You're reading from Data Science for Web3 A comprehensive guide to decoding blockchain data with data analysis basics and machine learning cases

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837637546

Length 344 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Blockchain

Concepts

Blockchain

Author (1):

Gabriela Castillo Areco

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 Web3 Data Analysis Basics

2. Chapter 1: Where Data and Web3 Meet FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Working with On-Chain Data

4. Chapter 3: Working with Off-Chain Data

5. Chapter 4: Exploring the Digital Uniqueness of NFTs – Games, Art, and Identity

6. Chapter 5: Exploring Analytics on DeFi

7. Part 2 Web3 Machine Learning Cases

8. Chapter 6: Preparing and Exploring Our Data

9. Chapter 7: A Primer on Machine Learning and Deep Learning

10. Chapter 8: Sentiment Analysis – NLP and Crypto News

11. Chapter 9: Generative Art for NFTs

12. Chapter 10: A Primer on Security and Fraud Detection

13. Chapter 11: Price Prediction with Time Series

14. Chapter 12: Marketing Discovery with Graphs

15. Part 3 Appendix

16. Chapter 13: Building Experience with Crypto Data – BUIDL

17. Chapter 14: Interviews with Web3 Data Leaders

18. Index

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Appendix 1

1. Appendix 2

2. Appendix 3

Exploring Analytics on DeFi

There are two groups of products that drive the most transactions in the current state of Web3: NFTs, as we discussed in Chapter 4, and decentralized finance (DeFi), which we will explore in this chapter.

DeFi takes its name in opposition to the centralized characteristic of the current financial system. According to the book How to DeFi: Beginner, by CoinGecko, “Decentralized Finance or DeFi is a movement that allows users to utilize financial services such as borrowing, lending, and trading without the need to rely on centralized entities.” DeFi is not a single product but a series of projects trying to address financial demand in the Web3 space.

These projects make use of the concept of composability, which involves building upon parts created by other parties. It is often illustrated as building with Lego blocks, where developers combine various components to construct new infrastructures.

DeFi has introduced products that were...