What you will learn
- Grasp the mechanisms behind Bitcoin, Ethereum, and alternative cryptocurrencies
- Understand cryptography and its usage in blockchain technology
- Understand the theoretical foundations of smart contracts
- Develop decentralized applications using Solidity, Remix, Truffle, Ganache, and Drizzle
- Identify and examine applications of blockchain beyond cryptocurrencies
- Understand the architecture and development of Ethereum 2.0
- Explore research topics and the future scope of blockchain technology
Blосkсhain is a distributed digitalized ledger technology that uses a point-to-point network to enable lawful and highly secure transactions. It was first introduced in 2008 and initially used in 2009 as the Bitcoin technology. Since then, blockchain has been increasingly popular and effective in a variety of fields. A blockchain network has been used to run a variety of cryptocurrencies since bitcoin. Blockchain has shown to be effective in fields such as governance, cybersecurity, industrial systems, financial econometrics, and enterprise management, among others, in addition to having a cryptographic use.
Develop a deep understanding of the theoretical foundations of blockchain technology and learn how to write smart contracts and build decentralized applications
Key Features
- Updated with four new chapters on consensus algorithms, Ethereum 2.0, tokenization, and enterprise blockchains
- Dive deep into foundational pillars of blockchain technology such as decentralization, cryptography, and consensus protocols
- Get to grips with Solidity, Web3, cryptocurrencies, smart contract development and solve scalability, security, and privacy issues
- Discover the architecture of different distributed ledger platforms including Ethereum, Bitcoin, Hyperledger Fabric, Hyperledger Sawtooth, Corda, and Quorum
A balanced mixture of hard science and bold speculation, Blockchain Wars is the definitive guide to both the present and the future of blockchain technology.
The many topics covered include Web3’s structure; the future of privacy; digital governance; decentralized autonomous organizations; blockchain identities; financial infrastructure; IoT supply chains; organizational transparency; and the Internet Computer.
Things you will learn:
- The structure of blockchains and the decentralized Internet
- The inner workings of the boldest blockchain solutions in the data management, finance, and industrial space
- How digital governance works and why it will make or break blockchain technologies
- How blockchain’s interoperability problem will be solved
- What divisions of blockchain technology are and are not a part of an Internet paradigm shift
- The history of Internet protocols and what that tells us about their future
Who this book is for
If you are a technologist, business executive, student, or enthusiast who wishes to explore the fascinating world of blockchain technology, smart contracts, decentralized applications, and distributed systems then this book is for you. Basic familiarity with a beginner-level command of a programming language would be a plus.
