Smart Contract

“Smart Contract,” part of the ERC 721 Standard series, is an essential guide for professionals, students, and enthusiasts seeking an indepth understanding of smart contracts in blockchain technology. This book brings to light the revolutionary impact of smart contracts, from decentralized finance to blockchain law, covering pivotal concepts with clarity and detail. It presents complex ideas in an accessible manner, making it suitable for both beginners and advanced readers.

Chapters Brief Overview:

1: Smart contract: Explore the fundamentals of smart contracts and their role in automating digital agreements.

2: Gavin Wood: Learn about Gavin Wood's contribution to Ethereum and his visionary work in blockchain development.

3: Counterparty (platform): Delve into Counterparty’s role as a platform for decentralized asset creation and trading.

4: Decentralized application: Understand decentralized applications (DApps) and their integration with smart contracts.

5: Decentralized finance: Dive into decentralized finance (DeFi), exploring its transformative potential in financial services.

6: Hyperledger: Examine Hyperledger's role in building opensource distributed ledgers and blockchain solutions for enterprises.

7: Distributed ledger technology law: Gain insights into the legal framework surrounding distributed ledger technology (DLT) and its global implications.

8: Decentralized autonomous organization: Uncover the concept of DAOs and how they reshape organizational structures using smart contracts.

9: Joseph Lubin (entrepreneur): Explore the achievements of Joseph Lubin in advancing blockchain technology through ConsenSys.

10: Smart bond (finance): Discover the concept of smart bonds and their role in enhancing traditional bond markets using blockchain.

11: Solidity: Learn about Solidity, the programming language for writing smart contracts on the Ethereum platform.

12: Ethereum Classic: Understand the history and development of Ethereum Classic, a major platform for decentralized applications.

13: Cryptocurrency: A deep dive into cryptocurrencies, how they leverage smart contracts to create decentralized financial systems.

14: Cardano (blockchain platform): Study Cardano, a blockchain platform that aims to provide secure and scalable smart contract functionality.

15: Cryptocurrency wallet: Examine the role of cryptocurrency wallets in the management of digital assets and smart contracts.

16: Cryptoeconomics: Unravel the economic principles behind cryptocurrencies and their impact on the global financial landscape.

17: Blockchain: Explore the foundational technology behind smart contracts—blockchain—and how it ensures transparency and security.

18: Tezos: Learn about Tezos and its selfamending blockchain, which enables efficient deployment of smart contracts.

19: Ethereum: Understand the Ethereum blockchain, a key platform for smart contracts and decentralized applications.

20: The DAO: Dive into the creation and collapse of The DAO, one of the most significant events in blockchain history.

21: Chainlink (blockchain oracle): Discover Chainlink’s role in connecting smart contracts to realworld data via decentralized oracles.

This book equips readers with a comprehensive understanding of smart contracts, emphasizing their significance in the context of the ERC 721 standard. It’s an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the rapidly growing field of blockchain technology.