Here you can find the documentation/resources and links needed for our group Meetups. Topics are:
- Blockchain
- Ethereum
- Smart Contracts
- Bitcoin
- Cryptography
- Hyperleger
- IOTA
- Ethereum:
blockchain on which you can build decentralized applications (smart contracts) https://ethereum.org
- Ether:
Ethereum base cryptocurrency (base token). https://ethereum.org/ether
- Geth:
client software provided by the Ethereum written in Go with the the following components: -Daemon: downloads a copy of the blockchain, interacts with other nodes, mines, validates & executes transactions, exposes API ( RPC) -Console: command line console, connect to an active nodes, and execute commands ( create accounts..) https://ethereum.org/cli
- Mainnet:
The live Ethereum blockchain which works using ether https://www.ethernodes.org/network/1 https://etherscan.io
- Testnet:
A real Ethereum blockchain which works using test ethers and is used by developers for testing application. https://www.ethernodes.org/network/2
- MIST:
User freindly Ehtereum Client (GUI), includes geth https://github.com/ethereum/mist
- TestRPC:
a local simulation of an Ethereum Blockchain ( virtual) https://github.com/ethereumjs/testrpc
- Web3.js:
javascript library to interact with the nodes and which eases the use of RPC https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JavaScript-API
- Solidity:
programming language to write smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain (compiled to Ethereum Virtual Machine byte code) https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/develop/ https://github.com/ConsenSys/smart-contract-best-practices
- Remix:
A Browser based IDE for Solidity https://remix.ethereum.org/#version=soljson-v0.4.17+commit.bdeb9e52.js download https://github.com/ethereum/browser-solidity
- DApp:
A Smart Contract on the Blockchain + Application ( UI+logic usually in HTML + JavaScript) http://ethdocs.org/en/latest/contracts-and-transactions/developer-tools.html Live Dapps: https://www.stateofthedapps.com
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IPFS:
A peer-to-peer distributed file system -
Total Ether Supply:
https://etherscan.io/stat/supply The current issuance rate is known: 5 ETH every ~15 seconds (Bitcoin is currently 25 BTC every ~10mins). https://www.coindesk.com/what-to-know-trading-ethereum/ http://blockchain.info https://btc.com https://btc.com/stats/pool?pool_mode=year
- Tutorials: