Download or read book Bitcoin Explained in Cartoons written by David Ledesma and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-16 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As featured by ALTCOIN DAILY, top cryptocurrency show with 140,000 subscribers and 14 MILLION video views #1 NEW RELEASE in E-COMMERCE with the e-book version "Super easy to understand... in less than five minutes you will grasp the concept of Bitcoin and the basis for the value of cryptocurrencies" - James Seymour "Good for new people in crypto currencies" - Cory Wall"An easy read" - R. Patrick Rubin"As someone new to Bitcoin, it's a great way to explain it to others" - Hayden Montgomerie "Super helpful way to wrap your head around complex ideas!" - Clayton Roche "The same level as The Bitcoin Standard... this one is more fun" - Altcoin Daily Written by best-selling author David Michael Ledesma whose Youtube channel and website MBA Bull has garnered over 120,000 subscribers and 15 MILLION video views worldwide in the MBA tutorial niche, by simplifying tough business school topics using cartoon animation.A very quick and concise book for both you and your friends to enjoy!This book will make Bitcoin SUPER EASY to UNDERSTAND in a cute, fun, and (MOSTLY) NON-TECHNICAL way without the hype... for Bitcoiners, skeptics, and even critics alike! (90% TECH-FREE)

Download or read book Billy s Bitcoin written by Naomi Brockwell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-14 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy was tired of the bullies stealing his lunch money... ...so his dad helped him come up with a plan. Join Billy in his bitcoin adventures. Part one in this children's series that explores the world of a new kind of money. Bitcoin is not just for adults, you know... Billy's Bitcoin is a children's picture book. It is the first book in a series that explores bitcoin and its various uses. Bitcoin can be a little complex, but it doesn't have to be. This children's book is as simple as it can be. Great for teaching kids about money and technology. Book 1 available now. Books 2 - 5 in the series coming soon...

Download or read book Bitcoin for the Befuddled written by Conrad Barski and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin—the game-changing digital currency used by millions worldwide. But Bitcoin isn't just another way to buy stuff. It’s an anonymous, revolutionary, cryptographically secure currency that functions without the oversight of a central authority or government. If you want to get into the Bitcoin game but find yourself a little confused, Bitcoin for the ­Befuddled may be just what you’re looking for. Learn what Bitcoin is; how it works; and how to acquire, store, and spend bitcoins safely and securely. You'll also learn: Bitcoin’s underlying cryptographic principles, and how bitcoins are createdThe history of Bitcoin and its potential impact on trade and commerceAll about the blockchain, the public ledger of Bitcoin transactionsHow to choose a bitcoin wallet that’s safe and easy to useHow to accept bitcoins as payment in your physical store or on your websiteAdvanced topics, including Bitcoin mining and Bitcoin programming With its non-technical language and patient, step-by-step approach to this fascinating currency, Bitcoin for the Befuddled is your ticket to getting started with Bitcoin. Get out from under the rock and get in the Bitcoin game. Just make sure not to lose your shirt.

Download or read book Bitcoin Widow written by Jennifer Robertson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She met the man of her dreams and suddenly had it all. Then, in one fateful night, she lost everything, and the nightmare began Jennifer Robertson was working hard to build a life for herself from the ashes of her first marriage. Still only twenty-six, she swiped right on a dating app and met Gerry Cotten, a man she would not normally have considered—too young and not her type—but found she’d met her match. Eccentric but funny and kind, Cotten turned out to be a bitcoin wizard who quickly amassed substantial wealth through his company, Quadriga. The couple travelled the world, first class all the way, while Cotten worked on his multitude of encrypted laptops. Then, while the couple was on their honeymoon in India, opening an orphanage in their name, Gerry fell ill and died in a matter of hours. Jennifer was consumed by grief and guilt, but that was only the beginning. It turned out that Gerry owed $250 million to Quadriga customers, and all the passwords to his encrypted virtual vaults, hidden on his many laptops, had died with him. Jennifer was left with more than one hundred thousand investors looking for their money, and questions, suspicions and accusations spiralling dangerously out of control. The Quadriga scandal touched off major investment and criminal investigations, not to mention Internet rumours circulating on dark message boards, including claims that Gerry had faked his own death and that his wife was the real mastermind behind a sophisticated sting operation. While Jennifer waited for a dead man’s switch e-mail that would probably never come, it became clear that Cotten had gambled away about $100 million of the funds entrusted to him for investment in his many schemes, leaving Robertson holding the bag. Bitcoin Widow is Catch Me If You Can meets a widow betrayed, a life of fairy-tale romance and private jets torched by duplicity, as Jennifer Robertson tries to reset her life in the wake of one of the biggest investment scandals of the digital age.

Download or read book Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies written by Arvind Narayanan and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative introduction to the exciting new technologies of digital money Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies provides a comprehensive introduction to the revolutionary yet often misunderstood new technologies of digital currency. Whether you are a student, software developer, tech entrepreneur, or researcher in computer science, this authoritative and self-contained book tells you everything you need to know about the new global money for the Internet age. How do Bitcoin and its block chain actually work? How secure are your bitcoins? How anonymous are their users? Can cryptocurrencies be regulated? These are some of the many questions this book answers. It begins by tracing the history and development of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, and then gives the conceptual and practical foundations you need to engineer secure software that interacts with the Bitcoin network as well as to integrate ideas from Bitcoin into your own projects. Topics include decentralization, mining, the politics of Bitcoin, altcoins and the cryptocurrency ecosystem, the future of Bitcoin, and more. An essential introduction to the new technologies of digital currency Covers the history and mechanics of Bitcoin and the block chain, security, decentralization, anonymity, politics and regulation, altcoins, and much more Features an accompanying website that includes instructional videos for each chapter, homework problems, programming assignments, and lecture slides Also suitable for use with the authors' Coursera online course Electronic solutions manual (available only to professors)

Download or read book The Cryptopians written by Laura Shin and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the idealists, technologists, and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to the masses. In their short history, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone through booms, busts, and internecine wars, recently reaching a market valuation of more than $2 trillion. The central promise of crypto endures—vast fortunes made from decentralized networks not controlled by any single entity and not yet regulated by many governments. The recent growth of crypto would have been all but impossible if not for a brilliant young man named Vitalik Buterin and his creation: Ethereum. In this book, Laura Shin takes readers inside the founding of this novel cryptocurrency network, which enabled users to launch their own new coins, thus creating a new crypto fever. She introduces readers to larger-than-life characters like Buterin, the Web3 wunderkind; his short-lived CEO, Charles Hoskinson; and Joe Lubin, a former Goldman Sachs VP who became one of crypto’s most well-known billionaires. Sparks fly as these outsized personalities fight for their piece of a seemingly limitless new business opportunity. This fascinating book shows the crypto market for what it really is: a deeply personal struggle to influence the coming revolution in money, culture, and power.

Download or read book Grokking Bitcoin written by Kalle Rosenbaum and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary 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. Foreword by David A. Harding, Contributor to Bitcoin documentation. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Inflation, depressed economies, debased currencies ... these are just a few of the problems centralized banking has caused throughout history. Bitcoin, a digital currency created with the ambition to shift control away from change-prone governments, has the potential to bring an end to those problems once and for all. It's time to find out how it can help you. About the Book 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. What's inside Bitcoin transactions The blockchain Bitcoin mining Bitcoin wallets About the Reader Intended for anyone interested in learning about Bitcoin technology. While a basic understanding of technical concepts is beneficial, no programming skills are necessary. About the Author Kalle Rosenbaum is a computer scientist, an avid Bitcoin supporter, and the founder of Propeller, a Bitcoin consultancy. Table of Contents Introduction to Bitcoin Cryptographic hash functions and digital signatures Addresses Wallets Transactions The blockchain Proof of work Peer-to-peer network Transactions revisited Segregated witness Bitcoin upgrades

Download or read book Goodnight Bitcoin written by Scott Sibley and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your kids will love following the story of Satoshi and Hal as they attempt to create the impossible, a new money called Bitcoin! These smart little monsters will come together to change the world, one Bitcoin block at a time. Will they reach their goal and take Bitcoin to the moon? Only time will tell. So cuddle up as a family and start reading together!

Download or read book Textual analysis for English Language and Literature for the IB Diploma written by Carolyn P. Henly and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build confidence in a range of key textual analysis techniques and skills with this practical companion, full of advice and guidance from experienced experts. - Build analysis techniques and skills through a range of strategies, serving as a useful companion throughout the course - from critical-thinking, referencing and citation and the development of a line of inquiry to reflecting on the writing process and constructing essays for Paper 1 and Paper 2 - Develop skills in how to approach a text using textual analysis strategies and critical theory, for both unseen texts (the basis of Paper 1) and texts studied in class - Concise, clear explanations help students navigate the IB requirements, including advice on assessment objectives and how literary and textual analysis weaves through Paper 1, Paper 2, the HL Essay, Individual Oral and the Learner Profile - Build understanding in how to approach texts so that students can write convincingly and passionately about texts through active reading, note-taking, asking questions, and developing a personal response to texts - Engaging activities are provided to test understanding of each topic and develop skills for the exam - guiding answers are available to check your responses

Download or read book Bitcoin written by Sabrina Pichardo and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated book for both kids and adults about Bitcoin and money. The story focuses on a time traveler who has come back from the future to teach us about the future of money but before we can learn about the future we take a history trip to learn about the money of the past, present-day versions of money and the future of money.

Download or read book Bitcoin Blockchain and Cryptoassets written by Fabian Schar and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology; a guide for practitioners and students. Bitcoin and blockchain enable the ownership of virtual property without the need for a central authority. Additionally, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies make up an entirely new class of assets that have the potential for fundamental change in the current financial system. This book offers an introduction to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology from the perspective of monetary economics.

Download or read book The Bitcoin Standard written by Saifedean Ammous and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history When a pseudonymous programmer introduced "a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party" to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications. While Bitcoin is an invention of the digital age, the problem it purports to solve is as old as human society itself: transferring value across time and space. Author Saifedean Ammous takes the reader on an engaging journey through the history of technologies performing the functions of money, from primitive systems of trading limestones and seashells, to metals, coins, the gold standard, and modern government debt. Exploring what gave these technologies their monetary role, and how most lost it, provides the reader with a good idea of what makes for sound money, and sets the stage for an economic discussion of its consequences for individual and societal future-orientation, capital accumulation, trade, peace, culture, and art. Compellingly, Ammous shows that it is no coincidence that the loftiest achievements of humanity have come in societies enjoying the benefits of sound monetary regimes, nor is it coincidental that monetary collapse has usually accompanied civilizational collapse. With this background in place, the book moves on to explain the operation of Bitcoin in a functional and intuitive way. Bitcoin is a decentralized, distributed piece of software that converts electricity and processing power into indisputably accurate records, thus allowing its users to utilize the Internet to perform the traditional functions of money without having to rely on, or trust, any authorities or infrastructure in the physical world. Bitcoin is thus best understood as the first successfully implemented form of digital cash and digital hard money. With an automated and perfectly predictable monetary policy, and the ability to perform final settlement of large sums across the world in a matter of minutes, Bitcoin’s real competitive edge might just be as a store of value and network for the final settlement of large payments a digital form of gold with a built-in settlement infrastructure. Ammous’ firm grasp of the technological possibilities as well as the historical realities of monetary evolution provides for a fascinating exploration of the ramifications of voluntary free market money. As it challenges the most sacred of government monopolies, Bitcoin shifts the pendulum of sovereignty away from governments in favor of individuals, offering us the tantalizing possibility of a world where money is fully extricated from politics and unrestrained by borders. The final chapter of the book explores some of the most common questions surrounding Bitcoin: Is Bitcoin mining a waste of energy? Is Bitcoin for criminals? Who controls Bitcoin, and can they change it if they please? How can Bitcoin be killed? And what to make of all the thousands of Bitcoin knockoffs, and the many supposed applications of Bitcoin's 'block chain technology'? The Bitcoin Standard is the essential resource for a clear understanding of the rise of the Internet’s decentralized, apolitical, free-market alternative to national central banks.

Download or read book Bitcoin s Violent Upside written by Harvey Halving and published by Harvey Halving. This book was released on 2024-04-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Unfolding Revolution" delves down the rabbit hole into the furious journey of the world's most powerful money, from inception to beyond. Immerse yourself into this incredible global quest. Explore this global phenomenon as we witness the breathtaking moments of extreme price bursts that captivate the attention of traditional financial institutions, where overnight millionaires and billionaires are made. Meteoric rises ignite a clamor of interest among investors; and have rewritten the rules of money, transforming the world. The hockey stick party has just started with Bitcoin's price trajectory. Do not be left behind.

Download or read book My First Step in Crypto and Bitcoin Investing for Kids and Beginners written by Sweet Smart Books and published by Sweet Smart Books. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is no secret that cryptocurrency is the talk of the town at present due to its skyrocketing prices and high return on investment. In 2021, the price of Bitcoin raised as high as $60000 making it gather both media and people's attention. Cryptocurrencies are complex financial instruments that are difficult to understand and follow. If you are a complete novice looking forward to investing in the market, learning about cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin as well as the Blockchain design that supports them can seem like a daunting task. Although there are many books on the market, most of them aren't meant for beginners and cover complex topics. Sweet Smart Books presented this book focusing on explaining complex topics about Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrencies in a way that it can be easily understood by kids and beginners. A number of real-life examples and scenarios were used by the author of this book to explain different concepts in a friendly way so that readers are able to follow the bigger picture of what is happening. What are you going to learn from this book? The book starts with an introduction to different currency systems and financial instruments to extend itself into the basics of cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technology. This book focuses on topics such as Different currency systems Different financial instruments Centralization vs Decentralization Understanding the basics of cryptocurrencies Blockchain technology Understanding Bitcoin Mining Consensus mechanism Ethereum Smart contracts and how they work? Cardano Polkadot Risk management Investing in Cryptocurrency Technical and Fundamental Analysis And a lot more.

Download or read book Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain written by David Gerard and published by David Gerard. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experimental new Internet-based form of money is created that anyone can generate at home; people build frightening firetrap computers full of video cards, putting out so much heat that one operator is hospitalised with heatstroke and brain damage. A young physics student starts a revolutionary new marketplace immune to State coercion; he ends up ordering hits on people because they might threaten his great experiment, and is jailed for life without parole. Fully automated contractual systems are proposed to make business and the law work better; the contracts people actually write are unregulated penny stock offerings whose fine print literally states that you are buying nothing of any value. The biggest crowdfunding in history attracts $150 million on the promise that it will embody “the steadfast iron will of unstoppable code”; upon release it is immediately hacked, and $50 million is stolen. How did we get here? David Gerard covers the origins and history of Bitcoin to the present day, the other cryptocurrencies it spawned including Ethereum, the ICO craze and the 2017 crypto bubble, and the attempts to apply blockchains and smart contracts to business. Plus a case study on blockchains in the music industry. Bitcoin and blockchains are not a technology story, but a psychology story. Remember: if it sounds too good to be true, it almost certainly is. “A sober riposte to all the upbeat forecasts about cryptocurrency” — New York Review of Books “A very convincing takedown of the whole phenomenon” — BBC News

Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin written by Michael Miller and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2015 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first user guide - written in layman's terms - to the global, anonymous electronic currency rapidly gaining widespread credibility. This cryptocurrency combats many problems with cash and credit transactions today. Bitcoins are resistant to inflation, they allow you to make purchases during travel if your credit account has been frozen by your bank due to suspicious activity, and protects from identity theft. Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer network of anonymous people, network protocols, and computer systems that has no authority over anybody's money. With the help of the Bitcoin User Guide, you will learn how to buy and sell a Bitcoin as well as how to make a purchase with Bitcoins. This book walks you through protecting your Bitcoins and mining Bitcoins. While most online tutorials are imcomplete or too technical, this book gives you the basic information you need and can understand to this new electronic currency. This book gives you pros and cons to using Bitcoins. As a newcomer to the technology, this book will teach you how to know which mobile wallet is best for you. Whether you're using a desktop, laptop, or mobile device, you'll learn the technology, no prior knowledge assumed.

Download or read book Programming Bitcoin written by Jimmy Song and published by O'Reilly Media. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into Bitcoin technology with this hands-on guide from one of the leading teachers on Bitcoin and Bitcoin programming. Author Jimmy Song shows Python programmers and developers how to program a Bitcoin library from scratch. You’ll learn how to work with the basics, including the math, blocks, network, and transactions behind this popular cryptocurrency and its blockchain payment system. By the end of the book, you'll understand how this cryptocurrency works under the hood by coding all the components necessary for a Bitcoin library. Learn how to create transactions, get the data you need from peers, and send transactions over the network. Whether you’re exploring Bitcoin applications for your company or considering a new career path, this practical book will get you started. Parse, validate, and create bitcoin transactions Learn Script, the smart contract language behind Bitcoin Do exercises in each chapter to build a Bitcoin library from scratch Understand how proof-of-work secures the blockchain Program Bitcoin using Python 3 Understand how simplified payment verification and light wallets work Work with public-key cryptography and cryptographic primitives