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Mastering Blockchain

Blockchain is a distributed database that enables permanent, transparent, and secure storage of data. The blockchain technology is the backbone of cryptocurrency and it is gaining popularity with people who work in the finance, government, and arts sectors. This book is an up-to-date, one-stop guide to this leading technology and its implementation in the real world.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

21h52m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

This book will appeal to those who wish to build fast, highly secure, transactional applications. It targets people who are familiar with the concept of blockchain and are comfortable with a programming language.

Book content

chapters 21h52m total length

Blockchain 101

Decentralization

Symmetric cryptography

Public key cryptography

Introducing Bitcoin

Bitcoin Network and Payments

Bitcoin clients and APIs

Alternative Coins

Smart Contracts

Etherium 101

Further Ethereum

Setting up a development environment

Development tools and clients

Introducing Web3

Hyperledger

Alternative Blockchain Solutions

Blockchain – Outside of Currencies

Scalability and Other Challenges

Current Landscape and What’s Next

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