The Web3 Revolution: Building the Future of Blockchain, Defi, and the Metaverse

Gong, Hui

  • 出版商: Apress
  • 出版日期: 2024-11-02
  • 售價: $2,720
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$2,584
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 390
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 9798868804908
  • ISBN-13: 9798868804908
  • 相關分類: 區塊鏈 Blockchain
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商品描述

We stand on the cusp of a digital revolution, with Web3 technologies gaining momentum and proving pivotal in shaping the future of finance, art, governance, and social interactions. This comprehensive guide is designed to navigate the intricate world of Web3. Organized in four parts, it offers insightful analysis and explanations on blockchain technology, decentralized finance (DeFi), and the burgeoning realm of the metaverse, providing readers with a holistic understanding of their current state and future potential.

Part 1 lays the groundwork by exploring the origins and fundamentals of blockchain technology. From the inception of blockchain and its mechanisms such as hash functions, encryption, and consensus algorithms, to a deep dive into Bitcoin, this section elucidates its operational mechanisms and reflects on its profound impact and the challenges it faces. Part 2 shifts focus to Ethereum and smart contracts, dissecting how Ethereum has expanded blockchain capabilities beyond mere currency. This part covers the details of smart contracts, their applications, the ERC standards that have fostered a plethora of tokens and applications, and Layer 2 solutions essential for scalability. Part 3 delves into DeFi and its applications, elucidating how traditional financial services are being revolutionized. It explores core concepts, mainstream protocols, and unpacks the inherent risks and challenges of DeFi, as well as examining tokenized real-world assets and NFTs, showing how blockchain bridges the digital and physical worlds. Part 4 explores the Web3 ecosystem, focusing on the metaverse and decentralized exchanges. You'll learn about the metaverse's potential to create parallel digital worlds, the mechanics of decentralized exchanges, and understand strategies crucial for investment and growth in this space.

Whether you are a tech enthusiast, investor, entrepreneur, or simply curious about the future of the internet, The Web3 Revolution provides the essential knowledge to navigate, understand, and prepare for the decentralized future.

What You'll Learn

  • Explore the core of Web3 with in-depth analysis, practical DeFi case studies, and a visionary outlook on its societal impact.
  • Unpack the complexities of blockchain, DeFi, and the metaverse with an extensive and thorough examination, from foundational technologies to futuristic applications.
  • Gain practical insights through detailed case studies on cryptocurrencies and DeFi protocols, coupled with an expert outlook on emerging challenges and how to navigate them.
  • Equip yourself with a forward-looking perspective that illuminates the transformative impact of Web3 on sectors like finance, art, governance, and societal structures, preparing you for the new digital era.

Who This Book Is For

Tech enthusiasts, investors, entrepreneurs, and those interested in the future of the internet

商品描述(中文翻譯)

我們正站在數位革命的邊緣,Web3 技術正在獲得動力,並在塑造未來的金融、藝術、治理和社交互動方面發揮關鍵作用。本指南旨在引導讀者進入複雜的 Web3 世界。全書分為四個部分,提供對區塊鏈技術、去中心化金融(DeFi)以及蓬勃發展的元宇宙領域的深入分析和解釋,幫助讀者全面了解其當前狀態和未來潛力。

第一部分通過探索區塊鏈技術的起源和基本原理來奠定基礎。從區塊鏈的誕生及其機制(如哈希函數、加密和共識算法)到深入探討比特幣,這一部分闡明了其運作機制,並反思其深遠的影響及面臨的挑戰。第二部分將焦點轉向以太坊和智能合約,剖析以太坊如何將區塊鏈的能力擴展到單純的貨幣之外。這一部分涵蓋了智能合約的細節、其應用、促成大量代幣和應用的 ERC 標準,以及對於可擴展性至關重要的 Layer 2 解決方案。第三部分深入探討 DeFi 及其應用,闡明傳統金融服務如何被徹底改變。它探討了核心概念、主流協議,並分析 DeFi 的固有風險和挑戰,同時檢視代幣化的現實資產和 NFT,展示區塊鏈如何橋接數位與實體世界。第四部分探討 Web3 生態系統,重點關注元宇宙和去中心化交易所。您將了解元宇宙創造平行數位世界的潛力、去中心化交易所的運作機制,並理解在這一領域投資和增長的關鍵策略。

無論您是科技愛好者、投資者、企業家,還是對未來的互聯網感到好奇,《Web3 革命》都提供了必要的知識,幫助您導航、理解並為去中心化的未來做好準備。

您將學到的內容:
- 透過深入分析、實用的 DeFi 案例研究和對其社會影響的前瞻性展望,探索 Web3 的核心。
- 從基礎技術到未來應用,全面而徹底地解開區塊鏈、DeFi 和元宇宙的複雜性。
- 通過詳細的加密貨幣和 DeFi 協議案例研究獲得實用見解,並結合專家對新興挑戰的看法及如何應對。
- 裝備自己以前瞻性的視角,揭示 Web3 對金融、藝術、治理和社會結構等領域的變革性影響,為新的數位時代做好準備。

本書適合對象:
科技愛好者、投資者、企業家,以及對未來的互聯網感興趣的人士。

作者簡介

Dr. Hui Gong is a lecturer deeply immersed in the dynamic realms of fintech, blockchain technologies, and the innovative applications of generative AI in finance. His academic journey, crowned by a Ph.D. from University College London, has been a vibrant exploration of cryptocurrencies, Web3, the metaverse, and the transformative potential they hold. He has been privileged to engage with top-tier financial institutions like Credit Suisse and Citigroup, bringing artificial intelligence into the heart of quantitative finance.

In his role as the founder of the China UK Blockchain Association and a former Special Advisor on Fintech and Blockchain for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain, he's actively contributed to the Sino-British dialogue in this sector. His time at UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies (CBT) and Westminster Business School has further enabled him to delve into the intricacies of blockchain, resulting in publications on ICOs, CBDCs, and more. Dr. Gong is now channelling this wealth of experience and knowledge into writing this book, aiming to demystify blockchain, DeFi, and the metaverse for a broader audience at a pivotal moment in technological history.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

龔輝博士是一位講師,深入探索金融科技、區塊鏈技術以及生成式人工智慧在金融領域的創新應用。他的學術旅程以倫敦大學學院的博士學位為頂點,生動地探索了加密貨幣、Web3、元宇宙及其所擁有的變革潛力。他有幸與瑞士信貸和花旗等頂尖金融機構合作,將人工智慧引入量化金融的核心。

作為中英區塊鏈協會的創始人以及英國全黨議會區塊鏈小組的前金融科技和區塊鏈特別顧問,他積極參與中英在該領域的對話。他在倫敦大學學院區塊鏈技術中心和威斯敏斯特商學院的經歷,使他能夠深入研究區塊鏈的複雜性,並發表有關首次代幣發行(ICOs)、中央銀行數字貨幣(CBDCs)等的論文。龔博士現在將這些豐富的經驗和知識投入到撰寫本書中,旨在為更廣泛的讀者揭開區塊鏈、去中心化金融(DeFi)和元宇宙的神秘面紗,正值科技歷史的關鍵時刻。