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Learn Ethereum - Second Edition

By : Xun (Brian) Wu, Zhihong Zou, Dongying Song
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Learn Ethereum - Second Edition

By: Xun (Brian) Wu, Zhihong Zou, Dongying Song

Overview of this book

Ethereum is a blockchain-based, decentralized computing platform that allows you to run smart contracts. With this book, you’ll discover the latest Ethereum tools, frameworks, wallets, and layer 2, along with setting up and running decentralized applications for the complete, end-to-end development experience. Learn Ethereum, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive overview of the Ethereum ecosystem, exploring its concepts, mechanisms, and decentralized application development process. You’ll delve into Ethereum's internals, technologies, and tools, including Ethereum 2.0 and the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), gas, and its account systems. You’ll also explore Ethereum's transition to proof of stake, L1/L2 scaling solutions, DeFi protocols, and the current marketplace. Additionally, you’ll learn about EVM-compatible blockchains, connectivity techniques, and advanced topics such as sharding, off-chain scaling, DAOs, Metaverse, and NFTs. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to write smart contracts and develop, test, and deploy DApps using various tools, wallets, and frameworks.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: Blockchain and Ethereum Basics
7
Part 2:Ethereum Development Fundamentals
11
Part 3: Ethereum Development Fundamentals
15
Part 4:Production and Deployment
20
Part 5:Conclusion

Summary

By now, you should have a good overall understanding of leading EVM-compatible blockchains, including Binance BSC, Polygon PoS, and Avalanche blockchains, as well as their ecosystems.

To help you get a grasp of blockchain L1 ecosystems, we also briefly introduced you to two other leading non-EVM chains, TRON blockchain and Solana. They are both thriving in their own DeFi and DApps ecosystem. In fact, we are living in a multi-chain world today, and for the foreseeable future, there will continue to be multi-chain ecosystems. To help you understand how to transfer assets between different L1 blockchains, or how to interact with smart contracts on another L1 blockchain, we discussed various blockchain interoperability options, including both trusted bridge design patterns and trustless bridge mechanisms. We went through more generalized cross-chain messaging options, including Polkadot and Cosmos IBC, as well as DONs such as Chainlink CCIP. The blockchain ecosystem is evolving...