{"product_id":"understanding-bitcoin-cryptography-engineering-and-economics-9781119019169","title":"Understanding Bitcoin: Cryptography, Engineering and Economics","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that has the finance world buzzing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eBitcoin is arguably one of the biggest developments in finance since the advent of fiat currency. With \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Bitcoin\u003c\/i\u003e, expert author Pedro Franco provides finance professionals with a complete technical guide and resource to the cryptography, engineering and economic development of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This comprehensive, yet accessible work fully explores the supporting economic realities and technological advances of Bitcoin, and presents positive and negative arguments from various economic schools regarding its continued viability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis authoritative text provides a step-by-step description of how Bitcoin works, starting with public key cryptography and moving on to explain transaction processing, the blockchain and mining technologies. This vital resource reviews Bitcoin from the broader perspective of digital currencies and explores historical attempts at cryptographic currencies. Bitcoin is, after all, not just a digital currency; it's a modern approach to the secure transfer of value using cryptography. This book is a detailed guide to what it is, how it works, and how it just may jumpstart a change in the way digital value changes hands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how Bitcoin works, and the technology behind it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelve into the economics of Bitcoin, and its impact on the financial industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover alt-coins and other available cryptocurrencies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore the ideas behind Bitcoin 2.0 technologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn transaction protocols, micropayment channels, atomic cross-chain trading, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBitcoin challenges the basic assumption under which the current financial system rests: that currencies are issued by central governments, and their supply is managed by central banks. To fully understand this revolutionary technology, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Bitcoin\u003c\/i\u003e is a uniquely complete, reader-friendly guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pedro Franco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119019169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEDRO FRANCO \u003c\/b\u003eholds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from ICAI, a BSc in Economics and an MBA from INSEAD. He has been a consultant with McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group, as well as a researcher with IIT, prior to gaining more than 10 years of experience in financial markets, holding Quant and Trading positions in Credit, Counterparty Risk, Inflation and Interest Rates. He has created various mathematical libraries for financial derivatives, and managed teams of software developers. He can be contacted at pfrancobtc@gmail.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44025358155891,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":86.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ccdd1776-bfb6-4070-8edb-a5cde8225ef7.jpg?v=1761310470","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/understanding-bitcoin-cryptography-engineering-and-economics-9781119019169","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}