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100 _aNarayanan, Arvind
245 _aBitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies :
_ba comprehensive introduction /
_cArvind Narayanan and others
260 _aNew Jersey
_bPrinceton University Press
_c2016
300 _a304 p.
365 _aUSD
_b49.50.
500 _aAn authoritative introduction to the exciting new technologies of digital money Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies provides a comprehensive introduction to the revolutionary yet often misunderstood new technologies of digital currency. Whether you are a student, software developer, tech entrepreneur, or researcher in computer science, this authoritative and self-contained book tells you everything you need to know about the new global money for the Internet age. 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)
650 _aElectronic funds transfers
650 _aBitcoin
650 _aCryptography
650 _aMoney
700 _aBonneau, Joseph
700 _aFelten, Edward
700 _aMiller, Andrew
700 _aGoldfeder, Steven
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