You're reading from The Essential Guide to Web3 Develop, deploy, and manage distributed applications on the Ethereum network

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801813471

Length 366 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Ethereum

Concepts

Blockchain

Author (1):

Vijay Krishnan

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 – Introduction to Web3 FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Blockchain and Web3

3. Chapter 2: Getting Started With Ethereum

4. Chapter 3: Your First Ethereum Transaction

5. Part 2 – All about Smart Contracts

6. Chapter 4: Introduction to Smart Contracts

7. Chapter 5: Creating and Deploying Your First Smart Contract

8. Chapter 6: Smart Contract Security and Access Controls

9. Part 3 – Writing Your DApps for Web3

10. Chapter 7: Developer Tools and Libraries for Web3 Development

11. Chapter 8: Writing and Testing Your First dApp on Web3

12. Part 4 – Fungible Tokens

13. Chapter 9: Introduction to Tokenization

14. Chapter 10: Creating Your First Token

15. Part 5 – Non-Fungible Tokens

16. Chapter 11: Non-Fungible Token Standards

17. Chapter 12: Creating Your First Non-Fungible Token

18. Part 6 – Web3 Advanced Topics

19. Chapter 13: Understanding Oracles

20. Chapter 14: Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Zero-Knowledge EVMs

21. Chapter 15: L2 Networks and Rollups

22. Chapter 16: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations – Overview

23. Index

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The state of Ethereum in 2023

As of 2021, Ethereum is the second-largest blockchain network by total value locked (TVL) after BTC. The Ethereum network has been growing rapidly in recent years, with an increasing number of dApps and DeFi platforms being built on top of it.

One of the biggest changes made to Ethereum was when it started using PoS. This made the network run faster and use less energy. Before that, Ethereum used PoW like BTC, but it required a lot of energy and couldn’t handle too many things at once.

Ethereum 2.0, also known as Serenity, is the name for the upgrade that aims to bring the Ethereum network to a full PoS consensus. It was rolled out in phases. The first phase, called the Beacon Chain, has already been launched and is currently running on the mainnet.

The Ethereum network has also seen significant growth in the DeFi space, with an increasing number of platforms and protocols being built on top of it. DeFi protocols and platforms provide a...