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Debajani MohantyEthereum for Architects and Developershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4075-5_1

1. The World of Blockchains

Debajani Mohanty1 
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Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
 

“I remember knowing, for a while, for a long time, that I was kind of abnormal in some sense.”

—Vitalik Buterin

In my childhood my grandfather used to tell me stories of how to create an immense amount of wealth in a short time, of course in an honest way, and then more importantly how to keep it all safe. While most little girls my age were fascinated by fairytales, I found wealth creation ideas much more alluring and a means to be a powerful someone someday later in life. With time I came to know I was not the only one in this game. People of all ...

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