Introduction to Bitcoin: Understanding Peer-to-Peer Networks, Digital Signatures, the Blockchain, Proof-of-Work, Mining, Network Attacks, Bitcoin Core Software, and Wallet Safety (With Color Images & Diagrams)

Introduction to Bitcoin is the people's guide to Bitcoin. This book is written for those who want to understand how Bitcoin works without relying on equations and complex coding languages. With the help of cypherpunks, David Ricardo brings the history of early digital currencies to life from early encryption software to digital currency experiments. In straightforward language, he explains Bitcoin's peer-to-peer network, digital signatures, the blockchain, proof-of-work, mining, network attacks, and Bitcoin's underlying software.

All readers will quickly gain a clear understanding of Bitcoin and the future implications of the Bitcoin network, including energy expenditure and the Lightning Networ. Included is an overview on how to safely store bitcoin, as well as a review of the people who have been suspected by the media of being Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. With simple diagrams, full-color images, and clear explanations, this is the introductory guide for anyone who wishes to understand Bitcoin.

Included is Satoshi Nakamoto's whitepaper Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.

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Introduction to Bitcoin: Understanding Peer-to-Peer Networks, Digital Signatures, the Blockchain, Proof-of-Work, Mining, Network Attacks, Bitcoin Core Software, and Wallet Safety (With Color Images & Diagrams)

Introduction to Bitcoin is the people's guide to Bitcoin. This book is written for those who want to understand how Bitcoin works without relying on equations and complex coding languages. With the help of cypherpunks, David Ricardo brings the history of early digital currencies to life from early encryption software to digital currency experiments. In straightforward language, he explains Bitcoin's peer-to-peer network, digital signatures, the blockchain, proof-of-work, mining, network attacks, and Bitcoin's underlying software.

All readers will quickly gain a clear understanding of Bitcoin and the future implications of the Bitcoin network, including energy expenditure and the Lightning Networ. Included is an overview on how to safely store bitcoin, as well as a review of the people who have been suspected by the media of being Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. With simple diagrams, full-color images, and clear explanations, this is the introductory guide for anyone who wishes to understand Bitcoin.

Included is Satoshi Nakamoto's whitepaper Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.

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Introduction to Bitcoin: Understanding Peer-to-Peer Networks, Digital Signatures, the Blockchain, Proof-of-Work, Mining, Network Attacks, Bitcoin Core Software, and Wallet Safety (With Color Images & Diagrams)

Introduction to Bitcoin: Understanding Peer-to-Peer Networks, Digital Signatures, the Blockchain, Proof-of-Work, Mining, Network Attacks, Bitcoin Core Software, and Wallet Safety (With Color Images & Diagrams)

by David Ricardo
Introduction to Bitcoin: Understanding Peer-to-Peer Networks, Digital Signatures, the Blockchain, Proof-of-Work, Mining, Network Attacks, Bitcoin Core Software, and Wallet Safety (With Color Images & Diagrams)

Introduction to Bitcoin: Understanding Peer-to-Peer Networks, Digital Signatures, the Blockchain, Proof-of-Work, Mining, Network Attacks, Bitcoin Core Software, and Wallet Safety (With Color Images & Diagrams)

by David Ricardo

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Introduction to Bitcoin is the people's guide to Bitcoin. This book is written for those who want to understand how Bitcoin works without relying on equations and complex coding languages. With the help of cypherpunks, David Ricardo brings the history of early digital currencies to life from early encryption software to digital currency experiments. In straightforward language, he explains Bitcoin's peer-to-peer network, digital signatures, the blockchain, proof-of-work, mining, network attacks, and Bitcoin's underlying software.

All readers will quickly gain a clear understanding of Bitcoin and the future implications of the Bitcoin network, including energy expenditure and the Lightning Networ. Included is an overview on how to safely store bitcoin, as well as a review of the people who have been suspected by the media of being Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. With simple diagrams, full-color images, and clear explanations, this is the introductory guide for anyone who wishes to understand Bitcoin.

Included is Satoshi Nakamoto's whitepaper Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781777692308
Publisher: Expiscor Books
Publication date: 05/25/2021
Pages: 60
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.16(d)

Table of Contents

What Is Bitcoin? 4

The Evolution of Money 6

Gold and Silver Currencies 8

Paper Currencies 9

The Creation of Internet Money 10

Cyberbucks 11

B-money 14

A Peer-to-Peer Network 15

Digital Signatures 17

The Blockchain 18

Proof-of-Work 19

Mining Difficulty 20

Electricity Costs 22

Mounting a Network Attack 23

Bitcoin Software 24

Soft Forks 25

Hard Forks 26

The Future of Bitcoin 28

Energy as Security 29

Chargebacks 30

The Lightning Network 32

The Bitcoin Satellite Network 33

Bitcoin Safety 34

Wallets 35

Satoshi in the Media 36

Bitcoin Around the World 40

Timeline of Bitcoin 42

Activities / Review 44

Appendix: The Bitcoin Whitepaper 46

Key Words / Index 56

About the Author 58

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