Grokking Bitcoin (Paperback)

Kalle Rosenbaum; Foreword by David A. Harding

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If you think Bitcoin is just an alternative currency for geeks, it's time to think again. Grokking Bitcoin opens up this powerful distributed ledger system, exploring the technology that enables applications both for Bitcoin-based financial transactions and using the blockchain for registering physical property ownership.

With this fully illustrated, easy-to-read guide, you'll finally understand how Bitcoin works, how you can use it, and why you can trust the blockchain.

Grokking Bitcoin explains why Bitcoin’s supporters trust it so deeply, and why you can too. This approachable book will introduce you to Bitcoin’s groundbreaking technology, which is the key to this world-changing system. This illustrated, easy-to-read guide prepares you for a new way of thinking with easy-to-follow diagrams and exercises. You’ll discover how Bitcoin mining works, how to accept Bitcoin, how to participate in the Bitcoin network, and how to set up a digital wallet.

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Imprint:	Manning Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2019
Authors:	Kalle Rosenbaum
Foreword by:	David A. Harding
Dimensions:	234 x 187 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	450
ISBN-13:	978-1-61729-464-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Coding theory & cryptology Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Computing & IT > Computer communications & networking > Network security Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Privacy & data protection Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > Monetary economics Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Databases > Data security & data encryption Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Other software packages > Enterprise software > General Books > Money & Finance > General Promotions
LSN:	1-61729-464-0
Barcode:	9781617294648