Description: About this productSynopsis"Mastering Bitcoin" tells you everything you need to know about joining one of the most exciting revolutions since the invention of the web: digital money. Bitcoin is the first successful digital currency. It's instant, global, frictionless and it is changing money forever. Bitcoin is still in its infancy, and yet it has already spawned an economy valued at nearly $2 billion that is growing exponentially. Established companies like PayPal are considering adding bitcoin as a payment method, and investors are funding a flurry of new startups aiming to stake claims in a new industry that may rival the Internet in terms of scale and impact on daily life.If you're interested in learning more about the technical operation of bitcoin, or if you're building the next great bitcoin killer-app or business, you will find this book essential reading. From the basic use of a bitcoin wallet to buy a cup of coffee, to running a bitcoin marketplace with hundreds of thousands of transactions, or collaboratively building new financial innovations that will transform our understanding of currency and credit, this book will help you engineer money. You're about to unlock the API to a new economy. This book is your key.If you're interested in bitcoin basics, bitcoin's technical operation, or planning to build the next great bitcoin killer app or business, Mastering Bitcoin is essential reading. From using a bitcoin wallet to buy coffee to running a bitcoin marketplace with hundreds of thousands of transactions or building new financial innovations that will transform our understanding of currency and credit, this book will help you engineer money. You're about to unlock the API to a new economy. This book is your key. You'll learn everything you need to know about decentralized digital money, one of the most exciting technical revolutions in decades. Just as the Internet transformed dozens of industries, decentralized digital money-in the form of crypto-currencies-has the ability to transform the foundations of money, credit, and financial services. As the first successful digital currency, bitcoin is the natural starting point for anyone interested in decentralized digital money, its implications, and applications. Get a broad introduction to bitcoin-ideal for non-technical users to investors and business executives seeking to better understand bitcoin Learn the technical foundations of bitcoin and other cryptographic currencies, from cryptography basics to data structures and network protocols Understand technical topics through user stories, elegant analogies and examples, and code snippets illustrating the key concepts Technical details of bitcoin's operation and is aimed at professional developers, engineers, software and systems architects, systems administrators, and other technically minded people. Bitcoin is still in its infancy, and yet it's already spawned a multi-billion dollar, global economy. Both new and established companies are adding bitcoin as a payment method, and investors are funding a flurry of new bitcoin and related startups. Mastering Bitcoin can help you become part of this vibrant new economy.Want to join the technological revolution that's taking the world of finance by storm? Mastering Bitcoin is your guide through the seemingly complex world of bitcoin, providing the requisite knowledge to help you participate in the internet of money. Whether you're building the next killer app, investing in a startup, or simply curious about the technology, this practical book is essential reading. Bitcoin, the first successful decentralized digital currency, is still in its infancy and it's already spawned a multi-billion dollar global economy. This economy is open to anyone with the knowledge and passion to participate. Mastering Bitcoin provides you with the knowledge you need (passion not included). This book includes: A broad introduction to bitcoinideal for non-technical users, investors, and business executives An explanation of the 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, analogies, examples, and code snippets illustrating key technical conceptsProduct IdentifiersISBN-101449374042ISBN-139781449374044eBay Product ID (ePID)201604359Key DetailsAuthorAndreas M. AntonopoulosNumber Of Pages298 pagesFormatPaperbackPublication Date2014-12-20LanguageEnglishPublisherO'Reilly Media, IncorporatedPublication Year2014Additional DetailsCopyright Date2014IllustratedYesDimensionsWeight17.2 OzHeight0.6 In.Width7.1 In.Length9.2 In.Target AudienceGroupScholarly & ProfessionalClassification MethodLCCN2015-413040LC Classification NumberHG221Dewey Decimal332.4/2Dewey Edition23
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Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Name: Mastering Bitcoin : Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies
Language: English
Publisher: O'reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Electronic Commerce (See Also Headings under Business & Economics / E-Commerce), E-Commerce / Online Trading, E-Commerce / General (See Also Computers / Electronic Commerce)
Item Height: 0.6 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.2 Oz
Author: Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Subject Area: Computers, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 7.1 in
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