In Chapter 1, I covered the NEO proof of stake (PoS) blockchain consensus mechanism. In Chapter 2, you created a NEO bookkeeping node on AWS Ubuntu and learned how to request a consensus authority certificate and get elected as a bookkeeper.
In this chapter, I will expand on the NEO blockchain, and you will learn how to set up a local environment, do operations in NEO wallets, create smart contracts (NeoContracts), and publish. In this chapter, I will cover NEO’s blockchain high-level architecture and how to set up your local environment, create a local testnet chain, create “Hello, ...
