Hands-On with Substrate

By now, we have gained significant knowledge about blockchains and have even constructed our own custom blockchain using Rust. In this chapter, our objective is to utilize a popular blockchain framework called Substrate (which we learned about in the previous chapter, along with Polkadot and Kusama) to create our own blockchain. As we progress, you will witness how Substrate streamlines the process of building custom blockchains by managing many of the underlying complexities on our behalf. The aim of this chapter is to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of Substrate and equip you to harness its capabilities effectively.

Here’s what we’ll cover in this chapter:

• Building our own blockchain
• Simulating a network