Mastering Blockchain: Unlocking the Power of Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts, and Decentralized Applications
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- Create Date：2021-08-28 09:52:46
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Lorne Lantz
- ISBN：1492054704
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Summary
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
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
Reviews
Maciej Budkowski
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Very good intro， connecting and organizing dots to give you a clear overview of Blockchain。 I wouldn't say that you can feel a "Master of Blockchain" after reading this， but it's definitely a solid foundation。Plus， it's well-written。 I read it in one day。 Very good intro， connecting and organizing dots to give you a clear overview of Blockchain。 I wouldn't say that you can feel a "Master of Blockchain" after reading this， but it's definitely a solid foundation。Plus， it's well-written。 I read it in one day。 。。。more
Kinjal
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Very incoherent。 Couldn't read beyond chap 2 - random terms thrown about without any context。 Very incoherent。 Couldn't read beyond chap 2 - random terms thrown about without any context。 。。。more
Sanka
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Less like mastering。 More like an overview。
Girish B
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Mastering bitcoin than blockchain。 Disappointed！
Alan
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This is a book to read if you want to go from zero to one about blockchain。 It starts by explaining the Bitcoin protocol， focuses on the Ethereum ecosystem， shows simple code snippets that you can try， introduces DApps and DeFi。 It also introduces regulatory challenges， frauds， technology deficiencies， and enterprise solutions。 I highly recommend it to beginners。
Ed Dobson
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This book just leaves a bitter taste in your mouth， very basic and filled with content that you can easily find for free on the internet， not genuine at all！ Just simple stuff from the Internet
David
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There are much better books out there
Hodgson
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Absolute shambles， no coherence in the content， It is just a mashup of content from other better books on the subject！ There are other much better books out there on blockchain and I have read almost all of them。 This is simply a hurried effort to just publish yet another book on the subject。
Cye
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Mastering Blockchain is one of the best resources today for anyone new or interested in learning more about blockchain technology。 It explores the most important topics and emerging advances in the space with great clarity and memorable conceptual examples。 I'd highly recommend it as an awesome gift for the holiday season or to any friend or family member who wants to get a much deeper and insightful answer to: What is Bitcoin/Blockchain/Ethereum/DApps？ For those more well-versed in the space， i Mastering Blockchain is one of the best resources today for anyone new or interested in learning more about blockchain technology。 It explores the most important topics and emerging advances in the space with great clarity and memorable conceptual examples。 I'd highly recommend it as an awesome gift for the holiday season or to any friend or family member who wants to get a much deeper and insightful answer to: What is Bitcoin/Blockchain/Ethereum/DApps？ For those more well-versed in the space， it gives a great retrospective on blockchain's birth， current challenges， and exciting applications for emerging business use cases。 I highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Maria
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