Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a thorough overview of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and digital assets and their impact on the future of money and finance. It provides a 360-degree practical, concise, and engaging overview of all the topics that one interested about digital assets needs to know including how Bitcoin and Ethereum work, an overview of the most important digital assets in the market, and deep dives into the various types of digital assets including cryptocurrencies, stable coins, CBDCs, utility tokens, security tokens, NFTs, and many others. The book also covers all the essentials including DeFi, crypto mining, crypto regulations, crypto investors, crypto exchanges, and other ecosystem players as well as some of the latest global crypto trends from Web 3.0 and the Metaverse to DAOs and quantum computing.
Written by a leading industry expert and thought leader who advises some of the leading organisations in the digital assets space globally, this book is ideal for anyone looking to acquire a solid foundational knowledge base of this fast-growing field and understand its potential impact on the future of money.
Table of Contents1. History of Money.- 2. Bitcoin.- 3. Ethereum.- 4. The Emergence of New Blockchains and Crypto-Assets.- 5. The Technology Behind Bitcoin: Blockchain.- 6. Cryptocurrencies.- 7. Stablecoins.- 8. Central Bank Digital Currencies.- 9. Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currencies.- 10. Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies.-11. Utility Tokens and Social Tokens.-12. Security Tokens.- 13. Non-Fungible Tokens.- 14. Bitcoin and Crypto Mining.- 15. Asset Creation and Distribution.- 16. Decentralised Finance.- 17. Crypto Regulations, Compliance and Tax.- 18. Crypto Exchanges.- 19. Crypto Funds.- 20. Crypto Ecosystem Enablers.- 21. Future Technology Trends to Watch.
