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Ethereum White Paper - A Next-Generation Blockchain Service Contract and Decentralized Application Platform (Book Edition) by Vitalik Buterin et al
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Ethereum White Paper - A Next-Generation Blockchain Service Contract and Decentralized Application Platform (Book Edition) by Vitalik Buterin et al

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# Ethereum White Paper (Manuscripts Book Edition)

A Next-Generation Blockchain Service Contract and Decentralized Application Platform

by [Vitalik Buterin](https://github.com/vbuterin), et al

> Note: This is the original source reformatted in a single-page book edition

>  (using the [Manuscripts format](http://manuscripts.github.io)).

- [A Next-Generation Blockchain Service Contract and Decentralized Application Platform](index.md)

- [Introduction to Bitcoin and Existing Concepts](intro.md)

  - [History](intro.md#history)

  - [Bitcoin As A State Transition System](intro.md#bitcoin-as-a-state-transition-system)

  - [Mining](intro.md#mining)

  - [Merkle Trees](intro.md#merkle-trees)

  - [Alternative Blockchain Applications](intro.md#alternative-blockchain-applications)

  - [Scripting](intro.md#scripting)

- [Ethereum](ethereum.md)

  - [Philosophy](ethereum.md#philosophy)

  - [Ethereum Accounts](ethereum.md#ethereum-accounts)

  - [Messages and Transactions](ethereum.md#messages-and-transactions)

  - [Messages](ethereum.md#messages)

  - [Ethereum State Transition Function](ethereum.md#ethereum-state-transition-function)

  - [Code Execution](ethereum.md#code-execution)

  - [Blockchain and Mining](ethereum.md#blockchain-and-mining)

- [Applications](applications.md)

  - [Token Systems](applications.md#token-systems)

  - [Financial derivatives and Stable-Value Currencies](applications.md#financial-derivatives-and-stable-value-currencies)

  - [Identity and Reputation Systems](applications.md#identity-and-reputation-systems)

  - [Decentralized File Storage](applications.md#decentralized-file-storage)

  - [Decentralized Autonomous Organizations](applications.md#decentralized-autonomous-organizations)

  - [Further Applications](applications.md#further-applications)

- [Miscellanea And Concerns](misc.md)

  - [Modified GHOST Implementation](misc.md#modified-ghost-implementation)

  - [Fees](misc.md#fees)

  - [Computation And Turing-Completeness](misc.md#computation-and-turing-completeness)

  - [Currency And Issuance](misc.md#currency-and-issuance)

  - [Mining Centralization](misc.md#mining-centralization)

  - [Scalability](misc.md#scalability)

- [Conclusion](conclusion.md)

- [Notes and Further Reading](notes.md)

  - [Notes](notes.md#notes)

  - [Further Reading](notes.md#further-reading)

## Meta

### Sources

See the [original source](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper) repo.