Merunas Grincalaitis - Mastering Ethereum: Implement advanced blockchain applications using Ethereum-supported tools, services, and protocols

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Merunas Grincalaitis, born in Lithuania and based in Spain since he was 4, has worked with blockchain companies all around the world, helping them create ICOs, dApps, MVPs, technical whitepapers, web apps, and audits so that they improve the Ethereum ecosystem with decentralized solutions that return people's trust in themselves.

He created one of the first books about Ethereum development, named Ethereum Developer - Learn Solidity From Scratch, which sold a lot of copies worldwide, as a quick guide to provide a bridge for programmers interested in the world of Ethereum and smart contract programming.

Currently, he's working on providing free learning resources through his Medium blog to all developers looking for expert guidance.

Narendranath Reddy is an experienced full-stack software engineer and Hyperledger Fabric expert with a proven track record of helping enterprises to build production-ready, blockchain-backed applications. He is an experienced innovator and a creative thinker. He has won four hackathons on blockchain and is a keynote speaker, regularly speaking about blockchain and distributed ledgers. He is currently working as a Hyperledger Fabric engineer at Consensys, Dubai, and previously worked as a blockchain developer at Blockgemini, Dubai, and a software developer at UST Global, Trivandrum, and Spain, Madrid.

Iqbal Singh is the CEO and founder of Immanent Solutions, a management consulting and blockchain solutions firm based in Chandigarh, India. He is also the chief blockchain architect for the Blockchain Solutions Asia 2018 conference. Iqbal possesses 15 years' extensive hands-on experience in blockchain, IT, IoT , AI, automation, and the RIA industry. Iqbal has provided business solutions for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and R3's Corda blockchain platform. He heads 30 professional teams working in the fields of data science, algorithms, cryptography (SHA256, X11, and Script), blockchain, ICOs , Coin, ERC20, Exchange, BTC, and ETH Expert Architect.

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Ethereum is one of the most commonly used platforms for building blockchain applications. It's a decentralized platform for applications that can run exactly as programmed without being affected by fraud, censorship, or third-party interference.

This book will give you a deep understanding of how blockchains work so that you can discover the entire ecosystem, core components, and implementations. You will get started by learning how to configure and work with various Ethereum protocols for developing dApps. Next, you will learn how to code and create powerful smart contracts that scale with Solidity and Vyper. You will then explore the building blocks of dApps architecture and gain insights into creating your own dApp through a variety of real-world examples. The book will even explain how to deploy your apps on multiple Ethereum instances with the required best practices and techniques. The next few chapters will delve into advanced topics such as building advanced smart contracts and multi-page frontends using Ethereum. You will also learn how to implement machine learning techniques to build decentralized autonomous applications, in addition to several use cases across a variety of domains such as social media and e-commerce.

By the end of this book, you will have the expertise you need to build decentralized autonomous applications confidently.

This book is for anyone who wants to build fast, highly secure, and transactional decentralized applications. If you are an Ethereum developer looking to perfect your existing skills in building powerful blockchain applications, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of Ethereum and blockchain is necessary to understand the concepts covered in this book.