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Blockchain Quick Reference

You're reading from  Blockchain Quick Reference

Product type Book
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788995788
Pages 350 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (4):
Mariko Amekodommo Mariko Amekodommo
Brenn Hill Brenn Hill
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Samanyu Chopra Samanyu Chopra
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Paul Valencourt Paul Valencourt
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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface 1. Blockchain 101 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 Development 16. Ethereum Accounts and Ether Tokens 17. Decentralized Applications 18. Mining 19. ICO 101 20. Creating Your Own Currency 21. Scalability and Other Challenges 22. Future of Blockchain 23. Other Books You May Enjoy

Ethereum Accounts and Ether Tokens

In the previous chapters, we discussed Ethereum, smart contracts, and how the development of a smart contract takes place, including the development of the ERC20 token, based on Ethereum blockchain. We also discussed how the development of Ethereum takes place along with the deployment of a smart contract and token on the Ethereum blockchain.

In this chapter, we will discuss the Ethereum account in detail and also study an ether token; this discussion will help us to better understand decentralized applications. We will also briefly discuss some popular Ethereum tokens and smart contracts. We will also discuss some important topics such as the transaction sub state, the validation of an Ethereum Block, and the various steps involved in the process of block finalization. Following this, we will briefly discuss some disadvantages of an Ethereum...

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