Download or read book From Bars to Bitcoin written by Justin Rhedrick and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kings of Crypto written by Jeff John Roberts and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tech writer Roberts debuts with a page-turning account of the rise of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase from the Y Combinator startup incubator to becoming a 'pillar of the larger crypto economy.'" — Publisher's Weekly For a moment late in 2018, one bitcoin, which physically amounts to a few electrons blipping on a tiny bit of silicon, was worth $20,000—the same as a pound of gold. Libertarian technologists who believed bitcoin would be the foundation of a new world order saw the moment as an apotheosis. Everyone else saw a bubble. Everyone else was right, and the bubble burst. But bitcoin survived, and the battle for its soul rages on. Kings of Crypto drops us into the unfolding drama, tracing the rise, fall, and rebirth of cryptocurrency through the experiences of major players across the globe. We follow Silicon Valley entrepreneur Brian Armstrong and the turbulent rocket ride of his startup, Coinbase, as he tries to take bitcoin mainstream while fighting off hackers, thieves, and zealots. Author Jeff John Roberts keenly observes the world of virtual currencies and what happens when startups try to disrupt the world of high finance. Clear explanations of crypto technology are woven into an amazing landscape full of meme-fueled startup hijinks, hacking (so much hacking!), shady investors, government investigations, billionaire bros and their Lambos, and closed-door meetings with Jamie Dimon. This is the surprising story of the origins of cryptocurrency and how it is changing money forever.
Download or read book Advances in Financial Machine Learning written by Marcos Lopez de Prado and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine learning (ML) is changing virtually every aspect of our lives. Today ML algorithms accomplish tasks that until recently only expert humans could perform. As it relates to finance, this is the most exciting time to adopt a disruptive technology that will transform how everyone invests for generations. Readers will learn how to structure Big data in a way that is amenable to ML algorithms; how to conduct research with ML algorithms on that data; how to use supercomputing methods; how to backtest your discoveries while avoiding false positives. The book addresses real-life problems faced by practitioners on a daily basis, and explains scientifically sound solutions using math, supported by code and examples. Readers become active users who can test the proposed solutions in their particular setting. Written by a recognized expert and portfolio manager, this book will equip investment professionals with the groundbreaking tools needed to succeed in modern finance.
Download or read book The Cryptocurrency Revolution written by Rhian Lewis and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-03 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains was initially viewed as a niche space of little interest to mainstream business and finance sectors. With major banks now licensed to provide cryptocurrency custody solutions, and everyone from Facebook to governments using the underlying technology to create their own digital currencies, this has undoubtedly changed. The Cryptocurrency Revolution explains the most important takeaways from the continued growth of digital currencies and blockchain technology and explores the transformative possibilities of borderless payments, decentralized finance ('DeFi') and machine-to-machine transactions. Written in jargon-free and accessible language, this book examines the key value proposition of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and how decentralized technologies could enable banks and financial institutions to become more efficient. It looks at the potential impact of company-backed virtual currencies (such as Facebook's Libra) and how governments and regulators around the world are reacting to these innovations. With discussion of the principles of tokenomics and the difference between public and private blockchains, The Cryptocurrency Revolution is the essential guide for those wishing to understand the threats and opportunities of the changing world of payments and finance.
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 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 A Beginner s Guide To Bitcoin written by Neel Kratter and published by Criptobublisher Edicions. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives you everything that you will need. It's a simple Bitcoin road map that anyone can follow. In this book, you will learn: - How the Bitcoin Technology works - The difference between Bitcoin and Blockchain - How mining works - How to make money with Bitcoin - The top myths about Bitcoin - How Bitcoin will take over the world - How to buy and sell Bitcoin - What forks are - And much more! Even if you know nothing at all about cryptocurrencies, this book will get you started investing the right way. Are you ready to get started creating real wealth using Bitcoin? Then scroll up and click BUY NOW to get started today.
Download or read book Cloudmoney written by Brett Scott and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reach of Corporations into our lives via cards and apps has never been greater; many of us rarely use cash these days. But what we’re told is a natural and inevitable move is actually the work of powerful interests. And the great battle of our time is the battle for ownership of the digital footprints that make up our lives. In Cloudmoney, Brett Scott tells an urgent and revelatory story about how the fusion of Big Finance and Big Tech requires “cloudmoney”—digital money underpinned by the banking sector—to replace physical cash. He dives beneath the surface of the global financial system to uncover a long-established lobbying infrastructure: an alliance of partners waging a covert war on cash. He explains the technical, political, and cultural differences between our various forms of money and shows how the cash system has been under attack for decades, as banking and tech companies promote a cashless society under the banner of progress. Cloudmoney takes us to the front lines of a war for our wallets that is also about our freedom, from marketing strategies against cash to the weaponization of COVID-19 to push fintech platforms, and from there to the rise of the cryptocurrency rebels and fringe groups pushing back. It asks the most pressing questions: Who benefits from a cashless society and who gets left behind? Is the end of cash the end of true privacy? And is our cloudmoney future closer than we think it is?
Download or read book Day Trading Cryptocurrency written by Phil C Senior and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ⚠ Stop Wasting Money On Ridiculous (And Expensive) Courses! ⚠ Are you still listening to those online "gurus"? Have cryptocurrencies left you in a spin? Do you want to take advantage of their immense power but don't know where to start? Are you seeking the opportunity to make money no matter what the market is like? Financial freedom is calling and this book will show you how to get there! Introducing Day Trading Cryptocurrency by Phil C. Senior. In this book, Phil is going to give you all of the secrets and tactics that have made him money from day trading cryptocurrencies. You're going to learn just how powerful this new asset class can be for your wealth. This isn't a book with standard technical indicators that every other day trading book proposes. Inside, you're going to learn how to decipher the thing that makes all markets move: Order flow! In addition to this, you'll also learn: The real deal about crypto, and why Bitcoin is not the best option for you to trade. How to day trade successfully and why you should day trade. How you can make money by being right less than half the time. The one thing you need to do to be successful. This is what other traders don't do! How much you should be concerned about volatility. Evaluating liquidity and selecting the best currencies to trade. And so much more! The best time to get in on cryptos was a decade ago. The second best time is right now! They have the power to bring you everything you want in life. Stop sitting on the sidelines and learn how to use them to gain the life of your dreams! Take action today.
Download or read book Bitcoin Black America written by Isaiah Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready for a change in black economics? Join the Bitcoin revolution. Bitcoin and Black America is a dynamic new book that explores the synergy between black economics, Bitcoin and blockchain technology. The global financial system is changing and the digital revolution will not be televised.We explore how to incorporate cryptocurrency in your business, job and educational institution. This book also outlines the need for separation from the racist banking system and a comprehensive list of black professionals actively working in the Blockchain industry.
Download or read book The Bitcoin Manifesto written by Allan J. Stevo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 204 pages The Bitcoin Mainfesto is a Bitcoin call to action. It won't belittle your intelligence with the amateurish sales pitches often surrounding Bitcoin. It won't talk down to you by claiming Bitcoin is something that it can't possibly be. It will talk honestly about the flaws and strengths of Bitcoin, which is missing in much of the discussion now taking place. The Bitcoin Manifesto joins the many voices calling for serious dialogue about the serious future of this technology. "[Bitcoin] is a techno tour de force..." said Bill Gates in a 2013 interview. Gates is right; it is a techno tour de force. Being such an important technology, it's surprising that there are so many lies surrounding Bitcoin. It's opponents lie, it's proponents lie, and anyone watching from the outside of that debate is left clueless. Plenty out there are looking to elevate that debate, including Allan Stevo in The Bitcoin Manifesto. Don't buy this book if you're looking for a "how to guide" or a "Bitcoin for Dummies." Don't buy this book if you are looking for an investment guide. Don't buy this book if you want a Bitcoin puff piece. Buy this book if you want an honest discussion on Bitcoin professionally written by an established entrepreneur and investor. Insightful thought leaders are taking the discussion of Bitcoin to the next level. With the Bitcoin Manifesto, Stevo has put himself among them. Allan Stevo is an entrepreneur and writer based in New York City. As the Chief Market Maker and a founding member of the New York Bitcoin Center, as well as a founding member of several Bitcoin trade organizations and a co-chair of the Digital Finance Committee, Stevo's Bitcoin and Blockchain related work has been documented by over 200 local, national, and international media outlets.
Download or read book An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies written by Nikos Daskalakis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Crypto Market Ecosystem has emerged as the most profound application of blockchain technology in finance. This textbook adopts an integrated approach, linking traditional functions of the current financial system (payments, traded assets, fundraising, regulation) with the respective functions in the crypto market, in order to facilitate the reader in their understanding of how this new ecosystem works. The book walks the reader through the main features of the blockchain technology, the definitions, classifications, and distinct characteristics of cryptocurrencies and tokens, how these are evaluated, how funds are raised in the cryptocurrency ecosystem (ICOs), and what the main regulatory approaches are. The authors have compiled more than 100 sources from different sub-fields of economics, finance, and regulation to create a coherent textbook that provides the reader with a clear and easily understandable picture of the new world of encrypted finance and its applications. The book is primarily aimed at business and finance students, who already have an understanding of the basic principles of how the financial system works, but also targets a more general readership, by virtue of its broader scope and engaging and accessible tone.
Download or read book Bitcoin For Traders written by Harvey Walsh and published by Shelfless. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Bitcoin is the key to reaping and keeping big profits from cryptocurrency markets. Veteran trader and author Harvey Walsh demystifies the world of 'crypto' and shows how you can profit from it, in Bitcoin For Traders. Bitcoin is the biggest new financial opportunity in a generation. It's also completely unlike anything else you've ever traded. And that makes it a uniquely dangerous opportunity. Your Key The key to safely unlocking the big money in any market is to understand how that market works. But when the market is as different as Bitcoin, where do you even start? In Bitcoin For Traders, Harvey Walsh finally exposes the inner workings of this new kind of currency. In his usual easy-to-read style, he lifts the lid on what most people think of as a complex subject, and makes it seem like child's play. When you read Bitcoin For Traders, you'll quickly get up to speed on how Bitcoin works, and what makes it so different to every other financial market on Earth. Armed with your insider knowledge, plus the Bitcoin-specific strategies shared in the book, you'll be ready to start trading — and profiting — in no time. The Problem With Bitcoin When Bitcoin went mainstream, traders scrambled to take advantage. Many lost their shirt within weeks or even days. That's because they didn't understand just how different cryptocurrency is to every other market on the planet. Harvey Walsh knew that the formula for thriving in any market begins with understanding how it works. He analysed the nuts and bolts that hold Bitcoin together. Then he developed crypto-specific trading methods. After he taught them to a handful of his students, the profits they came back with spoke for themselves. Now he shares his battle-tested methods in Bitcoin For Traders, so you can make the same kinds of returns. A Unique Opportunity Bitcoin surged 1,300% in 2017. It's been on a rollercoaster ever since. Every swing — up or down — is a massive opportunity to make big profits. How long will it last? Nobody knows. Bitcoin is truly unprecedented. 2021 is shaping up to be a stellar year for cryptocurrencies — and those who trade them. So there's never been a better time to make money from Bitcoin. Your Guide Harvey Walsh has a reputation for making potentially complex subjects seem easy. That makes him your ideal guide to the otherwise daunting world of Bitcoin. He carefully deconstructs the currency using plain-English, showing you how simple it is underneath. Armed with your inside knowledge of what makes it tick, you'll be perfectly positioned to start making profits day after day. Strategies Included To ensure your success, the book includes tried-and-tested Bitcoin-specific trading strategies that you can use right now. You'll even discover Harvey's 'unconventional' methods for banking even more cash, using techniques that are completely unique to cryptocurrency. Here's a taster of what's waiting for you in Bitcoin For Traders: - How to use multiple exchanges to unearth highly profitable hidden trade opportunities. - A little-known, and virtually zero-effort method to generate extra profits like clockwork. - An ingenious tactic to take risk-free profit from the spread. - The hidden traps that lurk in every corner of the Bitcoin world, and how to steer well clear of them. - The tools you need to get started, where to find the best for free, and how to use them to outmanoeuvre other traders. - How to spend your Bitcoin profits at the world’s biggest store, and get a discount into the bargain Choose Wisely There are two ways to learn Bitcoin trading: you can undertake deep research, then develop and test strategies by ploughing thousands into the market, all while hoping you don't fall victim to the scammers and hackers. Or you can let someone else take on all that effort, expense, and risk, then profit from their winning formula. Bitcoin For Traders is your trade-ready formula.
Download or read book The Bitcoin Investor A Complete Guide to Cryptocurrency Investing written by Michael Gonzalez and published by Michael Gonzalez. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First and Only Complete Guide to Getting Started in Cryptocurrency Beginning your journey into Cryptocurrency is often not an easy feat, and is one that for many has required many hours of researching various online guides and videos in order to understand how to make the simplest of cryptocurrency transactions. There has never been a single detailed guide teaching the basics of getting started in investing in various cryptocurrencies until now. The Bitcoin Investor is a step-by-step guide that focuses on everything you need to understand the basic fundamentals to investing, and how to get started with trading Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies Some of the concept you will learn in this book include What Blockchain technology is and how it can affect the future of fiat currencies Effective tools to properly research and analyze a coin’s current market value Step-by-Step how to buy, and sell Bitcoin and other altcoins How to transfer bitcoin to marketplace sites to purchase altcoins Profitable trade strategies Don’t wait to get started investing in the future of global currencies. The Bitcoin Investor will show you how. Praise for The Bitcoin Investor: A Complete Guide to Cryptocurrency Investing “This book is everything a beginner would need to go from learning what blockchain is to learning how to set up a proper trade. The Bitcoin Investor is the only real guide to understanding investing in cryptocurrencies I have ever seen. If I had this book when I started my cryptocurrency career I would have saved countless hours!” -Brian Curry, technical writer for Inventum Digital
Download or read book Bitcoin The Ultimate A Z of Profitable Bitcoin Trading Mining Guide Exposed written by Scott Green and published by Publisher s21017. This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does the bitcoin protocol work? A person cannot mix indefinite bitcoins. The bitcoin protocol states that there will only be twenty-one million bitcoins to be produced by the miners. These bitcoins will then be subdivided into smaller bits. The smallest bit is called ‘satoshi’ named after the bitcoin founder and the divisible amount is one hundred millionth of a bitcoin. Bitcoin currency is based on mathematical formulas unlike our conventional currency that is based on gold and silver. Mathematics is used to generate or ‘mine’ bitcoins. The software programs containing these mathematical formulas are made available to everyone. This means that anyone can access these formulas to ensure that it serves its purpose.
Download or read book The Data Driven Blockchain Ecosystem written by Alex Khang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-12-29 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on futuristic approaches and designs for real-time systems and applications, as well as the fundamental concepts of including advanced techniques and tools in models of data-driven blockchain ecosystems. The Data-Driven Blockchain Ecosystem: Fundamentals, Applications, and Emerging Technologies discusses how to implement and manage processes for releasing and delivering blockchain applications. It presents the core of blockchain technology, IoT-based and AI-based blockchain systems, and various manufacturing areas related to Industry 4.0. The book illustrates how to apply design principles to develop and manage blockchain networks, and also covers the role that cloud computing plays in blockchain applications. All major technologies involved in blockchain-embedded applications are included in this book, which makes it useful to engineering students, researchers, academicians, and professionals interested in the core of blockchain technology.
