Introducing Blockchain Applications: Understand and Develop Blockchain Applications Through Distributed Systems

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J. T. GeorgeIntroducing Blockchain Applicationshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7480-4_4

4. Ethereum

Joseph Thachil George¹  

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Rome, Italy

 

The Bitcoin blockchain model has proved to be a paradigm valid for cryptocurrencies, which has led to increased interest and study about blockchain in various fields of application.

Vitalik Buterin realized the potential of the blockchain model early on. He saw it as much more than a platform for cryptocurrencies.

A passion for Bitcoin led him to found, at the age of 17, together with Mihai Alisie, Bitcoin Magazine, a site and print magazine covering topics related to Bitcoin. Vitalik quickly realized that blockchain ...