Description
Join the technological revolution thats taking the financial world by storm. Mastering Bitcoin is your guide through the seemingly complex world of Bitcoin, providing the knowledge you need to participate in the internet of money. Whether youre building the next killer app, investing in a startup, or simply curious about the technology, this revised and expanded third edition provides essential detail to get you started.
Bitcoin, the first successful decentralized digital currency, has already spawned a multibillion-dollar global economy open to anyone with the knowledge and passion to participate. Mastering Bitcoin provides the knowledge. You supply the passion.
The third edition includes:
A broad introduction to Bitcoin and its underlying blockchainideal for nontechnical users, investors, and business executives
An explanation of Bitcoins technical foundation and cryptographic currency for developers, engineers, and software and systems architects
Details of the Bitcoin decentralized network, peer-to-peer architecture, transaction lifecycle, and security principles
New developments such as Taproot, Tapscript, Schnorr signatures, and the Lightning Network
A deep dive into Bitcoin applications, including how to combine the building blocks offered by this platform into powerful new tools
User stories, analogies, examples, and code snippets illustrating key technical concepts
Author: Andreas M. Antonopoulos, David A. Harding
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: OReilly Media
Published: 12/12/2023
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.19h x 7.00w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9781098150099
Language: English
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