Mastering Blockchain: Unlocking the Power of Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts, and Decentralized Applications - Softcover

Lantz, Lorne; Cawrey, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492054704 ISBN 13: 9781492054702

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2020

Synopsis

The future will be increasingly distributed. As the publicity surrounding Bitcoin and blockchain has shown, distributed technology and business models are gaining popularity. Yet the disruptive potential of this technology is often obscured by hype and misconception. This detailed guide distills the complex, fast moving ideas behind blockchain into an easily digestible reference manual, showing what's really going on under the hood.

Finance and technology pros will learn how a blockchain works as they explore the evolution and current state of the technology, including the functions of cryptocurrencies and smart contracts. This book is for anyone evaluating whether to invest time in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Go beyond buzzwords and see what the technology really has to offer.

• Learn why Bitcoin was fundamentally important in blockchain's birth
• Learn how Ethereum has created a fertile ground for new innovations like Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Flash Loans
• Discover the secrets behind cryptocurrency prices and different forces that affect the highly volatile cryptocurrency markets
• Learn how cryptocurrencies are used by criminals to carry out nefarious activities
• Discover how enterprise and governments are leveraging the blockchain including Facebook
• Understand the challenges of scaling and forking a blockchain
• Learn how different blockchains work
• Learn the language of blockchain as industry terms are explained

About this title

About the Author

Lorne Lantz has been educating the world on blockchain, including German bankers at TedX Hamburg. Lorne is an O'Reilly blockchain expert, producing educational videos on the blockchain. He was technical reviewer for "Mastering Bitcoin" and co-chair of the O'Reilly Bitcoin & Blockchain conference. Lorne has built blockchain stacks including remittances, crypto wallets, POS, forex, crypto trading and ICO investing. Daniel Cawrey first became involved with blockchain technology as Contributing Editor for CoinDesk, the largest information resource for the blockchain and digital currency industry. He co-wrote the Velocity whitepaper, a decentralized derivatives concept for the Ethereum blockchain. He is CEO Pactum Capital, a financial services firm focused on market making and liquidity technologies.

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1492054704
• ISBN 13: 9781492054702
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 281