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Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain, Second Edition (Greyscale Indian Edition) Paperback – 1 January 2017

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"Join the technological revolution thatís 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 youíre 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 itís 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:

A broad introduction of bitcoin and its underlying blockchainóideal for non-technical users, investors and business executives
An explanation of the 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
New developments such as Segregated Witness, Payment Channels and Lightning Network
A deep dive into blockchain applications, including how to combine the building blocks offered by this platform into higher-level applications
User stories, analogies, examples and code snippets illustrating key technical concepts
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About the Author

"Andreas M. Antonopoulos


Andreas is a passionate technologist, who is well-versed in many technical subjects. He is a serial tech-entrepreneur, having launched businesses in London, New York and California. He has earned degrees in Computer Science and Data Communications and Distributed Systems from UCL. With experience ranging from hardware and electronics to high level business and financial systems technology consulting and years as CTO/CIO/CSO in many companies ó he combines authority and deep knowledge with an ability to make complex subjects easy to understand. More than 200 of his articles on security, cloud computing and data centers have been published in print and syndicated worldwide. His expertise includes Bitcoin, crypto-currencies, Information Security, Cryptography, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Linux, Open Source and robotics software development. He also has been CISSP certified for 12 years.




As a bitcoin entrepreneur, Andreas has founded three bitcoin businesses and launched several community open-source projects. He often writes articles and blog posts on bitcoin, is a permanent host on Letís Talk Bitcoin and prolific public speaker at technology events. Andreas serves on the advisory boards of several bitcoin startups and serves as the Chief Security Officer of Blockchain."

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 9352135741
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shroff/O'Reilly; Second edition (1 January 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 396 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9789352135745
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9352135745
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 680 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24 x 18 x 1 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is an acclaimed author, speaker, educator, and one of the world’s foremost bitcoin and open blockchain experts. Andreas makes complex subjects accessible and easy to understand. He is known for delivering electric talks that combine economics, psychology, technology, and game theory with current events, personal anecdote, and historical precedent—effortlessly transliterating the complex issues of blockchain technology out of the abstract and into the real world.

In 2014, Antonopoulos authored the groundbreaking book, Mastering Bitcoin, widely considered to be the best technical guide ever written about the technology. His second book, The Internet of Money, unveiled the “why” of bitcoin—and became a bestseller on Amazon as did the follow up books The Internet of Money Volume Two, and The Internet of Money Volume Three. Mastering Ethereum, a technical guide to the Ethereum network, was published in late 2018. His most recent book Mastering the Lightning Network explains Bitcoin's second layer payment network. His books have been translated and published in 14 languages so far.

He is a teaching fellow with the University of Nicosia, serves on the Oversight Committee for the Bitcoin Reference Rate at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and has appeared as an expert witness in hearings around the world, including the Australian Senate Banking Committee and the Canadian Senate Commerce, Banking and Finance Committee.

As an entrepreneur, Andreas has founded a number of bitcoin businesses and launched several community open-source projects. He serves as an advisor to several bitcoin and crypto-currency companies. He is a widely published author of articles and blog posts on bitcoin, is a permanent host on the popular Speaking of Bitcoin Podcast, and a frequent speaker at technology and security conferences and meetups worldwide.

Andreas can be contacted via twitter (@aantonop) or via the contact forms on his website aantonop.com

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Content quality 5/5. Printing quality 0/5. Ink smudges.
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Content quality 5/5. Printing quality 0/5. Ink smudges.
The content is great no doubt but the quality of ink/printing is poor. A simple page turn can smudge the print.For the high price there could have been much better paper and a lot better ink
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Reviewed in India on 19 January 2018
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The book covers to a great extent the nuances of Bitcoin including programming aspects.
However for a blockchain based technology it all the more difficult to have a simulator.

All in all a well articulated and framed book for beginners. And the best among all present in the market.
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Reviewed in India on 19 November 2017
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It will not come as a surprise if this book is made as part of college syllabus in the near future. Though targeted at techies, Andreas has tried and made it as simple as possible to the extent where even non techies can understand bitcoin and the technology behind it.
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Reviewed in India on 28 April 2019
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If you are a beginner and want to jumpstart your way into blockchain and bitcoin, I am sure this is your book. Excellent book. Very rich in content and have detailed explanation of every little section.
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Reviewed in India on 26 September 2022
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Nice product
Reviewed in India on 5 December 2017
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This book is amazing. Read this one book and you can answer any and every question about bitcoin. It goes into excruciating levels of details so if you're looking for an overview, this isn't the book for you.
Reviewed in India on 10 June 2018
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All technical details explained nicely. God's for in-depth knowledge about Bitcoin. Programs were an added bonus for me.
Reviewed in India on 10 October 2017
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Excellent book to learn bitcoin. No one else can explain you in this technique. Highly recommended .
Reviewed in India on 18 April 2022
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The print quality of the diagrams are not great, apart from that as always with oriely books the typesetting is amazing also the page quality for this Shroff publication is good only complaint i have is the choise to print in grayscale and the print quality of the diagrams, most of the labels are not readable

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Josh
5.0 out of 5 stars Antonopoulos reveals Bitcoin as a ballet of cryptography!
Reviewed in Canada on 11 January 2023
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Mastering Bitcoin covers all the main concepts and algorithms you need to understand Bitcoin and Antonopoulos breaks them down into easily understandable chunks.

Antonopoulos takes us on a journey to understand the marvel of cryptographic engineering that is Bitcoin.
Daniel
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential book to understand Bitcoin and Blockhain
Reviewed in Spain on 1 January 2024
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This book is exceptionally well-written and accessible to a wide audience. It seamlessly transitions from introductory concepts to more in-depth discussions of cryptography and the Lightning Network. This comprehensive guide provides a thorough understanding of Bitcoin's origins, evolution, and the future of blockchains and cryptocurrencies.
You may also read the free version in the web if you cannot afford to buy the book.
Salim Badakhchani
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for Bitcoiners.
Reviewed in Sweden on 4 October 2023
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It's the Bitcoin bible.
Dim Mak
5.0 out of 5 stars Must to read
Reviewed in Italy on 22 July 2023
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Il miglior libro su bitcoin che ho letto.
Everardo
5.0 out of 5 stars La Biblia para entender Bitcoin
Reviewed in Mexico on 1 March 2021
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Este libro es la mejor fuente de información para comprender Bitcoin en su totalidad. Si después de haber visto muchos videos en Youtube o leido miles de paginas web que escriben sobre Bitcoin, y aun así sigues teniendo muchas dudas, definitivamente tienes que adquirir este libro.