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Blockchain Essentials You Always Wanted to Know.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kancharla.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smart contracts.
- Cryptography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (137 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- La Vergne : Vibrant Publishers, 2024.
- Summary:
- This book provides a comprehensive introduction to blockchain technology, aimed at beginners, enthusiasts, and professionals seeking a deeper understanding of its principles and applications. It covers foundational concepts, cryptography basics, smart contracts, and blockchain integration with existing systems, offering practical insights and resources for implementation. The author, Dr. Abhilash Kancharla, draws on his extensive academic and professional experience in blockchain and computer science to present complex topics in an accessible manner. With quizzes, summaries, and hands-on tools such as Truffle and Ganache, the book is a valuable resource for students, technologists, and managers interested in harnessing blockchain's potential. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Chain of Blocks!
- 1.1 Definition
- 1.2 History of Blockchain
- 1.3 Use Cases of Blockchain
- 1.4 What Made Blockchain So Popular?
- 1.5 Web3
- Quiz
- Chapter Summary
- Going Deeper into Blockchain
- 2.1 Basics of Cryptography*
- 2.2 Digital Signature, Private, and Public Keys
- 2.3 Merkle Tree
- 2.4 Working of Merkle Trees
- 2.5 Benefits of Merkle Trees in Blockchain
- 2.6 Wallet, Transaction, and Block of Transactions
- 2.7 Transactions in Blockchain
- 2.8 Mining – Get the Axe!
- 2.9 Nodes
- Blockchain Types
- 3.1 Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
- 3.2 Centralized vs P2P Architectures
- 3.3 Types of Blockchain
- 3.4 PoW, PoS and PBFT
- Cryptocurrency
- 4.1 What is Cryptocurrency
- 4.2 Differences between Fiat and Crypto Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-63651-301-8
- 1-63651-300-X
- OCLC:
- 1519120775
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