Introducing Ethereum and Solidity: Foundations of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Programming for Beginners

© Chris Dannen 2017

Chris Dannen, Introducing Ethereum and Solidity, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2535-6_1

1. Bridging the Blockchain Knowledge Gap

Chris Dannen¹ 

(1)Brooklyn, New York, USA

Acclimating to the fast-moving blockchain world can be challenging. This book is your guide. Before we get started, let’s define some of the terms you’ll encounter ahead

A blockchain is a fully-distributed, peer-to-peer software network which makes use of cryptography to securely host applications, store data, and easily transfer digital instruments of value that represent real-world money. Cryptography is the art of communication via coded messages. In Bitcoin and Ethereum, cryptography is used to conjur one secure computing environment out of thousands of similar machines, ...