The reason you are reading this book is because you want to understand what a blockchain is, how it works, and how you can write smart contracts on it to do cool things. And while I perfectly understand that you are excited to get started in this first chapter, we need to take a step back and look at one fundamental technology that makes blockchain possible: cryptography.
In this chapter, I will explain what cryptography is, the different types of cryptographic ...
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