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Study new blockchains, including Polkadot, Solana, and Avalanche blockchain, along with recent developments in security, scalability, and privacy

Explore key cryptocurrencies and distributed ledgers such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, Hyperledger Fabric, Corda, and Quorum

Get to grips with Solidity, Web3, NFTs, DeFi, and smart contract development

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Blockchain is the backbone of cryptocurrencies, it has had a massive impact in many sectors, including finance, supply chains, healthcare, government, and media. It’s also being used for cutting edge technologies such as AI and IoT. This new edition is thoroughly revised to offer a practical approach to using Ethereum, Hyperledger, Fabric, and Corda with step-by-step tutorials and real-world use-cases to help you understand everything you need to know about blockchain development and implementation. With new chapters on Decentralized Finance and solving privacy, identity, and security issues, as well as bonus online content exploring alternative blockchains, this is an unmissable read for everyone who wants to gain a deep understanding of blockchain. The book doesn’t shy away from advanced topics and practical expertise, such as decentralized application (DApp) development using smart contracts and oracles, and emerging trends in the blockchain space. Throughout the book, you’ll explore blockchain solutions beyond cryptocurrencies, such as the IoT with blockchain, enterprise blockchains, and tokenization, and gain insight into the future scope of this fascinating and disruptive technology. By the end of this blockchain book, you will have gained a thorough comprehension of the various facets of blockchain and understand the potential of this technology in diverse real-world scenarios.

Who is this book for?

This book is for blockchain enthusiasts from all backgrounds, including software developers and programmers who want to learn how to build DApps, business executives and managers who want to explore the benefits and challenges of leveraging blockchain in different industries, and system architects and solution designers who want insight into blockchain architecture, consensus mechanisms, and security considerations. It is also a useful reference guide for blockchain development professionals who want to build fast and highly secure transactional applications. Basic knowledge in any programming language will come in handy.

What you will learn

Grasp the mechanisms behind Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies

Understand cryptography and its usage in blockchain

Become familiar with the theoretical foundations of smart contracts and blockchain consensus

Develop DApps using Solidity, Remix, Truffle, and Ganache

Solve issues relating to privacy, identity, scalability, and security in enterprise blockchains

Dive into the architecture of Ethereum 2.0

Delve into emerging trends like DeFi, NFTs, and Metaverse

Explore various applications, research topics, and future directions of blockchain

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Gianfranco Nov 21, 2023

Very practical book to understand the basic and intermediate blockchain!

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hawkinflight May 30, 2023

The book starts off really well with Chapter 1, Blockchain 101, explaining what a blockchain is. It provides the history and connection with Bitcoin, outlines the generic elements, and describes the benefits, features, and limitations, as well as the different types of blockchains. Subsequent chapters explain in more detail aspects mentioned in first chapter.The book presents information about Bitcoin and Ethereum, starting in the first chapter. This is an interesting point, "Bitcoin’s scripting language is not Turing complete, whereas Ethereum’s Solidity language is." This is further explained, "To facilitate arbitrary program development on a blockchain, a Turing-complete programming language is needed, and it is now a very desirable feature tohave for blockchains."Chapter 12 provides practical examples and a final project of "Web3 Development Using Ethereum", allowing hands-on practice. This example is explained further "work with various tools such as Ganache, the Geth client console, and the Remix IDE to develop, test, and deploy smart contracts. Use the Truffle framework to test and migrate smart contracts. Explore how IPFS can be used to host the webpages for our DApp, serving as the decentralized storage layer of the blockchain ecosystem".I am looking forward to spending time with Chapter 14, Hyperledger, to learn more about the blockchain projects introduced by the members of the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger project. The first paragraph clearly explains that the Hyperledger project "is not a blockchain but a project that was initiated by the Linux Foundation in December 2015 to advance blockchain technology", that it "can be used to develop and implement blockchain applications and systems", and can be used to "support global business transactions". The project also focuses on " improving the reliability and performance of blockchain systems".Chapter 22, Blockchain Applications and What's Next, provides excellent content for learning about the various applications of blockchain technology in addition to cryptocurrency, such as Internet of Things, government, media, and finance, and research efforts related to the blockchain technology. This chapter includes a neat example with code for connecting an IoT device to the Ethereum blockchain using a Raspberry Pi device. A door is unlocked (represented by an LED device) when an appropriate amount of funds are sent.Finally, Chapter 23 provides bonus content online about Alternative Blockchains; for example, new blockchains such as Solana, and protocols such as Ripple and Kadena, and concepts such as sidechains and drivechains are discussed. It's not surprising, but it's good to read and know that "blockchain is a very fast-moving field, and there are many other blockchain projects".This book has 783 pages including an index. It's not a "blockchain for dummies" or a "blockchain in 100 pages" kind of book. It is clearly written and easy to read, so it is accessible to the beginner to blockchain. The Table of Contents and the Index can help you move around to read the parts as you're ready.It has definitely helped me to better understand Blockchain.

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This book provides a deep dive into the fascinating world of blockchain technology. As someone with a growing interest in the subject, I can confidently say that this book offers an outstanding learning experience.topics such as decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and Web3 are seamlessly integrated into the narrative, enriching the reader's knowledge beyond the core blockchain principles. This comprehensive coverage is a testament to the author's commitment to providing a holistic educational experience. Kudos

Mastering Blockchain, Fourth Edition: Inner workings of blockchain, from cryptography and decentralized identities, to DeFi, NFTs and Web3 , Fourth Edition

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