Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain | Andreas M. Antonopoulos & David A. Harding

Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain (Third Edition)

By Andreas M. Antonopoulos & David A. Harding

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Join the technological revolution that is taking the financial world by storm. Mastering Bitcoin is your comprehensive guide through the seemingly complex world of decentralized digital currency. Whether you are building the next killer application, investing in a startup, configuring a NerdMiner, or simply curious about the underlying technology, this revised and expanded third edition provides the essential details to get you started.

Bitcoin has spawned a multibillion-dollar global economy open to anyone with the knowledge and passion to participate. This book supplies the knowledge. The third edition includes:

• A broad introduction to Bitcoin and its underlying blockchain, ideal for nontechnical users, investors, and business executives.
• Deep explanations of Bitcoin's technical foundation and cryptography tailored for developers, engineers, and systems architects.
• Detailed breakdowns of the decentralized network, peer-to-peer architecture, transaction lifecycles, and security principles.
• New developments such as Taproot, Tapscript, Schnorr signatures, and the Lightning Network.
• User stories, analogies, examples, and code snippets illustrating key technical concepts.

Who Readers Will Love This

• Crypto Miners & Node Operators: Essential reading for those utilizing our free GitHub directions to optimize their NerdMiner setups.
• Software Developers: Provides the code snippets and architectural deep dives needed to build powerful new tools on the blockchain.
• Finance & Wealth Wisdom Seekers: A vital resource for investors looking to understand the technical realities behind their digital assets.

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