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Foundations of Blockchain

Foundations of Blockchain

By : Koshik Raj
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Foundations of Blockchain

Foundations of Blockchain

By: Koshik Raj

Overview of this book

Blockchain technology is a combination of three popular concepts: cryptography, peer-to-peer networking, and game theory. This book is for anyone who wants to dive into blockchain from first principles and learn how decentralized applications and cryptocurrencies really work. This book begins with an overview of blockchain technology, including key definitions, its purposes and characteristics, so you can assess the full potential of blockchain. All essential aspects of cryptography are then presented, as the backbone of blockchain. For readers who want to study the underlying algorithms of blockchain, you’ll see Python implementations throughout. You’ll then learn how blockchain architecture can create decentralized applications. You’ll see how blockchain achieves decentralization through peer-to-peer networking, and how a simple blockchain can be built in a P2P network. You’ll learn how these elements can implement a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, and the wider applications of blockchain work through smart contracts. Blockchain optimization techniques, and blockchain security strategies are then presented. To complete this foundation, we consider blockchain applications in the financial and non-financial sectors, and also analyze the future of blockchain. A study of blockchain use cases includes supply chains, payment systems, crowdfunding, and DAOs, which rounds out your foundation in blockchain technology.
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Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is a way of raising small amounts of funds from a large audience in order to support a particular cause. Crowdfunding, is often used when you need to create initial funding for start-up ideas, often ones that are in the early stages of their development. In recent years, crowdfunding has transformed the way of raising capital by getting funding from multiple participants and eliminating entities such as banks and venture capitalists.

Crowdfunding can be organized for any kind of initiative, including charity, the arts, and community-based projects. Depending on the organization's intentions, various types of crowdfunding can be used, such as the following:

  • Reward-based, in which the supporters of the crowdfunding campaign are rewarded with goodies or early access to the product itself. Online platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo offer reward...

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