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Blockchain Quick Reference

You're reading from   Blockchain Quick Reference A guide to exploring decentralized blockchain application development

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788995788
Length 350 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Brenn Hill Brenn Hill
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Paul Valencourt Paul Valencourt
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Samanyu Chopra Samanyu Chopra
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Samanyu Chopra
Mariko Amekodommo Mariko Amekodommo
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Table of Contents (24) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Blockchain 101 2. Components and Structure of Blockchain FREE CHAPTER 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 Development 16. Ethereum Accounts and Ether Tokens 17. Decentralized Applications 18. Mining 19. ICO 101 20. Creating Your Own Currency 21. Scalability and Other Challenges 22. Future of Blockchain 23. Other Books You May Enjoy

Typical aspects of an ICO campaign

Most ICOs have a typical trajectory for their marketing activities. Each of these activities exists to attract interest and investment in the company and present the project to the world at large.

Whitepaper

For most projects, the most critical piece is the whitepaper. The project whitepaper introduces the purpose of the project, the problems it tries to solve, and how it goes about solving it.

A good white paper will discuss the utility of the token and the market. Key sections of most whitepapers include:

  • An introduction to the project
  • A history of the market and prior solutions
  • An introduction to the new solution using blockchain
  • The utility of the token and tokenomics
  • Future applications...
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