{"product_id":"ethereum-distributed-consensus-a-christopher-p-thompson-9781546544821","title":"Ethereum - Distributed Consensus (A Concise Ethereum History Book)","description":"Ethereum is a decentralised, public, open-source blockchain that runs smart contracts; applications that run as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third party interference. Its native cryptocurrency is called Ether. It is used to pay for the execution of these smart contracts. This book is a concise chronological history of the events from the inception of Ethereum to the 17th March 2017. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMajor topics covered in this book include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInitial publication of the Ethereum Whitepaper in 2013. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormal announcement at the North American Bitcoin Conference in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFunds raised for development during the \"Genesis Sale\" in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDEVCON-0 took place in Berlin, Germany in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrontier was the first live release of the blockchain in the summer of 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDEVCON1 took place at the Gibson Hall in London, UK in 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHomestead was the first production ready release and the first hard fork. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe drama of The DAO occurred in the summer of 2016. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDEVCON2 took place at the Hyatt on the Bund in Shanghai, China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo further hard forks to resolve the persistent DoS attacks in autumn 2016. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterest from institutional investors and global corporate enterprises. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA market capitalisation surge in late winter 2016\/17.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher P. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1546544828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546544821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.21d","brand":"Christopher P. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985081172223,"sku":"9781546544821","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4d621d8-9527-45c4-b55d-e922574dacfc.jpg?v=1683275467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ethereum-distributed-consensus-a-christopher-p-thompson-9781546544821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}