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Blockchain Developer's Guide

You're reading from   Blockchain Developer's Guide Develop smart applications with Blockchain technologies - Ethereum, JavaScript, Hyperledger Fabric, and Corda

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Product type Course
Published in Dec 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789954722
Length 564 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Paul Valencourt Paul Valencourt
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Brenn Hill Brenn Hill
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Narayan Prusty Narayan Prusty
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Samanyu Chopra Samanyu Chopra
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Table of Contents (37) Chapters Close

Title Page
Copyright
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
1. Blockchain 101 FREE CHAPTER 2. Components and Structure of Blockchain 3. Decentralization Versus Distributed Systems 4. Cryptography and Mechanics Behind Blockchain 5. Bitcoin 6. Altcoins 7. Achieving Consensus 8. Advanced Blockchain Concepts 9. Cryptocurrency Wallets 10. Alternate Blockchains 11. Hyperledger and Enterprise Blockchains 12. Ethereum 101 13. Solidity 101 14. Smart Contracts 15. Ethereum Accounts and Ether Tokens 16. Decentralized Applications 17. Mining 18. ICO 101 19. Creating Your Own Currency 20. Scalability and Other Challenges 21. Future of Blockchain 22. Understanding Decentralized Applications 23. Understanding How Ethereum Works 24. Writing Smart Contracts 25. Getting Started with web3.js 26. Building a Wallet Service 27. Building a Smart Contract Deployment Platform 28. Building a Betting App 29. Building Enterprise Level Smart Contracts 30. Building a Consortium Blockchain 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Why Bitcoin is volatile


When we say Bitcoin is volatile, we mean the price of Bitcoin is volatile. The spot rate of Bitcoin at various exchanges changes every moment and, moreover, it functions 24/7. Hence, any user or community member of Bitcoin is perturbed by the regularly changing price of Bitcoin. The following chart shows the price fluctuation of Bitcoin over the last financial year:

The volatility of Bitcoin is the most discussed topic and has been a concern for investors, miners, and supporters of Bitcoin since the exchanges of Bitcoin came up. Some prime reasons for this as follows:

  • Security breaches: This has been a major issue in the price fluctuation of Bitcoin in the past; whenever news of security flaws at an exchange's end comes up, the price of Bitcoin takes a hit, since this makes the investors start to doubt a certain exchange or the Bitcoin network.
  • Legal issues: There have been many doubts by global lawmakers who make predictions on Bitcoin's price or even try to label Bitcoin...
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