Inside Blockchain Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
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Contents......Page 3 Figures......Page 15 Tables......Page 21 --- Blockchain & Bitcoin......Page 22 the Birth of Bitcoin......Page 23 Blockchain......Page 27 Architectural overview......Page 30 Block......Page 34 Mining......Page 36 Forks......Page 37 Consensus Mechanisms......Page 38 types of Blockchains......Page 41 Applications......Page 43 Summary......Page 46 Cryptography......Page 47 Modern Cryptography......Page 50 Cryptographic Applications......Page 56 elliptic Curve Cryptography (eCC)......Page 61 Making Blockchain immutable......Page 64 Summary......Page 68 Distributed Systems and Consensus......Page 69 Byzantine Generals Problem......Page 72 Blockchain’s Consensus Mechanism......Page 76 Solving the Double-Spending Problem......Page 79 Summary......Page 80 What is Bitcoin?......Page 81 Brief History of Bitcoin......Page 83 token: BtC......Page 84 Bitcoin’s Blockchain......Page 86 Bitcoin Address......Page 89 transactions......Page 92 Mining......Page 99 Split Coins and Altcoins......Page 104 Summary......Page 108 --- Smart Contracts......Page 109 introduction to Smart Contracts......Page 110 What is ethereum?......Page 113 token: etH......Page 114 Architecture......Page 116 Mining......Page 119 Smart Contracts in ethereum......Page 120 eRC Standards......Page 122 Summary......Page 124 What is neo?......Page 126 token: neo and GAS......Page 127 Architecture......Page 128 Consensus Mechanism: dBFt......Page 129 Smart Contracts......Page 131 Summary......Page 133 What is eoS?......Page 134 token: eoS......Page 135 Architecture......Page 136 Consensus Mechanism: DPoS......Page 137 Smart Contracts......Page 139 eoS.io operating System......Page 140 Summary......Page 141 --- Financial Networks......Page 142 What is Ripple?......Page 143 token: XRP......Page 144 Architecture......Page 145 Consensus Mechanism: RPCA......Page 149 Real-time Gross Settlement System......Page 152 Partners......Page 155 Summary......Page 157 What is Stellar?......Page 159 token: Lumens (XLM)......Page 160 Consensus Mechanism......Page 162 Applications......Page 164 Summary......Page 169 --- Ledgers & Applications......Page 170 Purpose-Built Ledgers and Blockchains......Page 171 internet of things: iotA......Page 173 Supply Chain: origintrail......Page 176 Connectivity: Moeco......Page 178 Cybersecurity: naoris......Page 180 Private network: HydraChain......Page 182 Framework: Hyperledger......Page 184 emerging Distributed Ledgers......Page 187 Summary......Page 189 Hype or Hope?......Page 190 Classifcation......Page 193 Citizen Services......Page 195 Business and Financial Services......Page 199 online Marketplace......Page 200 Supply Chain, Production and Provenance......Page 204 Safety and Security......Page 206 Smart City......Page 208 Summary......Page 211 --- Cryptocurrency......Page 212 Money......Page 213 origin and early Forms......Page 216 Fiat Money......Page 224 Digital Money......Page 225 Cryptocurrency......Page 227 Summary......Page 229 Mining......Page 230 Hash Rate......Page 232 Mining Hardware......Page 233 Pooled Mining......Page 236 Mining nations......Page 239 Criticism of PoW Mining......Page 240 Summary......Page 242 Wallet......Page 243 types of Wallets......Page 245 Special Wallets......Page 251 Deterministic Wallet......Page 252 Wallet Providers......Page 256 Summary......Page 257 investment......Page 258 Port folio......Page 262 exchanges and Platforms......Page 266 investment Strategy......Page 270 investing in Cryptocurrencies......Page 271 Regulation and tax Affairs......Page 274 Summary......Page 275 overview......Page 276 token Creation......Page 278 Understanding iCos......Page 280 iCos in number......Page 283 Scams and Criticisms......Page 284 Summary......Page 286 --- Socio-Economic Landscape......Page 288 Classifcation......Page 289 Price of Bitcoin......Page 292 Volatility of Bitcoin......Page 293 Price Movement of Major Cryptocurrencies......Page 295 Reception......Page 298 Summary......Page 301 Criminal Activities......Page 302 Deep Web......Page 303 Darknet-Based Crimes......Page 306 Financial Crimes......Page 315 Fraudulent Activities......Page 317 Prevention......Page 319 Summary......Page 323 Legality of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency......Page 324 Regulatory issues......Page 325 Current Landscape......Page 327 Regulations for Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrency......Page 330 Summary......Page 335 Before it All Started......Page 336 early Days of Bitcoin......Page 337 Bitcoin Grabs Attention......Page 338 Beginning of the Bull Run......Page 339 Crazy Price Hike......Page 341 to invest or not to invest?......Page 342 $10K and Counting......Page 344 nosedive......Page 345 Summary......Page 351 Biblio......Page 352 Index......Page 362
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