Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open BlockchainJoin the technological revolution that’s taking the financial world by storm. Mastering Bitcoin is your guide through the seemingly complex world of bitcoin, providing the knowledge you need to participate in the internet of money. Whether you’re building the next killer app, investing in a startup, or simply curious about the technology, this revised and expanded second edition provides essential detail to get you started. Bitcoin, the first successful decentralized digital currency, is still in its early stages and yet it’s already spawned a multi-billion-dollar global economy open to anyone with the knowledge and passion to participate. Mastering Bitcoin provides the knowledge. You simply supply the passion. The second edition includes:
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 How Bitcoin Works | 15 |
The Reference Implementation | 31 |
Chapter 4 Keys Addresses | 55 |
Chapter 5 Wallets | 93 |
Chapter 6 Transactions | 117 |
Chapter 7 Advanced Transactions and Scripting | 149 |
Chapter 8 The Bitcoin Network | 187 |
Chapter 12 Blockchain Applications | 291 |
Appendix A The Bitcoin Whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto | 323 |
Appendix B Transaction Script Language Operators Constants and Symbols | 335 |
Appendix C Bitcoin Improvement Proposals | 341 |
Appendix D Bitcore | 347 |
Appendix E pycoin ku and tx | 351 |
Appendix F Bitcoin Explorer bx Commands | 361 |
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Chapter 9 The Blockchain | 211 |
Chapter 10 Mining and Consensus | 229 |
Chapter 11 Bitcoin Security | 285 |
About the Author | 374 |