Introduction to cryptography and cryptocurrencies -- How Bitcoin achieves decentralization -- Mechanics of Bitcoin … -- How to store and use Bitcoins -- Bitcoin mining -- Bitcoin and anonymity -- Community, politics, and regulation … -- Alternative mining puzzles -- Bitcoin as a platform -- Altcoins and the cryptocurrency ecosystem -- Decentralized institutions …

caused throughout history. Bitcoin, a digital currency created with the ambition to shift control away from change …. Grokking Bitcoin explains why Bitcoin's supporters trust it so deeply, and why you can too. This approachable book will … introduce you to Bitcoin's groundbreaking technology, which is the key to this world-changing system. This illustrated, easy …

Zusammenfassung: "This book introduces the reader to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. It focuses on Bitcoin …, and how Bitcoin relates to and is different from traditional currency. The book then explores the technical aspects of the … Bitcoin system: its communications protocol, its decentralized validation processes, and the basics of Bitcoin mining. The …