Learn Bitcoin and Blockchain: Understanding blockchain and Bitcoin architecture to build decentralized applications

by Kirankalyan Kulkarni

Get up and running with the fundamentals of Bitcoin and blockchain Blockchain is a distributed database that enables permanent, transparent, and secure storage of data. Blockchain technology uses cryptography to keep data secure. Learn Bitcoin and Blockchain is the perfect entry point to the world of decentralized databases. This book will take you on a journey through the blockchain database, followed by advanced implementations of the blockchain concept. You will learn about Bitcoin basics and their technical operations. As you make your way through the book, you will gain insight into this leading technology and its implementation in the real world. You will also cover the technical foundation of blockchain and understand the fundamentals of cryptography and how they keep data secure. In the concluding chapters, you’ll get to grips with the mechanisms behind cryptocurrencies. By the end of this book, you will have learned about decentralized digital money, advanced blockchain concepts, and Bitcoin and blockchain security. Learn Bitcoin and Blockchain is for anyone who wants to quickly understand and expand their knowledge of how blockchain and Bitcoin work and how they are applied commercially. No prior knowledge of blockchain and Bitcoin is required.

94 pages, Paperback

Published August 31, 2018

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really interesting.

For beginners that are starting with Bitcoin concepts, you will learn about the basics of cryptocurrency.

• Blockchain technology
• Decentralized systems and applications
• Bitcoin and Blockchain security
• Types of wallet for Bitcoins

These and more in a well-summaryzed book.

Recommended.