Developing Your Own Cryptocurrency
In this chapter, we will provide an overview of smart contract open source libraries and review ERC token standards. Then, we will create a new cryptocurrency called MyERC20Token
based on the ERC-20 token standard using Solidity. We will also create a non-fungible DigitalArtERC721Token
token for a decentralized art marketplace based on the ERC-721 standard. At the end of this chapter, we will discuss another popular Non-Fungible Token (NFT) token standard, ERC-1155, and learn about how to create an ERC-1155 NFT token. After reading through this chapter, you should be able to create your own cryptocurrency.
In this chapter, we will explore the popular tools and frameworks that you will come across frequently while starting to learn Ethereum. This will help you get a grasp on the big picture of the Ethereum ecosystem and apply this knowledge to Ethereum project development.
The topics that we will cover in this chapter are as follows:
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