| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"A broad introduction to bitcoin--ideal for non-tech users, investors, and business executives; technical foundations of bitcoin and cryptographic currencies for developers, engineers, and software and systems architects; details of the bitcoin decentralized network, peer-to-peer architecture, transaction lifecycle, and security principles; offshoots of the bitcoin and blockchain inventions, including alternative chains, currencies, and applications; user stories, elegant analogies, examples, and code snippets illustrating key technical concepts"--Page [4] of cover. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
How bitcoin works -- The bitcoin client -- Keys, addresses, wallets -- Transactions -- The bitcoin network -- The blockchain -- Mining and concensus -- Alternative chains, currencies, and applications -- Bitcoin security. |
| Subject |
Electronic funds transfers -- Computer programs.
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Electronic commerce -- Computer programs.
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Money -- Computer programs.
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Electronic commerce -- Computer programs.
(OCoLC)fst00906907
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Electronic funds transfers -- Computer programs.
(OCoLC)fst00907205
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Money -- Computer programs.
(OCoLC)fst01025271
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Digitala pengar.
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Elektronisk handel.
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Bitcoin.
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| Cover Title |
Mastering bitcoin : unlocking digital cryptocurrencies |
| ISBN |
9781449374044 |
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1449374042 |
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1491902604 |
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9781491902608 |
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