such as the stock market, are built upon a centralized system where a server processes all orders and displays the results to the users. They run very efficient systems that are quite expensive to set up, although it's understandable given the utility they provide. DAXs, on the other hand, don't rely on a centralized system where all orders have to go through a server that makes the necessary computations. Instead, DAXs work on top of Ethereum's infrastructure to provide users with a system that can be executed by anyone and processed by the gigantic net of computers.

The first difference with DAX compared to centralized exchanges is that they are limited by the technology behind them. You can't create a DAX that trades fiat currencies, such as the American dollar or the European...