The VeChain Handbook

Welcome. This is EasyA's legendary handbook. If you want to learn VeChain like a legend, then you're in the right place.

Purpose

This handbook serves as a guide to the VeChain ecosystem, geared towards those just joining for the first time. It isn't just a beginners' handbook; it's a legendary handbook. Even if you've already immersed yourself in the ecosystem, you'll find tons of helpful tidbits around here!

The EasyA App

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Core Concepts
• Development Tools
• Smart Contracts
• VeChain Network
• Ecosystem Projects
• Resources
• Handy Code Snippets
• Contributing

Introduction

What is VeChain:

• VeChain Official Website - The go-to place for all things VeChain, including the latest news and developments.

Getting Started

The no-fluff starter:

• VeChain Sync - A desktop application that connects you to the VeChain blockchain.
• VeChain Insights - A platform for viewing real-time statistics and information about the VeChain network.

Core Concepts

Explanation of fundamental concepts in the VeChain ecosystem:

• VeChain's Dual-Token Model - Learn about VET and VTHO, the two tokens that power the VeChain ecosystem.
• Proof of Authority - Understand VeChain's consensus mechanism that balances decentralization with efficiency.

Development Tools

Key tools and environments for VeChain:

• VeChain Thor - The official VeChain Thor blockchain client.
• Connex - The standard interface to connect dApps with VeChain blockchain and users.

Smart Contracts

How to write and deploy smart contracts on VeChain:

• VeChain Developer Documentation - Comprehensive guide for developing on VeChain.
• VeChain Studio - Browser-based IDE for writing, testing, and deploying VeChain smart contracts.

VeChain Network

Going into the network level:

• VeChain Stats - Real-time statistics and information about the VeChain network.
• VeChain Explorer - Official block explorer for the VeChain network.

Ecosystem Projects

Cool projects built on VeChain:

• VeChain ToolChain - VeChain's Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform.
• VeriArti - NFT platform built on VeChain.
• VIMworld - A blockchain-based collectibles platform on VeChain.

Resources

Extra stuff:

• VeChain Blog - Official blog with updates and insights into VeChain and its ecosystem.
• VeChain Foundation Twitter - Stay updated with the latest news and announcements.

Handy Code Snippets

Get a taste of VeChain development with these code snippets:

Connecting to VeChain Thor

const { Framework } = require('@vechain/connex-framework');
const { Driver, SimpleNet } = require('@vechain/connex-driver');

const net = new SimpleNet('https://sync-testnet.vechain.org');
const driver = await Driver.connect(net);
const connex = new Framework(driver);

console.log('Connected to VeChain Thor:', connex.thor.genesis.id);

Creating a new account

const { createAccount } = require('@vechain/thor-devkit');

const account = createAccount();
console.log('New account address:', account.address);
console.log('Private key:', account.privateKey);

These examples showcase:

1. How to connect to the VeChain Thor network.
2. How to create a new VeChain account.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to make this handbook even more legendary! Here's how you can contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-addition)
3. Make your changes
4. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some amazing feature')
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-addition)
6. Create a new Pull Request

Please ensure your contributions align with our code of conduct and contribution guidelines.

Credit/Inspiration

This handbook was inspired by the famous awesome lists by sindresorhus and the Awesome VeChain list. We need awesome lists for Web3 ecosystems, with more of a hacker's guide to how they work. This is the answer to that need.