Narayanan, Arvind. <br/><br/>
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies :  a comprehensive introduction / 
Arvind Narayanan (et. all..) 
 - New Jersey:  Princeton University Press,  2016. 
 - xxvii, 304 pages:  ill;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to cryptography and cryptocurrencies -- How Bitcoin achieves decentralization -- Mechanics of Bitcoin -- How to store and use Bitcoins -- Bitcoin mining -- Bitcoin and anonymity -- Community, politics, and regulation -- Alternative mining puzzles -- Bitcoin as a platform -- Altcoins and the cryptocurrency ecosystem -- Decentralized institutions: the future of Bitcoin? -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691171692  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bitcoin.<br/>Electronic funds transfers.<br/>Cryptography.<br/>Cryptocurrencies.<br/>Money.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.178  / NAR