Key FeaturesGet the first ever book on Ethereum, the most popular framework to build Blockchain applicationsBuild powerful, real business applications in BlockchainLearn with the aid of real examples, scenarios, and clear, demystifying explanationsBook DescriptionEthereum is a decentralized platform based on blockchain technology. Using Ethereum, anybody can build reliable, decentralized applications and bypass dangerous single points of failure inherent within a central data store. As a transactional platform, you can use Ethereum to create applications of all kinds —crowdfunding, cryptocurrencies, messaging, file sharing, smart contracts, and more. Ethereum blockchain applications are 100% reliable and secured with cryptographic integrity with no downtime and no possibility of tampering.
This book shows you how to build decentralized, resilient, unstoppable apps with Ethereum. We'll start with the basics, what ether is and how to acquire and use it, what DApps are and how they’re relevant for developers and businesses of all sizes. Then we dive straight into examples that explore the concepts. Moving on, we’ll design and build powerful, unstoppable applications that use Ethereum for their state storage. Finally, you’ll see how to test and launch your app to provide resilient, unstoppable, reliable services to your users.
What you will learnUnderstand the building blocks of blockchains and blockchain applicationsFind out how to write and deploy powerful Ethereum smart contractsAcquire the key Ethereum concepts to unleash the emergent potential of EthereumUnderstand the transformative power of blockchain technology for world commerceBuild and deploy real financial applications and implement autonomous financeWork through the industrial use case tutorials such as IoT and supply chain managementMaster smart contract development with the help of advanced blockchain tools and technologiesExplore the future developments of the fieldAbout the AuthorAlex Leverington has been a core contributor to the Ethereum project since its beginnings and has worked on network programming, Internet-scale architectures, applied cryptography and machine learning. He has made contributions to several open source projects, is an advisor to prominent Ethereum and Bitcoin companies and a co-founder of TBA.
First programmer hired by ETHDEV after ICORecipient of multiple Ethereum Foundation grantsWorks closely with Gavin Wood and Vitalik ButerinAdvisor to Ethereum Foundation DEVGrants Advisor to Ethereum Advisor to Bitcoin hardware companyIssued patent for machine learning technologyRelevant Experience
Incubating R&D projects and startupsWorked with security advisors, compliance officers, and auditors for development of cryptographic systems and PCI complianceMachine learning processes, methods, and algorithmsTelecommunications and low level network programming