An 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)
