Mastering bitcoin: programming the open blockchain/ Andreas M. Antonopoulos, David A. Harding.
Material type:
- 9789355426246
- 332.42 ANT
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Includes Index.
1. Introduction
2. How Bitcoin Works
3. Bitcoin Core: The Reference Implementation
4. Keys and Addresses
5. Wallet Recovery
6. Transactions
7. Authorization and Authentication
8. Digital Signatures
9. Transaction Fees
10. The Bitcoin Network
11. The Blockchain
12. Mining and Consensus
13. Bitcoin Security
14. Second-Layer Applications
A. The Bitcoin Whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto
B. Errata to the Bitcoin Whitepaper
C. Bitcoin Improvement Proposals
Index
Bitcoin, the first successful decentralized digital currency, has already spawned a multibillion-dollar global economy open to anyone with the knowledge and passion to participate. Mastering Bitcoin provides the knowledge. You supply the passion.
The third edition includes:
A broad introduction to Bitcoin and its underlying blockchain-ideal for nontechnical users, investors, and business executives
An explanation of Bitcoin's technical foundation and cryptographic currency for developers, engineers, and software and systems architects
Details of the Bitcoin decentralized network, peer-to-peer architecture, transaction lifecycle, and security principles
New developments such as Taproot, Tapscript, Schnorr signatures, and the Lightning Network
A deep dive into Bitcoin applications, including how to combine the building blocks offered by this platform into powerful new tools User stories, analogies, examples, and code snippets illustrating key technical concepts
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