Code Your Own Cryptocurrency on Ethereum (ERC-20 Token)

Code an ERC-20 Token on the Ethereum blockchain sell it with a crowd sale (ICO) website

Created byGregory McCubbin

Last updated 5/2018

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What you'll learn

Code an ERC-20 token smart contract
Code a crowd sale (ICO) smart contract
Code a crowd sale (ICO) website
Deploy smart contracts to blockchain
Deploy crowd sale (ICO) website to the web
Introduction to the Solidity programming language
Introduction to smart contract development in Solidity
Introduction to Ethereum development tools
Understanding of how ERC-20 tokens work

Course content

6 sections • 15 lectures • 8h 0m total length

Introduction to Ethereum ERC-20 Tokens and Crowd Sales (ICOs)15:00

Creating the ERC-20 Token Smart Contract27:19
Build and deploy an ERC-20 token contract on Ethereum by defining initial supply in the constructor, implementing a balanceOf mapping, and testing with Truffle.
Transferring Tokens27:20
Add a transfer function to move tokens between addresses, enforce balance checks, emit a transfer event, and return a boolean indicating success, following ERC-20 conventions.
Approving Token Transfers31:07
Delegated Token Transfers33:23
Implement delegated transfers in an ERC-20 token by coding the transferFrom function, enforcing balance and allowance checks, updating balances and allowances, and emitting the transfer event.
Console Demonstration17:54

Creating the Crowd Sale Smart Contract31:43
Deploy and configure a crowd sale smart contract linked to an ERC-20 token, set the token price, assign an admin, and provision sale tokens on a local blockchain.
Purchasing ERC-20 Tokens48:59
Learn how to implement a payable buy tokens function in an ERC-20 token sale, including token pricing, token balance checks, and sale event logging in an Ethereum smart contract.
Ending Token Sale18:09

Creating the Crowd Sale Website29:26
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* bootstrap.min.js https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js
* truffle-contract.min.js https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trufflesuite/truffle-contract/develop/dist/truffle-contract.min.js
* web3.min.js https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dappuniversity/dapp_token/master/src/js/web3.min.js
Building out the Crowd Sale Website39:00
Purchasing ERC-20 Tokens48:17

Requirements

Prior programming knowledge
Basic understanding of the Ethereum blockchain
A desire to learn :)

Description

In this 8-hour course, you'll learn everything you need to know to code your own cryptocurrency on the Ethereum blockchain! Learn to build an ERC-20 token and sell it with a crowd sale (ICO) website. Code your first smart contracts in Solidity. Deploy the smart contracts to the blockchain. Learn essential Ethereum development tools and best practices, like running your own Etherum node with Geth and testing Smart Contracts.

Who this course is for:

Programmers interested in blockchain technology
Programmers interested in Ethereum
Solidity smart contract beginners

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 15min

Setup1 lecture • 36min

ERC-20 Token Smart Contract5 lectures • 2hr 17min

Crowd Sale Smart Contract3 lectures • 1hr 39min

Crowd Sale Website3 lectures • 1hr 57min

Deployment2 lectures • 1hr 17min

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