{"product_id":"bitcoin-and-cryptocurrency-technologies-9780691171692","title":"Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Computing and Information Sciences, Association of American Publishers \"For people interested in the inner workings of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies, this is an excellent book.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE vii  FOREWORD The Long Road to Bitcoin ix  Jeremy clark  1 Introduction to Cryptography and Cryptocurrencies 1  2 How Bitcoin Achieves Decentralization 27  3 Mechanics of Bitcoin 51  4 How to Store and Use Bitcoins 76  5 Bitcoin Mining 104  6 Bitcoin and Anonymity 138  7 Community, Politics, and Regulation 168  8 Alternative Mining Puzzles 190  9 Bitcoin as a Platform 213  10 Altcoins and the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem 242  11 Decentralized Institutions: The Future of Bitcoin? 272  CONCLUSION 286  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 287  ABOUT THE AUTHORS 289  INDEX 291","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865535230295,"sku":"9780691171692","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691171692.jpg?v=1722274440","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bitcoin-and-cryptocurrency-technologies-9780691171692","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}