This book gives a thorough overview of the ground-breaking but frequently misunderstood emerging technologies of digital currency.
This comprehensive book explains everything you need to know about the new form of money for the Internet era, whether you're a student, software developer, tech entrepreneur, or computer science, researcher.
How exactly do Bitcoin and its blockchain operate? How safe are the bitcoins you own? How private are their customers? Bitcoin: Is it possible to control it? These are only a few of the numerous questions that this book addresses.
- 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)
