Blockchain Quick Reference: A guide to exploring decentralized Blockchain application development

Understand the Blockchain revolution and get to grips with Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, and Corda.

Key Features
Resolve common challenges and problems faced in the Blockchain domain
Study architecture, concepts, terminologies, and Dapps
Make smart choices using Blockchain for personal and business investments
Book Description
Blockchain Quick Reference takes you through the electrifying world of blockchain technology and is designed for those who want to polish their existing knowledge regarding the various pillars of the blockchain ecosystem.

This book is your go-to guide, teaching you how to apply principles and ideas for making your life and business better. You will cover the architecture, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), tokens, smart contracts, and terminologies of the blockchain technology, before studying how they work. All you need is a curious mind to get started with blockchain technology. Once you have grasped the basics, you will explore components of Ethereum, such as ether tokens, transactions, and smart contracts, in order to build simple Dapps. You will then move on to learning why Solidity is used specifically for Ethereum-based projects, followed by exploring different types of blockchain with easy-to-follow examples. All this will help you tackle challenges and problems.

By the end of this book, you will not only have solved current and future problems relating to blockchain technology but will also be able to build efficient decentralized applications.

What you will learn
Understand how blockchain architecture components work
Acquaint yourself with cryptography and the mechanics behind blockchain
Apply consensus protocol to determine the business sustainability
Understand what ICOs and crypto-mining are and how they work
Create cryptocurrency wallets and coins for transaction mechanisms
Understand the use of Ethereum for smart contract and DApp development
Who this book is for
Blockchain Quick Reference is for you if you are a developer who wants to get well-versed with blockchain and its associated concepts and terminologies. You will explore the working mechanism of a decentralized application with the help of examples. Business leaders and blockchain enthusiasts will also find this book useful, as it will help you effectively address challenges and make better personal and business investments.

Table of Contents
Blockchain 101
Components and structure of Blockchain
Decentralization vs Distributed Systems
Cryptography and mechanics behind blockchain
Bitcoins
Altcoins
Achieving Consensus
Advanced Blockchain Concepts
Cryptocurrency wallets
Alternate Blockchains
Hyperledger and Enterprise Blockchains
Ethereum 101
Solidity 101
Smart Contracts
Ethereum Development
Ethereum Accounts and Ether token
Decentralized applications(Dapps)
Mining
ICO 101
Creating your own currency
Scalability and other challenges
Future of Blockchain: Potential and predictions