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The Essential Guide to Web3

By : Vijay Krishnan
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Book Image

The Essential Guide to Web3

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By: Vijay Krishnan

Overview of this book

Web3, the new blockchain-based web, is often hailed as the future of the internet. Driven by technologies such as cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized finance, and more, Web3’s aim is to give individuals more control over the web communities they belong to. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced developer, this book will help you master the intricacies of Web3 and its revolutionary technologies. Beginning with a concise introduction to blockchain and the Ethereum ecosystem, this book quickly immerses you in real-world blockchain applications. You’ll work on carefully crafted hands-on exercises that are designed for beginners as well as users with prior exposure. The chapters show you how to build and deploy smart contracts, while mastering security controls and discovering best practices for writing secure code. As you progress, you’ll explore tokenization and gain proficiency in minting both fungible and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the help of step-by-step instructions. The concluding chapters cover advanced topics, including oracles, Layer 2 (L2) networks, rollups, zero knowledge proofs, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). By the end of this Web3 book, you’ll be well-versed in the Web3 ecosystem and have the skills to build powerful and secure decentralized applications.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1 – Introduction to Web3
5
Part 2 – All about Smart Contracts
9
Part 3 – Writing Your DApps for Web3
12
Part 4 – Fungible Tokens
15
Part 5 – Non-Fungible Tokens
18
Part 6 – Web3 Advanced Topics

Fundamentals of Blockchain and Web3

This chapter will lay the foundation for the rest of this course. We will walk through some of the basic blockchain fundamentals required to understand the rest of the concepts and other chapters in this book. You will be introduced to blockchain and the basic anatomy of a blockchain, including nodes, blocks, consensus, and the elements of a blockchain transaction. You’ll be introduced to private, public, and hybrid blockchains and learn when to use private and public blockchains. By learning all of the required basics, you’ll be fully prepared to learn Web3.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:

  • Getting started with blockchain
  • Understanding the role of cryptography in blockchain
  • The basic components of a blockchain
  • Types of blockchain
  • The anatomy of a blockchain transaction
  • Getting started with Web3
  • The fundamentals of Web3