2015–2017
Programmable Money
Ethereum arrives; smart contracts turn blockchains into computers.
Part 4
Chapters in this part
- 4.1 Ethereum launch From yellow paper to Frontier; gas enters the chat.
- 4.2 The DAO & the fork A reentrancy bug splits the chain; governance gets its trial by fire.
- 4.3 ICO prelude ERC-20 standard lights the fuse for token sales.
- 4.4 Tooling & standards Mist, Truffle, client splits, and devcon culture form the builder toolkit.
- 4.5 Smart contract horror stories Parity multisig freezes, Ponzi scripts, and honeypots teach costly lessons.
- 4.6 Enterprise Ethereum & consortia Banks flirt with chains; EEA forms; Hyperledger counters.