Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies : a comprehensive introduction
Author
Additional Author(s)
Narayanan, Arvind
Bonneau, Joseph
Felten, Edwad
Miller, Andrew
Goldfeder, Steven
Publisher
USA: Princeton University Press, 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780691171692
Series
Subject(s)
BITCOIN
CRYPTOGRAPHY
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFERS
MONEY
Notes
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Abstract
How do Bitcoin and its block chain actually work? How secure are your bitcoins? How anonymous are their users? Can cryptocurrencies be regulated? These are some of the many questions this book answers. It begins by tracing the history and development of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, and then gives the conceptual and practical foundations you need to engineer secure software that interacts with the Bitcoin network as well as to integrate ideas from Bitcoin into your own projects. Topics include decentralization, mining, the politics of Bitcoin, altcoins and the cryptocurrency ecosystem, the future of Bitcoin, and more.
An essential introduction to the new technologies of digital currency
Covers the history and mechanics of Bitcoin and the block chain, security, decentralization, anonymity, politics and regulation, altcoins, and much more
Features an accompanying website that includes instructional videos for each chapter, homework problems, programming assignments, and lecture slides
Also suitable for use with the authors' Coursera online course
Electronic solutions manual (available only to professors). ~back cover
