| Description |
1 online resource (444 p.) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Blockchain: A Groundbreaking Technology -- What Is Blockchain? -- How the Blockchain Works -- Block Header -- Block Body -- Transaction Counter -- Transactions -- Consensus Algorithms -- Proof of Work (PoW) -- Energy Consumption -- The 51% Problem -- Proof of Stake (PoS) -- The Evolution of Monetary System -- A Barter System -- Commodity Money -- Metallic Coin -- Paper Money -- Plastic Money -- Mobile Payments -- Mobile Payment Types -- Understanding Cryptocurrency |
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Cryptocurrency Market -- What Is Crypto Volatility? -- What Could Cause a High Volatility in the Crypto Market? -- Emerging Market -- New Technology -- Decentralization -- Sentimental -- Difference Between Coin and Token -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Cryptography: The Backbone of Blockchain Security -- The Basics of Cryptography -- Symmetric Key Cryptography -- Stream Ciphers -- Block Ciphers -- Asymmetric Key Cryptography -- Public and Private Keys -- How the Diffie-Hellman Algorithm Works -- How Digital Signatures Work -- Digital Signatures -- Hash Algorithms -- The Keccak-256 Algorithm |
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Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) -- Deriving an Ethereum Address -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Bitcoin: The Future of Money -- Bitcoin History -- Early Attempts -- The Financial Crisis of 2008 -- The Birth of Bitcoin -- Early Development -- Moving Mainstream -- The Block Size War -- Acceptance As a Mainstream Currency -- Getting to Know Bitcoin -- Bitcoin Unit -- Bitcoin Halving -- Bitcoin Wallet -- How Bitcoin Wallets Work -- Types of Bitcoin Wallets -- Web Wallets -- Desktop Wallets -- Mobile Wallets -- Hardware Wallets -- Paper Wallets -- Bitcoin Network -- Full Nodes -- Light Nodes or SPV |
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Mining Nodes -- Transactions -- The Transaction Data Structure -- Input -- Output -- UTXO (Unspent Transaction Output) -- One Input - Two Outputs -- One Input - Multiple Outputs -- Multiple Inputs - One or Two Outputs -- Transaction Pool -- Transaction Fees -- Lighting Network -- How Lightning Network Works -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Ethereum: A Gateway to Cryptocurrency -- The History of Ethereum -- Whitepaper Released (November 2013) -- Yellow Paper Released (April 2014) -- The Birth of Ethereum (July 2014) -- Launching the Ether Sale (July-September 2014) -- Ethereum Released (June 2015) |
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DAO Attack (July 2016) -- Ethereum 2.0 (The Merge) -- Phase 0 - Beacon Chain -- Phase 1 - Merge -- Phase 2 - Shard Chain -- Getting to Know Ethereum -- Ether (Unit) -- Gas, Gas Price, and Gas Limit -- Ethereum Account -- Externally Owned Account (EOA) -- Contract Account (CA) -- Smart Contract -- Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) -- Ethereum Nodes -- Full Node -- Archive Node -- Light Node -- Ethereum Clients -- Geth Console -- Geth JSON-RPC via Command -- Geth Folder Structure -- Ethereum Network -- How Ethereum Works -- The Structure of a Transaction -- Transaction Receipt -- Block -- Summary |
| Note |
Chapter 5: Smart Contracts and Dapps: From Theory to Practice |
| Summary |
Similar to the Internet in the 1990s, Blockchain promises to revolutionize the world by reforming current business models. This book is a beginner-friendly guide for teens looking to build a basic foundation in Blockchain technologies. You'll start with an introduction to Blockchain, learn about the main features, and understand decentralization. Additionally, you'll get to know the current monetary system, major concepts in cryptography, and an overview of cryptocurrency. The book then explores various topics in Bitcoin, including its history, the consensus mechanism and the mining process. You'll also be introduced to non-fungible tokens (NFT)s, one of Blockchain's most well-known technologies, and delve into its different aspects, including the top NFT marketplaces. There is also a chapter about the Metaverse, another groundbreaking technology that will influence society throughout the next decade. You'll see how Crypto and NFTs enhance the Metaverse, and the relationship between Blockchain and the Metaverse. At the end of the book you'll review topics from previous chapters in a discussion on the future of Blockchain and conclude with an overview of real-life examples of Blockchain across various industries. What You'll Learn Examine the basics of Bitcoin and Ethereum Create your very own Bitcoin wallet Understand the concept of NFTs and build your first token Explore the Metaverse in Blockchain Envision the future of Blockchain This Book Is For Teens who are looking to build a basic understanding of Blockchain technologies. |
| Subject |
Blockchains (Databases)
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Computer science.
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Chaînes de blocs. |
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Informatique. |
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Blockchains (Databases) |
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Computer science |
| Added Author |
Wu, Bridget, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wu, Brian Blockchain for Teens Berkeley, CA : Apress L. P.,c2023 9781484288078 |
| ISBN |
9781484288085 (electronic bk.) |
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1484288084 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-1-4842-8808-5 doi |
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