Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies : a comprehensive introduction / Arvind Narayanan, Joseph Bonneau, Edward Felten, Andrew Miller, and Steven Goldfeder.
By: Narayanan, Arvind [author.].
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]Description: 304 pages cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691171692 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Bitcoin | Electronic funds transfers | Cryptography | MoneyGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | HG1710 .N35 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000011104 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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: the future of Bitcoin? -- Conclusion.