Mastering bitcoin / Andreas M. Antonopoulos.
By: Antonopoulos, Andreas M [author.].
Material type: TextCopyright date: ©2015Edition: First edition.Description: xxi, 272 pages : Rs. 610.00 illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789351109167 (pbk.); 1449374042; 1491902604; 9781491902608.Other title: Mastering bitcoin : unlocking digital cryptocurrencies [Cover title].Subject(s): Electronic funds transfers -- Computer programs | Electronic commerce -- Computer programs | Money -- Computer programs | Electronic commerce | MoneyDDC classification: 332.4/2Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Book | Chennai Mathematical Institute General Stacks | 332.42 ANT (Browse shelf) | Available | 9925 |
Includes index.
How bitcoin works -- The bitcoin client -- Keys, addresses, wallets -- Transactions -- The bitcoin network -- The blockchain -- Mining and concensus -- Alternative chains, currencies, and applications -- Bitcoin security.
"A broad introduction to bitcoin--ideal for non-tech users, investors, and business executives; technical foundations of bitcoin and cryptographic currencies for developers, engineers, and software and systems architects; details of the bitcoin decentralized network, peer-to-peer architecture, transaction lifecycle, and security principles; offshoots of the bitcoin and blockchain inventions, including alternative chains, currencies, and applications; user stories, elegant analogies, examples, and code snippets illustrating key technical concepts"--Page [4] of cover.