March 2018
Beginner to intermediate
656 pages
20h 9m
English
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Further Ethereum
This chapter is the continuation of the previous chapter. We will examine more concepts of Ethereum such as programming languages that can be used to program smart contracts on Ethereum.
We will also cover both a practical and theoretical in-depth introduction to wallet software, mining, and setting up Ethereum nodes. Material on various challenges, such as security and scalability faced by Ethereum, will also be introduced. Additionally, trading and market dynamics will be discussed. Moreover, prominent advanced supporting protocols such as Swarm and Whisper will also be introduced in this chapter.
Ethereum has several programming languages built-in to support smart contract development. We will start with programming languages ...