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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

Monax


Monax is a blockchain and a smart contract technology that was founded in 2014. It started its journey as Eris Industries, but changed its name to Monax in October of 2016.

Monax has a lot to offer. Some of these include various frameworks, SDKs, and tools that allow accelerated development of blockchains and their deployment for businesses. The idea behind the Monax application platform is to enable development of ecosystem applications that use blockchains in their backend. It also allows integration with multiple blockchains and enables various third-party systems to interact with other blockchain systems, and offers a high level of compatibility. This platform makes use of smart contracts written in solidity language. It can interact with blockchains such as Ethereum or Bitcoin. All commands are standardized for different blockchains, and the same commands can be used across the platform.

Monax is being actively used for the following applications:

  • Fleet leasing 
  • Corporate governance...
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