Decentralized Application: Powering Digital Futures With CryptoPunks and Non Fungible Tokens
About this ebook
Chapters Brief Overview:
1: Decentralized application: Introduces the core principles and mechanics behind decentralized apps (dApps).
2: Ethereum: Explores Ethereum’s foundational role in powering smart contracts and dApp ecosystems.
3: Nervos Network: Covers Nervos’ layered architecture for secure, scalable decentralized applications.
4: Tron (blockchain): Examines Tron’s approach to dApps and its role in decentralized content sharing.
5: Cryptocurrency wallet: Explains wallets as the gateway to interacting with dApps and managing digital assets.
6: Avalanche (blockchain platform): Highlights Avalanche’s consensus model and fast, lowcost dApp deployment.
7: Cardano (blockchain platform): Details Cardano’s researchdriven model supporting secure and sustainable dApps.
8: Distributed ledger: Clarifies the distributed ledger’s role in enabling trustless decentralized ecosystems.
9: Uniswap: Analyzes how Uniswap revolutionized decentralized trading through automated liquidity.
10: Smart contract: Dissects smart contracts as selfexecuting agreements central to dApps.
11: Proof of stake: Describes proofofstake as a greener consensus model supporting dApp scalability.
12: Decentralized finance: Explores how dApps enable decentralized lending, trading, and financial innovation.
13: Decentralized autonomous organization: Investigates DAOs as organizational models run entirely through smart contracts.
14: Ethereum Classic: Covers Ethereum Classic’s commitment to immutability and its impact on dApps.
15: Cryptoeconomics: Introduces the incentives that drive decentralized user and developer behavior.
16: MetaMask: Shows how MetaMask enables seamless dApp access from regular web browsers.
17: Blockchain: Provides a broad overview of blockchain as the backbone of decentralized systems.
18: Privacy and blockchain: Addresses privacy concerns and solutions within public blockchain dApps.
19: Solana (blockchain platform): Explores Solana’s highthroughput architecture for realtime dApp experiences.
20: 0x (decentralized exchange infrastructure): Describes 0x as a protocol enabling trustless asset exchanges in dApps.
21: Polkadot (blockchain platform): Details Polkadot’s interoperability features advancing dApp connectivity.
This book bridges the gap between political science and decentralized technology, showing how dApps challenge traditional structures of authority and reshape governance. It’s a valuable resource for professionals, students, and enthusiasts aiming to understand and participate in the decentralized future.
