Description: Product Description : Understanding Bitcoin: Cryptography, Engineering and Economics (The Wiley Finance Series) Discover Bitcoin the cryptocurrency that has the finance world buzzingBitcoin is arguably one of the biggest developments in finance since the advent of fiat currency With Understanding Bitcoin expert author Pedro Franco provides finance professionals with a complete technical guide and resource to the cryptography engineering and economic development of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies This comprehensive yet accessible work fully explores the supporting economic realities and technological advances of Bitcoin and presents positive and negative arguments from various economic schools regarding its continued viabilityThis authoritative text provides a stepbystep description of how Bitcoin works starting with public key cryptography and moving on to explain transaction processing the blockchain and mining technologies This vital resource reviews Bitcoin from the broader perspective of digital currencies and explores historical attempts at cryptographic currencies Bitcoin is after all not just a digital currency its a modern approach to the secure transfer of value using cryptography This book is a detailed guide to what it is how it works and how it just may jumpstart a change in the way digital value changes hands Understand how Bitcoin works and the technology behind it Delve into the economics of Bitcoin and its impact on the financial industry Discover altcoins and other available cryptocurrencies Explore the ideas behind Bitcoin 20 technologies Learn transaction protocols micropayment channels atomic crosschain trading and moreBitcoin challenges the basic assumption under which the current financial system rests that currencies are issued by central governments and their supply is managed by central banks To fully understand this revolutionary technology Understanding Bitcoin is a uniquely complete readerfriendly guide( it is an used product )
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Brand: Franco, Pedro
UPC: 9781119019169
MPN: Illustrated
Model No: Illustrated
Country of Origin: USA United States
Net Quantity/Number of Units: 1
Dimensions LxWxH - Cms: 7X0.92X9.9
ISBN-10: 1119019168
ISBN-13: 9781119019169
SKU: SONG1119019168
Edition: 1
No. of Pages: 288
Book Title: Understanding Bitcoin: Cryptography, Engineering and Economics (T
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Understanding Bitcoin : Cryptography, Engineering and Economics
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Subject: Finance / General, E-Commerce / General (See Also Computers / Electronic Commerce)
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2014
Item Weight: 23.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.9 in
Author: Pedro Franco
Subject Area: Business & Economics
Item Width: 7 in
Series: The Wiley Finance Ser.
Format: Hardcover
