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Mastering Blockchain

You're reading from   Mastering Blockchain Distributed ledger technology, decentralization, and smart contracts explained

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788839044
Length 656 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Imran Bashir Imran Bashir
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Blockchain 101 FREE CHAPTER 2. Decentralization 3. Symmetric Cryptography 4. Public Key Cryptography 5. Introducing Bitcoin 6. Bitcoin Network and Payments 7. Bitcoin Clients and APIs 8. Alternative Coins 9. Smart Contracts 10. Ethereum 101 11. Further Ethereum 12. Ethereum Development Environment 13. Development Tools and Frameworks 14. Introducing Web3 15. Hyperledger 16. Alternative Blockchains 17. Blockchain – Outside of Currencies 18. Scalability and Other Challenges 19. Current Landscape and What's Next 20. Another Book You May Enjoy

Summary

We started this chapter by introducing Bitcoin and how a transaction works from a user's point of view. Then, we presented an introduction to transactions from a technical point of view. Later we discussed public and private keys that are used in Bitcoin.

In the following section, we presented addresses and its different types, following it with a discussion on transactions, its types, and usage. Next, we looked at blockchain with a detailed explanation regarding how blockchain works and what various components are included in the Bitcoin blockchain.

In the last few sections of the chapter, we presented the mining process and relevant concepts.

In the next chapter, we will examine concepts related to the Bitcoin network, its elements, and client software tools.

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