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Blockchain in Action
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Blockchain in Action

by Bina Ramamurthy
October 2020
Intermediate to advanced
352 pages
9h 51m
English
Manning Publications
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7 Web3 and a channel Dapp

This chapter covers

  • Using the web3 API to access Ethereum client node functions

  • Programming with web3 modules and a web3 provider

  • Designing a Dapp with a side channel

  • Implementing a micropayment channel for a global cleanup problem

  • Connecting off-chain operations with on-chain operations

The focus of this chapter is web3. Using web3, you can pretty much set your Dapp on autopilot. What is web3? The web3 API, called simply web3, is a comprehensive package for accessing blockchain functions. Blockchain infrastructure provides services for managing accounts, recording transactions (Txs), and executing smart contracts, all of which you explored in previous chapters. Web3 exposes the functions of the Ethereum ...

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