@francescop

I just became a book author! Publishing a book has been on my bucket list since I was a kid, and thanks to Marco, Harpreet, and Brett I got to check that off much earlier than I imagined. Blockchain Application Security is the result of an effort Marco started in 2018 to address the security threats facing the blockchain industry. It’s incredible to see it come to life and hit both physical and digital shelves. When billions of dollars are on the line—with no way to reverse a transaction—blockchain applications become prime targets for attackers. I saw this firsthand while building products to investigate crypto exploits at AnChain, and at @almanax we’ve made it our mission to extinguish hacks. Institutions are moving onchain, and we can’t afford to lose billions every year. The book covers the essentials: distributed ledgers, consensus algorithms, digital wallets, smart contracts, privacy controls, DIDs, secure dApp architectures with component-level threat analysis and resilient APIs, token transactions, exchanges, and identity models. It also features a complete lifecycle example for securing a DeFi lending and borrowing platform, plus walkthroughs on smart contract development, AWS-integrated blockchain systems, frontend/API integration, and code auditing. Amazon link in the comments!

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