Build blockchain-based decentralized applications using solidity.
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Birmingham :
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Packt Publishing,
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2018.
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1 online resource (278 pages)
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Cover; Copyright and Credits; Dedication; Packt Upsell; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Blockchain Basics; Understanding distributed systems; The Byzantine Generals' Problem; Losing strategy; Winning strategy; The CAP theorem; Consensus in distributed systems; Understanding the hash function and the Merkle tree; Understanding a blockchainâ#x80;#x93;a developer and trader's perspective; Inside a block; Blockchain mining and forking; Blockchains â#x80;#x93; evolution, generations, and hype; Summary; Chapter 2: Grokking Ethereum; Understanding Ethereum; The notion of decentralization.
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Designing a voting DAppSummary; Chapter 6: Solidity in Depth; Need for solidity; Nuances, syntax, and features of solidity; Pragma, import, and comments; Class properties of a contract; Functions; Events; Inheritance; Libraries; Expression and control structures; Units and variables; Optimizer and debugging options; Parity hack demystified; Summary; Chapter 7: Primer on Web3.js; Web3.js in the Ethereum ecosystem; Running a smart contract using Web3.js; API structure of Web3.js; Designing an ownership contract; Summary; Chapter 8: Developing a Cryptocurrency from Scratch; Token versus coin.
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ERC20 token development using TruffleArbitrage trading for cryptocurrencies; The ICO story; Fiat2Crypto and Crypto2Crypto exchange; Parity hack returns; Summary; Chapter 9: Enterprise Use Cases; Banking and payments; Insurance; Supply chain management; Forecasting and prediction market; Charity; Public benefits; Energy management; Art and music; Retail; Real estate; Cyber security; Crowdfunding; Networking and the Internet of Things; Voting; Government; Private transport and ride sharing; Cloud storage; Healthcare; Smart contract use cases; Insurance; Trade finance; Derivatives; Securities.
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Mining ethers in a private blockchainDeploying smart contracts on our private chain; Summary; Chapter 4: A Noob's Guide to DApps and DAO; Understanding DApps; Steps to develop a DApp; Architecture of a DApp; What is ethercast?; btcrelay.org; oraclize.it; the-pitts-circus.com; Understanding the design of DAO; The rise and fall of DAO; Summary; Chapter 5: Deep-Diving into Smart Contracts; What makes a contract ""smart""?; Definition and design; Role of code in a smart contract; Basic anatomy of a smart contract design; Smart contract optimization; Smart contract auditing and compliance.
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The Ethereum ecosystemMist; Decentralized applications; Middleware; Swarm; Whisper; EVM; Hardware clients and internet; Turing completeness and the magic sauce; Ethereum block, mining, and forking; The Ethereum wallet and client interface; Summary; Chapter 3: Hello World of Smart Contracts; A smart contract in seven lines of code; Remix in a nutshell; Increment and decrement operations using Solidity; Coding a loop; Raising an issue on GitHub; Smart contract on a private blockchain; Writing the genesis block; Building a private blockchain; Connecting MIST browser using geth.
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Ethereum is a public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform featuring smart contract functionality. In this book, you'll learn about Ethereum and Smart Contracts, and we cover the Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) in detail. Then, you'll get acquainted with DApps and DAOs and they how work. At the end of this book, we discuss ...
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OverDrive, Inc.
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01201872
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9ACF8CA0-B9C4-4EC3-A0D0-BF3BD92DE391
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B08755
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Ethereum Smart Contract Development : Build blockchain-based decentralized applications using solidity.