December 2026
Intermediate to advanced
300 pages
6h 47m
English
Overview
Blockchain and crypto are rapidly evolving—from curiosity to infrastructure, from price speculation to asset tokenization, and from stand-alone apps to intelligent onchain systems. Mastering Blockchain is your essential guide for navigating this shift. This updated and expanded second edition goes beyond foundational concepts, providing a fresh focus on real-world applications, regulatory thinking, and fast-moving trends like onchain AI and modular architectures.
Written by experts Daniel Cawrey and Amit Rustagi, this book distills years of hands-on experience into a practical, comprehensive handbook. Whether you're a developer building smart contracts, a finance professional evaluating new markets, or a policy strategist shaping regulation, this is the trusted resource to guide your decisions and deepen your understanding.
- Explore how consensus, tokens, wallets, and exchanges work at a technical level
- Understand the latest in DeFi, onchain AI, and modular blockchain architectures
- Design and deploy secure and functional smart contracts
- Navigate risks, security, and compliance with confidence
- Apply blockchain thinking across DeFi, AI, and onchain systems
- Develop a strategic edge in a rapidly changing decentralized landscape
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