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Foundations of Blockchain

You're reading from   Foundations of Blockchain The pathway to cryptocurrencies and decentralized blockchain applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789139396
Length 372 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Koshik Raj Koshik Raj
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction 2. A Bit of Cryptography FREE CHAPTER 3. Cryptography in Blockchain 4. Networking in Blockchain 5. Cryptocurrency 6. Diving into Blockchain - Proof of Existence 7. Diving into Blockchain - Proof of Ownership 8. Blockchain Projects 9. Blockchain Optimizations and Enhancements 10. Blockchain Security 11. When Shouldn't We Use Blockchain? 12. Blockchain Use Cases 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Diving into Blockchain - Proof of Existence

So far in this book, we've looked at the fundamental concepts of blockchain technology, exploring topics such as cryptography and decentralized networking. We've also created a simple blockchain application and made ourselves familiar with the transactions used in the decentralized cryptocurrency application. Although the blockchain applications we created gave us an overview of blockchain technology, we haven't yet looked at any use cases other than those in cryptocurrency that require a decentralized network. By diving into blockchain, we'll introduce and become familiar with the blockchain framework, which will end with us building a blockchain application by constructing the use case featured.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • The blockchain platform, specifically:
    • Why did we choose to go...
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