Cutting-Edge Blockchain and Bitcoin

by Kevin Kurtz

Overview

Bitcoin is a digital currency—money that exists only online. Some people have used it to get rich. Others have accidentally lost it forever. Learn what decides bitcoin's value and how anyone with a fast computer can mine it. You'll also explore blockchains, the technology used to make bitcoin transactions. See how the blockchains may change the internet forever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541589346
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	Searchlight Books T - Cutting-Edge STEM
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	810L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Kevin Kurtz has loved books, science, and nature since he was a kid. His first children's book, A Day in the Salt Marsh, was published in 2007. He lives in Rochester, New York and continues to write books and do live and remote visits with schools around the country.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What Is Bitcoin? 4

Chapter 2 What Is Blockchain? 14

Chapter 3 Bitcoin Takes Off 18

Chapter 4 What's Next for Bitcoin and Blockchain? 22

Glossary 30

Learn More about Blockchain and Bitcoin 31

Index 32