Learning Bitcoin : embrace the new world of finance by leveraging the power of crypto-currencies using Bitcoin and the Blockchain /

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Embrace the new world of fiance by leveraging the power of crypto-currencies using Bitcoin and the Blockchain About This Book Set up your own wallet, buy and sell Bitcoin, and execute custom transactions on the Blockchain Leverage the power of Bitcoin to reduce transaction costs and eliminate fraud...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Caetano, Richard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2015.
Colección:Community experience distilled.
Temas:
Bitcoin.
Electronic funds transfers.
Transferts électroniques de fonds.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance
Bitcoin
Electronic funds transfers
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; Acknowledgments; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Setting up a Wallet; A brief history of money; Buying your first bitcoin in 15 minutes; Signing up for a wallet
  • five minutes; Adding a funding source
  • ten minutes; Buying bitcoin
  • less than a minute; Looking at your Bitcoin balance; Explaining Bitcoin addresses; Sending and receiving bitcoins; Sending bitcoins; Receiving bitcoins; Private keys and wallets; Transactions and confirmations; Transactions; Confirmations; Comparing Bitcoin wallets
  • Online walletsDesktop wallets; Mobile wallets; Hardware wallets; Summary; Chapter 2: Buying and Selling Bitcoins; Understanding Bitcoin's price volatility; Exchange rates; Bitcoin's price history; Price bubbles; Theft; Seizure; Following exchange rates and news; Price tickers; Detailed price tracking; Candlestick charts; Market orders; Trading techniques; News sources; Comparing Bitcoin exchanges; Volume and liquidity; Fees and commissions; Transfer limits; Jurisdiction and regulations; Service uptime; Trading Bitcoins on an exchange; Setting up an account; Depositing funds
  • Using Coinbase ExchangeFunding and orders; Order book and history; Price charts; Physical Bitcoins; Summary; Chapter 3: Protecting Your Bitcoins; Storing your bitcoins; Bitcoin savings; Paper wallets; One time use paper wallets; Creating a paper wallet; Verifying your wallet's balance; Importing versus sweeping; Importing your Paper wallet; Paper wallet guidelines; Paper wallet services; Brainwallets; Creating a brainwallet; Increasing brainwallet Security; Deterministic wallets; Type 2 Hierarchical Deterministic wallets; Installing a HD wallet; Bitcoins in cold storage
  • Cold storage with ElectrumVerifying access to a private key; Good housekeeping with Bitcoin; Summary; Chapter 4: Understanding the Blockchain; The Genesis block; Satoshi Nakamoto; The whitepaper; The blockchain; Keys, transactions, and blocks; Creating a transaction; Digital signatures; Public key encryption; Signing a document; Elliptic Curve Cryptography; Bitcoin addresses; Cryptographic hashes; Generating a Bitcoin address; Signing a transaction; Decentralized network; Broadcasting the transaction; The blockchain; Blocks; Forks; The Bitcoin supply; Proof of work; Confirmation
  • Difficulty levelMining; Solving a difficult problem; Transaction fees; Network attacks; 51 percent attack; Race attacks; The Finney attack; Alternative coins; Summary; Chapter 5: Installing a Bitcoin Node; Understanding a Bitcoin node; Bitcoin Core; Internals of a node; Node discovery; Messaging; Maintaining a Blockchain; Transaction relaying; Bitcoin wallets; Installing the client; Requirements; Starting the client; Connecting to the network; Downloading the blockchain; Using the client; Encrypting your wallet; Backing up your wallet; Balance and history; Receiving transactions

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