Summary
In this chapter, you learned how to deploy a private Ethereum network, as well as other types of private networks. We also overviewed resources for private enterprise Ethereum development. Blockchain is still at the very early stages of its technological revolution. As the technology becomes more mature, we expect it will be very successful and have a profound impact on many industries.
As blockchain technology is being recognized by broader and broader audiences, the development of smart contracts is increasing rapidly. In the time it has taken to write this book, 1,747.41 million (11.8 TPS) transactions have been made on Ethereum Mainnet, and the market cap has reached $157,178,600,059. The number of accounts is 10 times higher than it was two years ago. A total number of 96,108,208 contract internal transactions have been made on Ethereum. You can find up-to-date information at this link: https://etherscan.io/. Developing and deploying smart contracts is one of the main...