August 2019
Intermediate to advanced
486 pages
13h 52m
English
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Ethereum architecture
Ethereum architecture consists of multiple entities that make its blockchain network. An Ethereum network has all the nodes connected to each other using the P2P network protocol; each node keeps the latest copy of the Ethereum blockchain ledger. A user can interact with the Ethereum network via the Ethereum client. The Ethereum client can be a desktop/mobile/web page:
Ethereum high-level architecture
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