Mastering Ethereum: Building Smart Contracts and DApps

Ethereum represents the gateway to a worldwide, decentralized computing paradigm.\n\nThis platform enables you to run decentralized applications (DApps) and smart contracts that have no central points of failure or control, integrate with a payment network, and operate on an open blockchain. With this practical guide, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Gavin Wood provide everything you need to know about building smart contracts and DApps on Ethereum and other virtual-machine blockchains. Discover why IBM, Microsoft, NASDAQ, and hundreds of other organizations are experimenting with Ethereum. This essential guide shows you how to develop the skills necessary to be an innovator in this growing and exciting new industry. Run an Ethereum client, create and transmit basic transactions, and program smart contracts Learn the essentials of public key cryptography, hashes, and digital signatures Understand how "wallets" hold digital keys that control funds and smart contracts Interact with Ethereum clients programmatically using Java Script libraries and Remote Procedure Call interfaces Learn security best practices, design patterns, and anti-patterns with real-world examples Create tokens that represent assets, shares, votes, or access control rights Build decentralized applications using multiple peer-to-peer (P2P) components Additional ISBNs1491971940, 1491971908, 1491971916, 9781491971949, 9781491971901, 9781491971918Mastering Ethereum: Building Smart Contracts and DApps 1st Edition is written by Andreas M. Antonopoulos; Gavin Wood Ph.D. and published by O'Reilly Media. ISBNs for Mastering Ethereum are 9781491971895, 1491971894 and the print ISBNs are 9781491971949, 1491971940. Additional ISBNs include 1491971940, 1491971908, 1491971916, 9781491971949, 9781491971901, 9781491971918.